Many in City Hall were involved from the start, and some had been specifically warned before the deed restriction was lifted that the nursing home might wind up as condos. Also involved was the nursing home's lobbyist, James Capalino, who's also a big de Blasio donor. Investigators found Capalino actually wrote the language the city used in its "justification memo" for removing the deed restriction. Shortly before the city waived the restriction, Capalino wrote a $10,000 check to the non-profit Campaign for One New York created to advance de Blasio's causes. A few months later, Capalino bundled some $44,000 in donations for the mayor's 2017 reelection bid.