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Commission approves Brownfield amendment to redevelop former General Hospital into 44 workforce apartments
Summary
The Muskegon City Commission approved a Brownfield plan amendment for Muskegon Central Park LLC/Crimson Exploratory Fund LLC to redevelop the vacant former General Hospital at 1700 Oak Avenue into six three‑story buildings with 44 workforce housing units using tax‑increment financing to reimburse eligible environmental and site costs.
The City of Muskegon on Feb. 25 approved a Brownfield plan amendment to allow Muskegon Central Park LLC (Crimson Exploratory Fund LLC) to demolish the vacant former General Hospital at 1700 Oak Avenue and construct six three‑story multifamily buildings containing 44 workforce housing units.
The plan uses tax increment financing (TIF) through the city’s Brownfield Redevelopment Authority to reimburse the developer for eligible environmental remediation and site redevelopment work; the amendment was described to commissioners as the first local use of an amended Act 381 provision that permits TIF for housing development. Vice Mayor St. Clair moved the resolution; Commissioner German supported the motion and it passed on a roll‑call vote.
City development analyst Contessa Alexander told the commission the site is a 13.89‑acre parcel that was occupied by the hospital from about 1960 until 2020 and has been vacant and blighted since. Alexander said eligible reimbursable activities under the Brownfield plan include demolition, specialist…
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