Michigan developers find new uses for contaminated industrial sites
By Paula Gardner & Kelly House
Bridge Michigan
September 25, 2023
Graffiti-filled, contaminated and abandoned, it is a potent symbol of urban blight for the more than 100,000 daily motorists on I-75 and I-94 on Detroit’s east side.
Fisher Body Plant 21 once showcased the city’s thriving automotive industry, filling half a block in what’s now the Piquette Avenue Industrial Historic District that includes the first Ford Model T assembly plant.
But that was decades ago. By 2019, when the abandoned plant turned 100, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan was ready to demolish the six-story structure after failing to find a buyer. His frustration was understandable. It was the kind of eyesore that destroyed neighborhoods.
But developer Richard Hosey saw something more: 13-foot ceilings, 20-foot-wide windows and a chance to expand housing in the up-and-coming neighborhood of Milwaukee Junction, just a few blocks from Midtown.
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For the entire article, see
https://www.bridgemi.com/business-watch/michigan-developers-find-new-uses-contaminated-industrial-sites
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Lenny Siegel Executive Director Center for Public Environmental Oversight A project of the Pacific Studies Center LSiegel@cpeo.orgP.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042 Voice/Fax: 650-961-8918 http://www.cpeo.org Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)
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