Silo site development plans submitted
The Detroit Economic Growth Corp. (DEGC) received proposals from seven local and national development teams for the redevelopment of seven sites east of downtown, including the LaFarge, Holnam and Cemex cement silos.
Plans also were submitted for a three-block area bordered by Woodbridge, Orleans, Atwater, and Riopelle.
The DEGC plans to award projects to multiple developers rather than awarding all seven areas to a single master developer, so as to encourage diversity of design throughout the area.
The city is seeking mid-rise, mixed-use developments maxing out around 55 feet, with emphasis on creating an active street frontage set in a dense urban neighborhood. It is also intended that the new developments will link to Eastern Market via the Dequindre Cut, a planned pedestrian throughway.
The DEGC plans to award the projects in January. Construction would start this summer.
Source: Detroit Economic Growth Corp. project management staff
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