City Duplex Project
Company name*
Develop Detroit
Location of Company*
Detroit
Name(s) of the developer. This would include the lead developer, architect, contractor and any community engagement leads.*
Develop Detroit (DDI) serves as lead or co- developer in all its projects. DDI is structured as a not-for-profit.
Is the development company a woman or minority owned business?*
N/A
What are any past projects that the developer company has completed in Detroit?*
Multiple (North End projects, senior development in Woodbridge, plus others)
What are the total costs of the development?*
Assume this question means a development in the Islandview/Villages footprint. $3.5M
Have you closed your financing?*
No
Are you planning on asking for any of the following tax credits or subsidies?*
Neighborhood Enterprise Zone- Yes
Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Act- No
Public Act 210- Yes
Tax Increment Financing- No
HOME- Yes
CDBG- Yes
Detroit Housing Fund for the Future- No
Strategic Neighborhood Fund- No
Low Income Housing Tax Credit- No
New Markets Tax Credit- No
Other:
If yes to any of the options above, please indicate amount of award.*
Unknown.
What is the location of your development?*
Unclear Question
What neighborhood is this in?*
Islandview
Proposed number of units*
14
Please indicate how many stories the finished product will as well as the square footage.*
Unclear
What is the array of bedrooms and their corresponding rents?*
Existing renovation; for-sale product
What levels of affordability are going to be instituted, namely, AMI income restrictions and how many units will be at each level?*
For-sale product
What is the plan for parking?*
For-sale product
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
What is your estimated date of breaking ground and what is you estimated time of completion?*
Unknown
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.*
Direct engagement.
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.*
TBD
What environmental issues have you uncovered on the site? If there are any, please describe anticipated remediation plans.*
Unknown
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.
N/A
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.
None.
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?
Affordable for-sale.
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?
NA
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?
NA
What is your plan for recycling? Composting?
None.
What is your plan for on-site renewable energy or building-scale energy-efficiency measures?Question about this topic
None.
If you have renderings, please email them to mac@thevillagesofdetroit.com.
NA
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.*
NA
Are you interested in doing development in other areas of the Villages?
Open to discuss.