Company name*

David Sidney Building

Location of Company*

9912 Kercheval

Name(s) of the developer. This would include the lead developer, architect, contractor and any community engagement leads.*

Stephanie Watt

Is the development company a woman or minority owned business?*

Woman owned

What are any past projects that the developer company has completed in Detroit?*

This is our first commercial project.

What are the total costs of the development?*

N/A - we can discuss more

Have you closed your financing?*

No

Are you planning on asking for any of the following tax credits or subsidies?

Other:

Have not applied

If yes to any of the options above, please indicate amount of award.  

N/A

What is the location of your development?

9912 Kercheval

What neighborhood is this in?

East Village

Proposed number of units?

10 units total - 5 commercial 5 residential

Please indicate how many stories the finished product will as well as the square footage.  

2 stories - total 11,000 sq ft - 5,500 foot print

What is the array of bedrooms and their corresponding rents?

1 - 2 bedrooms, rents not yet determined

What levels of affordability are going to be instituted, namely, AMI income restrictions and how many units will be at each level?*

Terms not determined at this time.

What is the plan for parking?

Limited parking behind the building; otherwise, street parking

Do you need to rezone the parcel, or obtain a special land use?  If so, please describe the current zoning and requested rezoning, as well as what, if any SLU you will ask for.

No rezoning needed.

What is your estimated date of breaking ground and what is you estimated time of completion?

N/A

Please describe your plan for community engagement on this project, including what stakeholders will be consulted, the number of meetings you will have and what mechanisms you will put in place for sharing and disseminating information.

Involvement and communication with East Village Association, community residents and neighboring businesses.

How do you intend to partner with the local neighborhood group in order to foster a healthy working relationship?  Examples can include frequently coming to neighborhood association meetings as well as financial  from time to time.  

Attending a variety of neighborhood association meetings, volunteering and offers of support where needed.

What environmental issues have you uncovered on the site?  If there are any, please describe anticipated remediation plans.  

No environmental issues have been uncovered.

Are you willing to do a mailing to the houses in a 500 foot radius with information about the development project?*

Yes

How will you improve public transit access? This could range from building a shelter at the nearest bus stop with lights, heat, and electric bus arrival signage, to adding public access to your lobby to allow transit users to wait comfortably year-round.

How will you improve access to other affordable transportation methods like walking or biking? Ideas include easy access to front doors to decrease walk times, ensuring exterior outlets are available for those needing to charge power chairs, installing a MoGo station, and including space for a bike room for secure storage and light maintenance.

Exterior lighting on the building, prompt snow removal and looking to install a bike rack in the near future.

What is different about your development that helps to make your project more affordable to Detroiters, besides making rooms smaller? Are you installing energy efficient appliances in order to decrease utility burdens? Are you separating parking fees from rent in order to allow residents to save money by not owning a car?

We will be installing energy efficient appliances to decrease utility burdens.

What are you doing to encourage people with disabilities to rent your units? Are all of your units wheelchair accessible? Are all of your common areas wheelchair-accessible? Do you have cognitively accessible signage? How are you going beyond ADA legal minimums in order to increase your development’s accessibility?

Due to the age and design of the building all units are not wheelchair accessible; however, temporary wheel chair ramps are available if needed for first floor access.

What are you doing to contribute to, rather than diminish, greenspace in the neighborhood? How many trees will be planted as a result of your development? Is there a space for tenants to have a community garden? Do you own nearby vacant land that could be converted to a pocket park, community garden, or other greenspace?

The building is not connected to greenspace, surround by concrete out side of the city berm on the east side of the building.

What is your plan for recycling? Composting?

We can explore recycling plans and composting.

What is your plan for on-site renewable energy or building-scale energy-efficiency measures?

We can explore these options.

If you have renderings, please email them to mac@thevillagesofdetroit.com.  

Please provide a list of required City approvals for this project, including, but not limited to, zoning, historic, tax credit approvals, etc.  Please also include information about the timing of these approvals.  *

N/A

Are you interested in doing development in other areas of the Villages?

Yes