Company name

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Library Street Collective

Location of Company

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18633 Mack Avenue, Detroit, MI 48236

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

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Developer: Anthony Curis

Project Manager: Micheal Jaiyesimi

Architect: OMA

Is the development company a woman or minority owned business?

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Woman owned

BIPOC

LGBTIA

N/A

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

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1260 Library Street, 1274 Library Street, the Belt

What are the total costs of the development?

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$4,200,000

Have you closed your financing?

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Yes

No

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

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Neighborhood Enterprise Zone

Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Act

Public Act 210

Tax Increment Financing

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CDBG

Detroit Housing Fund for the Future

Strategic Neighborhood Fund

Low Income Housing Tax Credit

New Markets Tax Credit

Other:

Public Act 255

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

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Estimated to be $42,000 annually during abatement period

What is the location of your development?

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9301 Kercheval, Detroit, MI 48214

What neighborhood is this in?

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Proposed number of units

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The building will be the headquarters for two non-profit organizations - Signal-Return and Progressive Art Studio Collective. The building will also include 5,300 square feet of affordable artist studio spaces, and nearly 5,000 square feet of creative retail spaces.

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

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The 23,000 square foot building will be restored. There is a partial second floor.

What is the array of bedrooms and their corresponding rents?

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N/A

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

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There won't be any residential units in this property but all of the spaces will be rented for affordable rates.

What is the plan for parking?

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A new parking lot will be built directly behind the building.

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.

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No rezoning or SLU

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

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Ground breaking occurred in fall 2022 and completion should be August 2023.

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.

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We shared our plans with neighboring religious organizations Allen Temple and Spiritual Israel Church, other adjacent property owners including Greatwater Capital and Hantz Farms, plus meetings with members of the East Village Association, Jefferson East, Inc, the Villages CDC, the City of Detroit, Pewabic, Cinnaire, and various residents in the immediate area.

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.

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We're hoping to provide permanent space for the East Village Association at a neighboring property being developed. We intend on regularly meeting with the organization and coming up with creative strategizes to raise proceeds and awareness for their various efforts.

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

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Minor environmental remediation needed.

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

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Yes

No

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.

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?

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?

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?

What is your plan for recycling? Composting?

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

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.

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None.

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