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Wayne Tower redevelopment — $71.9M conversion proposal advances; committee moves OPRA request to formal
Summary
Developers asked for an obsolete property rehabilitation exemption to convert the vacant Wayne Tower complex into 354 apartments (71 affordable), a 114‑room boutique hotel and commercial space; committee advanced the OPRA certificate request to formal after staff presented fiscal analysis and developers committed to remediation, ADA units and community engagement.
The Planning & Economic Development Committee advanced an application by Wayne Tower LLC (Black Acre Management) for an obsolete property rehabilitation exemption (OPRA) certificate to facilitate a $71.8–71.9 million conversion of two largely vacant office towers at 1200 6th Street into mixed use.
The project, presented by the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, the Housing & Revitalization Department and developer Black Acre, would produce roughly 354 rental units (20% of which — 71 units — are designated as "affordable" under the proposal), a 114‑room boutique hotel and about 10,500 square…
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