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Detroit Apartment Building Opens With Help From Detroit Housing Fund

Detroit city officials, along with developers, celebrated the opening of The Charlotte, a renovated apartment building with 28 units. The apartment building is the first project backed by a $75 million private investment fund that was created two years ago to aid developers in building more affordable housing in Detroit. The redevelopment cost $3.19 million and is part of seven projects in the Detroit Housing for the Future Fund pipeline. A $2.55 million loan from a fund managed by the Detroit branch of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation helped bankroll the project. The fund has supported 269 units already completed or in progress.

 

Demolition of Historic Detroit Theater Makes Way for Parking Lot

The Bagley Development Group has begun demolishing the historic United Artists Theater building in downtown Detroit. They are converting the attached office tower into 148 apartments. The space created by the theater’s demolition will provide parking to residential tenants. Detroit-based construction manager L.S. Brinker has partnered with Lansing-based construction manager Christman Co. to redevelop the office tower. Demolition of the theater is expected to take about 4 to 6 weeks. Homrich Inc. is the contractor on the building.

 

Meridian Healthcare To Shrink Its Detroit Office Footprint

Meridian Health is subleasing multiple spaces in downtown Detroit, shrinking its office footprint. 266,000 square feet are up for grabs in One Campus Martius building, and almost 40,000 square feet are available in the One Kennedy Square building. Meridian Health is the state’s largest Medicaid health plan. Meridian’s parent company is reducing its leased space footprint nationwide by 65 percent, which could save them up to $200 million per year. The One Campus Martius sublease would be through the end of 2024. One Campus Martius is owned by Bedrock LLC and Meridian; One Kennedy Square is owned by Redico LLC.