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Brownfield plan for former Fred’s site at 20201 Livernois proposes 50 apartments and ground-floor commercial; committee advances with recommendation
Summary
Developers requested $2.55 million in Brownfield TIF reimbursement to demolish and redevelop 20201 Livernois into a three‑story mixed-use building with roughly 50 apartments (including affordable units) and commercial space. The Planning & Economic Development Committee voted to send the item to form with a recommendation to approve.
Developers and the Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority presented a Brownfield redevelopment plan for 20201 Livernois (the former Fred’s Furniture site) during the committee’s May 8 meeting. The plan would demolish the existing commercial structure and construct a new three-story mixed-use building with about 50 residential units and ground-floor commercial space.
The development team and DBRA representatives told the committee the new building would be roughly 46,000–47,000 square feet, include 12,563 square feet of partially covered secure parking for about 63 vehicles, and contain a mix of studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments. The project team estimated…
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