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Southfield Council OKs multiple redevelopment incentives to convert vacant offices, attract manufacturers
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Southfield — The Saltfield City Council on Oct. 27 approved a slate of economic-development incentives and site approvals aimed at converting underused office buildings and luring employers to the city.
Southfield — The Saltfield City Council on Oct. 27 approved a slate of economic-development incentives and site approvals aimed at converting underused office buildings and luring employers to the city.
Council members authorized an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Act (OPRA) district and issued an OPRA exemption certificate for the West 11 redevelopment proposed by Brady Sullivan Properties, clearing the way to convert two office towers into roughly 305 market-rate apartments with ground‑floor commercial space. Ben Kafoury, a Brady Sullivan representative, described an adaptive-reuse plan with indoor and outdoor amenities aimed at creating a “live-work-play” environment in the West 11 complex. The site plan review for the conversion was approved by council.
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