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Detroit Planning Commission approves facade, demolition and signage changes for three downtown properties
Summary
At its March 25 meeting the Detroit Planning Commission unanimously approved three historic‑district applications for 14 North Walnut, 99 & 11 East Main, and 16 South Market Street after staff found each met the design manual standards; votes were recorded by roll call.
The Detroit Planning Commission on March 25 approved three separate historic‑district applications for downtown properties, voting unanimously after staff recommended each project met the city design manual.
Austin, a planning department staff member, told the commission the application for 14 North Walnut Street was unchanged from an earlier filing and recommended approval because the proposed work complies with design manual sections 2.6 and 2.8. "They are proposing a bunch of different improvements on the east façade facing Walnut Street," Austin said, including repainting existing blue CMU to a dark green, installing three new aluminum storefronts along the alley and an iron‑ore colored storefront facing Walnut, and adding a fire‑rated…
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