“Our promise to longtime Detroiters is that they won’t be pushed out by development, and nowhere is intervention needed more right now than in Corktown, which is seeing an unprecedented level of new development,” says Mayor Mike Duggan.
“These new stakeholders will help make us a sustainable organization in Detroit. We’re deeply grateful to all the organizations that believe in us, helping us become real players in the repository world of Detroit,” says Michelle Jahra McKinney, Executive Director of the DSC.
“What’s become a Hot Sam’s signature event is truly a community affair designed to circulate the dollar to Black businesses,” says Lauren Stovall, business lead and legacy preserver for Hot Sam’s, as well as founder and principal of the Institute of Legacy Preservation, the organization producing the event.
“As flooding events become even more frequent, further shining a light on Detroit’s outdated infrastructure, it’s extremely important that we continue to work with our partners in the event of another overwhelming rainfall,” says JEI CEO Josh Elling.
“These small improvements add up to a significant increase in quality of life throughout the city,” says Sigal Hemy, DPC’s executive director.
“People don't think about it all the time — and especially if it's so accessible in their own community — but having a playground is so needed,” says Daniel A. Washington, founder and executive director of NW Goldberg Cares. Their new pocket park provides just that.
"One of the reasons this contest has been so successful is because of the level of support the business owners receive from their neighbors and how community driven it is," says Vittoria Katanski, executive director of Hatch Detroit.
“We're trying to create more community through our spaces, whether that's in our facilities themselves or outside of them, and we just want to use whatever properties we have in support of that,” says Tom Habitz, urban planning specialist for Henry Ford Health.
“Repurposing nondescript, big-box space (in this case, a grocery store) is a challenge and opportunity applicable in many communities,” the AIA Jury says in a statement.
The Comcast RISE Investment Fund will award $10,000 to 100 local small businesses for a total of $1 million awarded.
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