Downtown Detroit Receives Grant Monies for Parks and Real Estate Development

Downtown Detroit parks can expect a facelift in the near future. The Downtown Detroit Partnership was recently awarded a $13.74 million-dollar grant by the Michigan Strategic Fund board. This grant is just one of 22 awarded. Metro Detroit’s awardees are the DDP, the city of Ecorse, the Wyandotte Downtown Development Authority, the city of Mount Clemens, and the East Dearborn Downtown Development Authority. Bedrock LLC and Karp and Associates will get some funds from DDP’s pot of grant money with the redevelopment of Gilbert’s Harvard Square Center building and the former United Savings Bank of Detroit building. A total of 8 projects are part of the funding, according to the DDP.