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Developer pitches 28-unit mixed-use project at Fay and Maple; brownfield public hearing set for Sept. 8
Summary
Moxy Development presented plans for a three-story, 28-unit mixed-use building on a DDA-owned six-acre site at Fay and Maple, estimating about $7 million in investment and seeking tax-increment and brownfield incentives; the council set a Sept. 8 public hearing on the brownfield plan.
Moxy Development representative Trevor Petroia presented a proposal to convert a six-acre DDA-owned parking lot at Fay and Maple into a three-story, 28-unit mixed-use building, telling the Grandville City Council the project will have a roughly 9,500-square-foot footprint, 39 on-site parking spaces and about $7 million in total cost. "We are proposing a 28 unit mixeduse project at Fay and Maple," Petroia said as he walked council through renderings and a site plan.
Six of the apartments would be held at 85% of area median income, Petroia said, and the ground floor would include roughly 1,900 square feet of commercial or community space that the DDA has discussed leasing to a chamber or small local tenant. Petroia told council the developer has applied to MEEDC for a wrap grant and is working through PA 210 tax-abatement and brownfield financing to assemble a stack of incentives commonly used to make similar projects feasible.
DDA Director Teresa said the authority has actively recruited downtown housing and that incentives are key. "Without offering incentives like these, I could do this for 10 years and we're not going to get anything," Teresa said, urging council to consider the package that enables private investment in the downtown stretch.
The planning commission has reviewed the site plan and recommended approval; representatives said they made material suggestions on exterior siding and other design details. City staff told council the brownfield redevelopment plan and associated documents will be included in the packet ahead of a public hearing set for Sept. 8 at 7 p.m., a necessary next step before any local incentives are finalized.
Council members asked about parking, unit mix and construction timing; Petroia estimated a likely start in late Q4 this year or Q1 next year with leasing beginning about nine to 10 months after construction starts. The presentation emphasized the project as part of a broader downtown redevelopment strategy the DDA hopes will increase walkability and support local businesses.
Next steps: staff will place the Brownfield Redevelopment Plan and related incentive documents on a future packet and hold a public hearing on Sept. 8 at 7:00 p.m.
