State alters District Detroit's $614M tax capture package after some affordable housing nixed
District Detroit developers have abandoned plans for affordable housing in at least one building in the planned $1.5 billion development
Officials strip affordable housing requirement for first District Detroit building
The affordable requirement was lifted from one of the four residential buildings planned for District Detroit because it will be student housing.
District Detroit reduces affordable housing plan
Plans to build 54 affordable apartments in downtown's arena district have been nixed, marking another walk back from the initial promises of District Detroit's ongoing $1.5-billion expansion. Why it matters: The construction of affordable housing downtown was a key selling point for city and state officials who approved tax incentives in 2023 worth hundreds of millions of dollars to Stephen Ross' Related Cos.
District Detroit drops affordable housing plan for one building but keeps state tax incentive
A big development project around downtown Detroit could miss out on some affordable housing, thanks to a new deal approved Tuesday by a state board.
UM's lease expansion in new District Detroit tower delays affordable housing plans
University of Michigan Center for Innovation in downtown Detroit. Of the 261 units expected in the 18-story building that has yet to start construction at 2205 Cass Ave., 54 were to be deemed affordable at 40% to 50% of the Area Median Income.
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Fred Durhal III wants to be Detroit’s next mayor
The District 7 city councilman says there are ways that Detroit “can go to the next level.” Mayor Mike Duggan’s announcement that he is running for governor as an independent left a vacuum at the ...
Detroit school bus driver injured after hit-and-run crash on Meyers Road
Six children were on board a Detroit Public Schools bus when a hit-and-run driver struck the vehicle Thursday.
The state of Detroit public schools: Superintendent lays out vision for the district
The state of Detroit Public Schools Community District was on full display with a packed house at Renaissance High School on ...
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Detroit’s District Capital closes $14.5 million loan for mixed-use property
Dave Dismondy with District Capital closed a $14.5 million acquisition loan on an 80,000-square-foot mixed-use property in a ...
Metro Detroit politicians, advocates urge immigrants to know their rights amid enforcement efforts
(CBS DETROIT) — On Wednesday, advocates in Metro Detroit rallied together at Patton Park in Detroit to emphasize the rights ...
Detroit man to stand trial for assault on police officer
A 19-year-old Detroit man accused of dragging a police officer while fleeing on the city's west side last month has been ...