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Merrill Place II Recently completed 27-unit affordable housing complex on Seward in Virginia Park/New Center $12 million complex includes one and two bedroom units and has geothermal heating/cooling Developed: S&S Development Group Designed: Scott Monchnik & Associates

Merrill Place II Recently completed 27-unit affordable housing complex on Seward in Virginia Park/New Center $12 million complex includes one and two bedroom units and has geothermal heating/cooling Developed: S&S Development Group Designed: Scott Monchnik & Associates

@DetDevelopment Interface Studio Architects (ISA) out of Philadelphia is actually responsible for the final design of this project is-architects.com (I’ve had the pleasure of helping guide this project through design & construction)

@Isaac_Keller Ahh gotcha, I took the architects name from some of the original drawings, thanks!

Jimmy John’s is coming to Michigan Ave near Trumbull in Corktown. In “The Corner” building at the Old Tigers Stadium site. Looks to be fairly far along on the inside.

Preserve on Ash Phase 1 of 3-phase affordable housing in North Corktown at 14th and Ash 69 mixed income units across 5 buildings, including 5800 SF of commercial space Includes 1 to 3 bedroom options Future phases will total 160 units Developed by The Community Builders

4401 Rosa Parks Apartments $25.8M development in Woodbridge consisting of 60 affordable units Includes retail, community rooms, corner plaza, MoGo station and playground Developed by Cinnaire Solutions and Woodbridge Neighborhood Development Designed by Christian Hurttienne

1133 Griswold Renovation and expansion of United Savings Bank of Detroit building downtown Work will restore the facade and add four stories, becoming mixed used with 20 apartments and two levels of retail Developed: RKP Group Designed: Pappageorge Haymes and Kraemer Design

@cdmxbrandon__ @WWFerguson2 @thekraemeredge Thanks for the additional photos!

@WWFerguson2 @DetDevelopment @thekraemeredge Yeah, it’s subtly different from the facade that was under the cladding and very different from the original facade. Looks like they peeled the facade off entirely

The Coe II ended up being pulled from the agenda. We’ll see if it pops back up with a new plan or reverts back to their originally approved plan.

Sorry it's been a minute but get ready for a development filled Historic District Commission Agenda for tonight! I highlight some of the notable projects in my "December 2025 Historic District Commission" post!

@PolarBarrett Thanks for reading! Might be some additional info at the meeting today at 4:30pm. I know there's also a parking lot request in Midtown that's getting some push back. detroitmi.gov/events/regular…

@DetDevelopment Learned a lot from this, thank you!

@detdevelopments/note/p-180610632?r=2y7roy&utm_source=notes-share-action&utm_medium=web" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">substack.com/@detdevelopmen…

@JoshLipnik May have to do with those building being within or adjacent to a Historic District (Corktown). The City and Historic District Commission has a lot of say in what a new build looks like in those areas.

I wonder if Detroit doesn’t have planning rules about “break up the massing” because I find the new builds here look much better than the Sun Belt five-over-ones I’ve seen. Stick to a relatively limited palette of materials.

@yeezxs_ Substack! Would be happy to look at other platforms as well. @detdevelopments?r=2y7roy&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">substack.com/@detdevelopmen…

@DetDevelopment Are you guys on any other platforms besides this

3740 Second Ave $14 million, four-story new construction in Midtown Consists of 33 studio and 24 one-bed apartments First floor includes retail space and parking Developed by Greatwater Opportunity Capital Designed by McIntosh Poris Associates