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Detroit council committee hears $198M DCFC stadium plan and Brownfield TIF request; hearings moved to Nov. 20 after community concerns
Summary
Developers and city Brownfield staff presented a $198 million plan for a 15,000‑seat Detroit City Football Club stadium with a 76‑unit adjacent mixed‑use building and requested about $74.2 million in Brownfield TIF reimbursements. Presenters and community members disputed precisely how many units the Brownfield guarantee covers versus CBA commitments; the committee closed public hearings and moved all related line items to Nov. 20 for formal votes.
City council’s Committee of the Whole on Nov. 6 heard an amended Brownfield plan and several related incentive requests for a proposed Detroit City Football Club (DCFC) stadium and adjoining mixed‑use project and agreed to close the public hearings and return the items to the formal docket on Nov. 20 for final council action.
Detroit Economic Growth Corporation and Brownfield Authority staff described an amended plan covering five parcels at 20th and Michigan Avenue that would demolish the former Southwest Hospital site and build a 15,000‑seat stadium, a 421‑space parking deck, roughly 76 residential units and ground‑floor retail. Staff described the total estimated investment as roughly $198 million and said the developer is requesting approximately $74.2 million in tax‑increment (Brownfield) reimbursement for eligible remediation,…
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