The Invisible Hand: How Shell Companies Are Bypassing City Zoning Laws

An eight-month audit of property transfers in the metropolitan area reveals a network of offshore entities designed to hide owner identities and dodge local taxes.

Tone: Urgent, formal, and authoritative.

• An eight-month audit of property transfers in the metropolitan area reveals a network of offshore entities designed to hide owner identities and dodge local taxes.

• Tone: Urgent,

  • An eight-month audit of property transfers in the metropolitan area reveals a network of offshore entities designed to hide owner identities and dodge local taxes.

  • Tone: Urgent, formal, and authoritative.

  formal, and authoritative.