Description
An application for a 15-year Neighborhood Enterprise Zone certificate for a new mixed-use apartment building in Corktown.
Impact summary
Adds 60 apartments and a small commercial space in the neighborhood.
Applicant
- Name
- Corktown Development Properties LLC
- Address
- 1728 Michigan AvenueSee this on the map
At a glance
- Hearings
- 10
- Public comments
- 9
- Total mentions
- 10
Last vote · Budget, Finance And Audit Standing Committee
A recommendation, not a final decision. The council decides next.
Last discussed Jul 22, 2026.
Meeting timeline (10)
Budget, Finance And Audit Standing Committee
A 15-year Neighborhood Enterprise Zone certificate for a new nine-story, 60-unit mixed-use rental apartment building on a quarter-acre vacant lot in Corktown, with 12 affordable units and an estimated $413,000 annual property tax reduction.
City Council Formal Session
An application for a 15-year Neighborhood Enterprise Zone certificate for a new mixed-use apartment building in Corktown.
City Council Formal Session
Redevelopment project involving brownfield financing and neighborhood enterprise zone designation in Corktown.
City Council Formal Session
A brownfield redevelopment plan and Neighborhood Enterprise Zone request for the 1728 Michigan Avenue project.
Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee
The brownfield approval and Neighborhood Enterprise Zone request (Petition #2026-001) for the Corktown property were continued for two weeks.
Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee
A $2.9 million brownfield TIF reimbursement request for the same project, tied to 15 years of affordability at 80% AMI. Postponed two weeks.
Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee
The brownfield plan for the same Corktown property, associated with the Method River LLC hotel at 206 East Grand River, was also postponed.
City Council Formal Session
A developer plans a 9-story, 60-unit mixed-use apartment building with ground-floor commercial space; council scheduled a public hearing on the Brownfield plan.
Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee
The developer is requesting a Neighborhood Enterprise Zone designation under Public Act 147 of 1992 — a tax incentive tied to new construction or rehab. The committee received the request and will schedule a public hearing before voting.
City Council Formal Session
A request for a public hearing to establish a new Neighborhood Enterprise Zone under PA 147 of 1992; referred to the Planning & Economic Development Committee.
Related issues (4)
Neighborhood Enterprise Zone Certificate for Cameron Street Affordable Housing
A Corktown tax break debate exposed how far behind Detroit is on taxes — roughly $21,000 a year on a $650K home here versus about $1,700 in Birmingham. Members agree tax relief conversations should include reevaluating NEZ zones.
NEZ tax breaks under scrutiny
A resident urged the committee to table all new NEZ certificates until a fiscal analysis shows whether they help or drain the general fund. The committee nonetheless recommended one new NEZ certificate for a Midtown home.
Downtown hotel incentives at 206 East Grand River
Method River LLC's proposed downtown hotel holds an obsolete property tax exemption and a brownfield request at 1728 Michigan Avenue, but hearings were postponed to a later date.
Corktown tax incentives for 1728 Michigan Avenue
A 9-story, 60-unit apartment building with 20% of units at 80% AMI is seeking a 15-year NEZ abatement and $2.9 million brownfield reimbursement. Members debated whether the affordability is deep enough and whether union labor will build it; both items return April 30.
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