The centerpiece of a neighborhood redevelopment in Old Redford is the adaptive reuse of the Holcomb Elementary School. The vacant school will be repurposed into 32 co-ops for seniors. Plans include community space, walking paths, and parks. The project should break ground next year.

Perhaps the largest neighborhood redevelopment is taking place between the University of Detroit Mercy and Marygrove College in the Fitzgerald neighborhood. The Fitzgerald Revitalization Project, led by Century Partners and the Platform, was originally supposed to rehab around 100 homes (though that number has decreased of late) and add green space to the neighborhood. The first few homes went up for sale last fall.

The old B. Siegel Department store site will soon be a mixed-use development on the Avenue of Fashion at 7 Mile and Livernois, The building will have 10 residential units, a lot of commercial space, and underground parking. Construction along Livernois Avenue may be delaying the opening somewhat.

A new mixed-use development will land across from Honey Bee Market on Bagley Street in Southwest Detroit. The development, which is being undertaken by Woodborn Partners, will include both retail and 60 residential units, and fit into the larger neighborhood framework.

Last spring, Develop Detroit announced new residential developments in the North End and Grandmont-Rosedale. These projects will see the rehab of of 18 homes in the two neighborhoods, along with 12 new homes in the North End. Phase Two of the project would bring up to 40 more homes. Construction has underway on the new homes this summer, and some have already hit the market, with the rest expected to be finished soon.

In March this year, Method Development announced that it would be renovating five properties, all on the same city block, at a cost of $20 million. At four stories and 56,000 square feet, the light-industrial Rusas Printing Building on St. Antoine is the largest of the five buildings. The ground floor and mezzanine, which are still fairly intact and had a tenant prior to Method’s purchase, will become an event space. The upper floors will be office space. The rest of the buildings are still in the design phase.

West Village has been undergoing a lot of changes over the last few years. In 2017, the Coe became the first new construction in the neighborhood in years. At Van Dyke and Kercheval, construction will start soon on the Parker Durand mixed-use development, which will bring both residential and retail space. RFPs were announced in Islandview for several properties in late 2018. And work is finishing up on the Saint Charles Residences in Islandview, bringing luxury condos to the area.

Two vacant apartment buildings in Jefferson Chalmers, the Marlborough and IDAO buildings, are being rehabbed for $5.4 million. The projects will bring 23 residential units to the neighborhood, with 12 allocated as affordable for residents making $30,000 or less. These developments are part of a larger neighborhood framework plan that may result in a new grocery store at Jefferson and Piper, among other changes.