Jefferson Van Dyke 2 LLC
Jefferson Van Dyke 2 LLC
Location of Company
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mhiggins400@aol.com
Name(s) of the developer. This would include the lead developer, architect, contractor and any community engagement leads.
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400 Bagley, Detroit, MI 48226
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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Broderick Tower, Elliott Building
What are the total costs of the development?
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$23,500,000.00
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:
If yes to any of the options above, please indicate amount of award.
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$2,100,000.00
What is the location of your development?
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7891 and 7903 East Jefferson Avenue
What neighborhood is this in?
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Proposed number of units
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48
Please indicate how many stories the finished product will as well as the square footage.
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7, 3 and 3 stories - 3 buildings 164,000 SF
What is the array of bedrooms and their corresponding rents?
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1 BD and 2 BD from $666-$1,750
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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50% Units - 11 80% Units - 13 and 120% Units - 24
What is the plan for parking?
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On-Site 100-plus stall Parking Structure
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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SLU Completed
What is your estimated date of breaking ground and what is you estimated time of completion?
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January 2022 and Completion July 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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Community Engagement Complete, but happy to have another meeting
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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What environmental issues have you uncovered on the site? If there are any, please describe anticipated remediation plans.
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Lots of issues, Due Care Plan and BEA Complete
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.
Our Jefferson Plaza and Van Dyke Art Park are open to public
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.
Love to have a Mo-Go, Electric vehicle Chargers on-site, Bike Room in 7-Story Residential
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?
All rents are within 120% AHMI and 50% of units at 80% or lower AHMI. Parking is a la carte
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?
Meets all ADA requirements Cognitively accessible signage in scope
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?
Only removing 2 trees, but planning a green space and public plaza with trees and vegetation
What is your plan for recycling? Composting?
On-Site recycling
What is your plan for on-site renewable energy or building-scale energy-efficiency measures?Question about this topic
Built to Enterprise Green Communities Standards
If you have renderings, please email them to mac@thevillagesofdetroit.com.
Will do
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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All Approvals Complete. Construction Permit amendments possible
Are you interested in doing development in other areas of the Villages?