Packard Park will create jobs, preserve history, establish new housing options and build culture and community.
Housing
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Housing
Leland House residents face power shutoff, possible relocation
Management told residents that it would be doing everything it could to help them and that over the next few days, the city of Detroit would provide resources and support relocation.
Posted inHousing
Detroit senior apartments to open at former west side HBCU site
The senior village on Meyers, set aside for residents 55 and up, is on the site of what was once Michigan’s only historically Black college and university.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Housing, Political and Public Policy Information
How can Detroit repair past harms? Reparations recommendations are in
The 588-page report was shared with BridgeDetroit after it was submitted to the City Council at the end of October.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Housing
Detroit zoning changes would cater to more housing
A public hearing will be set to consider a new set of zoning changes meant to encourage new housing built by small local developers.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Housing
Will Kercheval housing project bring density or displacement?
The plan includes a four-story building with 48 housing units, amenities for tenants, five spaces for retail businesses, a reconfigured parking lot and a new entrance to the park.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Housing
This reparations program helps Black metro Detroiters purchase homes
Reparation Generation, a national nonprofit, aims to help Black descendants of enslaved people in the U.S., living in metro Detroit, purchase homes.
Posted inHousing
Sterling Heights to open housing voucher program wait list: How to apply, who qualifies
The wait list is expected to open Wednesday, Oct. 8 at 10 a.m. for 100 online submissions and close within an hour.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Housing
Detroit Land Bank Authority adds discount for properties purchased by Natives
The policy change came after the Thečhíȟila Collective worked with Council Member Gabriela Santiago-Romero to meet with the land bank.
Posted inArts & Culture, Business, Housing
Kresge announces $180M commitment to Marygrove HQ, surrounding neighborhoods
The foundation plans to move its headquarters from Troy to the Marygrove Conservancy Campus in 2028, bringing funding for nearby communities.