Greatwater Opportunity Capital

Location of Company

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spavelko@greatwater.us

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

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Greatwater Opportunity Capital (developer/community engagement), Holcomb Development Company (Contractor/Architect)

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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We have completed several multifamily housing projects throughout the City of Detroit primarily in the Greater Downtown area.

What are the total costs of the development?

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$2.4 MM

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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What is the location of your development?

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9226 Kercheval Avenue

What neighborhood is this in?

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Proposed number of units

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14-17 residential units. Several of the 1st floor units are flexible live-work space.

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

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2 Stories; 15,300 SF

What is the array of bedrooms and their corresponding rents?

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The project has a mixture of 1 bedroom and 2 bedroom units. 11 of the units will be market rate.

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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3 of the units are rent restricted per the City of Detroit’s affordability requirements for projects receiving tax abatements.

What is the plan for parking?

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Parking will be provided in the rear of 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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We were granted a conditional land use approval to increase the number of residential units allowed at an SLU hearing.

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

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Project is under construction. Construction completion is anticipated Summer 2021

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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Our development team is actively engaged with the Cadillac Blvd Block Club and East Village Association. We attend block club meetings to share information and provide updates to leadership. We have also helped organize community events, at which we’ve been able to discuss our work with other neighbors.

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 have regular communication with the leadership of East Village Association and Cadillac Blvd Block Club. Our annual bike ride fundraiser provides annual support to both organizations. We attend neighborhood meetings to present on projects and updates. We assisted EVA in developing the corner park on St. Paul & Agnes and help with regular park clean-ups. We also support the neighborhood's annual Christmas tree decorating party.

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

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None were identified

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?

We are supporters of the East Village Association’s pocket park on St. Paul Street. We provided financial assistance and helped build the park.

What is your plan for recycling? Composting?

N/A

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.

We do not as this is an existing building renovation.

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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Conditional Site Use Approval (approved), NEZ Certificate (approved)

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