Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Certificate — 3388 14th Street
Detroit
Description
A twelve-year PA 146 certificate for a $1.2M conversion of a vacant building into a cafe, bar and commissary kitchen, recommended for approval.
Impact summary
Taxes rise from about $3,500 to $7,432 a year despite the abatement, while the project brings the neighborhood its first full-time food space.
Applicant
- Name
- North Corktown HQ, LLC
- Address
- 3388 14th Street, Detroit, MISee this on the map
At a glance
- Hearings
- 3
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 3
Last vote · Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee
A recommendation, not a final decision. The council decides next.
Rising — discussed at 3 meetings since Sep 17, 2026, up from 0 in the two months before.
Meeting timeline (3)
Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee
A twelve-year PA 146 certificate for a $1.2M conversion of a vacant building into a cafe, bar and commissary kitchen, recommended for approval.
City Council Formal Session
Establishment of an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation District under PA 146 of 2000.
Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee
Owner Will McDowell wants a 12-year obsolete property tax exemption to convert a roughly 4,000-square-foot commercial building into a cafe, bar, and commissary kitchen with a $1.2 million investment.
Related issues (1)
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