Crosswinds Communities is currently developing a 50-acre site – located between St. Clair and St. Jean, and Jefferson and Freud – that will add 326 homes to the area.
The project began in the early 1990s with the Detroit Economic Growth Corp.’s acquisition of the land and major infrastructure reconstruction. Two years back, Crosswinds Communities starting building their first homes on the site, and in Jan. of 2005 the first buyers moved in.
“We don’t start constructing it until someone buys,” says Ehrlich Crain, vice president of business and development at Crosswinds Communities. Buyers have the opportunity to choose from 6 different floor plans and styles, ranging from a 1,400-square-foot ranch to a 3,200-square-foot colonial. Additionally, buyers have the ability to choose where their houses will be located in the development. So far, 80 homes have been sold, with 40 occupied.
“There is significant demand for single-family housing in Detroit, especially with density like this,” says Crain. “This is the largest single-family development in the city.” Crain adds that the development has an urban feel with predominately brick homes and a traditional urban street grid that fits into the fabric of the surrounding community.
The project does have Neighborhood Enterprise Zone status, resulting in twelve year tax abatements of 60 percent.
For more information visit www.crosswindsus.com/michigan/ detroit_jefferson_village/
Source: Ehrlich Crain, vice president of business and development at Crosswinds Communities.
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