Company name*

Ginosko Development Company

Location of Company*

Novi, MI

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

Ginosko Development Company, Hooker DeJong, D&G Building Company

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

BIPOC

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

Lexington Village, New Center Pavilion, New Center Commons, Art Center Townhomes, Renaissance Village Detroit

What are the total costs of the development?*

$36M

Have you closed your financing?*

Yes

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

Neighborhood Enterprise Zone

Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Act

Public Act 210

Tax Increment Financing

HOME- Yes

CDBG

Detroit Housing Fund for the Future

Strategic Neighborhood Fund

Low Income Housing Tax Credit- Yes

New Markets Tax Credit

Other:

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

$3.2M

What is the location of your development?*

7850 E Jefferson, Detroit, MI

What neighborhood is this in?*

Gold Coast

Proposed number of units*

150+

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

4 stories each; Approx 60,000 sq ft each

What is the array of bedrooms and their corresponding rents?*

Studios through 2 Bedrooms; 30% AMI rents to 60% AMI rents

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

30-60% AMI

What is the plan for parking?*

At grade and under building 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.

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

June 2023 through September 2024

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.*

Meetings with local condo associations; presentation to community groups as facilitated by City of Detroit; project referenced in multiple State of the City addresses, participation with condo associations in local ordinance modifications, public comment period for environmental approvals.

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.*

Participation in the neighborhood meetings. Hosting community meetings at the project once completed. Sharing of local events/community information with residents.

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

Contaminated soil and vapor intrusion. Remediation will include partial removal of contaminated soil, installation of vapor mitigation system and direct contact barriers.

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.

Connecting sidewalks from within the campus to public sidewalks;

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.

Connecting sidewalks from within the campus to public sidewalks; can provide bicycle repair station in parking garage.

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?

No charge for parking (even when included in the garage). Residents are provided a Utility Allowance discount from published rental rates. Use of energy efficient appliances, building envelopes, etc all certified to Enterprise Green Communities standards.

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?

Including ADA units in projects, including convertible units. All units will be designed to Visitable standards.

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?

Creating outdoor spaces on the rooftops of each building where container gardening can occur. Creating park-like atmosphere at the Detroit River to encourage residents to participate in the natural beauty of the river.

What is your plan for recycling? Composting?

Construction waste will be recycled to the greatest extent possible.

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

Possible solar array on rooftops, though this has not been evaluated.

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.*

All required City approvals are completed.

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

Yes.