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Kalamazoo County brownfield plan targets former Westside Medical site for Subaru dealership
Summary
The Kalamazoo County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority and developer presented a plan to redevelop an 11.14‑acre former medical facility at 6565 West Main into a 49,000 sq. ft. Subaru showroom and service campus; the plan uses tax increment capture under a 19‑year Brownfield plan and requests a county public hearing August 19.
Kalamazoo County officials heard a presentation July 15 on a brownfield redevelopment plan for 6565 West Main Street in Oshtemo Township that would convert a functionally obsolete, former medical building into a Subaru dealership campus.
Macy Walters, representing the Kalamazoo County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (BRA), said the Maple Hill Leasehold LLC plan envisions about 11.14 acres redeveloped into roughly 49,000 square feet of building space, retaining an existing tenant on part of the parcel while demolishing contaminated or lead‑lined portions of the former medical facility.
The developer, Maple Hill Auto Group, estimates roughly $12 million of private investment on the site, retention of about 170 existing jobs and creation of about 31 new full‑time positions. Construction was described as commencing in 2025 with an estimated…
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