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Post by Rogobob77 on Dec 8, 2021 8:42:29 GMT -5
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Post by motorcitysam on Dec 8, 2021 10:15:21 GMT -5
Very cool. I drove through that stretch of McNichols recently and the improvements are readily apparent.
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Post by Rogobob77 on Jan 25, 2022 9:45:39 GMT -5
An update on the Sawyer retail/housing project excerpted from this article, “Big Plans: Five Detroit developments to watch in 2022”: www.modeldmedia.com/features/DetroitDevelopments2022.aspxSpanning a full block between Monica and Prairie in the Live6 neighborhood, the Sawyer Art Apartments at 7303 W. McNichols will provide a combination of 6,186 square feet of reduced-rate commercial retail space for entrepreneurs and 38 affordable housing units including eight studios, 17 one-bedrooms, and 13 two-bedroom units for tenants earning between 60% and 80% area median income. Funded through a combination of state, city, and other investments, the $10.8 million, 33,000-square-foot development, which broke ground in December, is expected to create an estimated 100 construction jobs this year and next, as well as 25 permanent jobs after opening in the second half of 2023. Part of the Strategic Neighborhood Fund initiative, a partnership between the City of Detroit and Invest Detroit, the Black-led project’s partners, and developers also include URGE Development Group, N’Namdi Holdings, LLC, and Hosey Development. Beyond the benefits of affordable housing and commercial space, the new development will also contribute to the creative history and culture Detroit is renowned for. “The Sawyer Art Apartments will provide an example of how art can be infused into affordable housing so, not only are we beautifying and upscaling our neighborhoods, we are also providing cultural perspective and preserving legacy. Through the integration of the arts, this development will highlight Live6 and the Fitzgerald/Bagley neighborhood’s rich cultural legacy of African Americans injecting new energy, resources, activity, people and enthusiasm into its local economy,” Dr. George R. N’Namdi, managing partner of N’Namdi Holding, LLC and president of the N'Namdi Center for Contemporary Art in Midtown, said in a press release.
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