TechTown plan would lead to $1.3 billion, 43-acre renewal project

Tech Town has unveiled plans for a 12-block project that would renew 43 acres around the New Center area.

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TechTown, in partnership with Wayne State University, Henry Ford Health System and General Motors Corp., all major land-owners in the district, want to develop the project in four phases over 10 years. It would include retail and office space, faculty and student housing, a train station and a multiplex theater.

“TechTown isn't just a technology park,” said Howard Bell, TechTown's executive director. “TechTown was planned as a real estate development, too.”


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