The Detroit Economic Growth Corporation

Midtown: A case Study

Stay Focused. Be Efficient. Prioritize. 

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Midtown Context

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Initiatives - TechTown

Land Assembly

Tax Increment Financing

Abatement Support

Loans and Capital

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Initiatives – Housing /Retail

Abatement Support

Brownfield Credits

Loans and Capital

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Initiatives – Streetscapes

State Grant Assistance

Construction Management

Community Partnering

Design Coherence

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Brush Park

1950-1996 Abandonment and Decay

$65 million in

City investment

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Land Assembly – Brush Park

Approx 110 Tax Reverted Parcels

82 private parcels through condemnation & quiet acquisition

Relocation of non- suitable uses

Competitive RFPs for bundled parcels

1700 new construction housing units

300 – 400 rehabilitated units

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Infrastructure – Brush Park

$25 million

New Utilities

Complete road reconstruction

New sidewalks

Decorative street lights

Street Trees

Rebuilt abandoned and closed streets

Reopened two – way traffic

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Stabilization – Brush Park

Historic Stabilization

Identify candidate structures

Stabilize / Mothball

Loans and abatements

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Restoration – Brush Park

Residential

Abatement Support

Brownfield Credits

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Restoration – Brush Park

Commercial

Abatement Support

Brownfield Credits

Loans

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Infill – Brush Park

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Mixed Use – Brush Park

                                                      

Brush Park Manor – Presbyterian Village

Hospice of Michigan