- Support through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s Revitalization and Placemaking program will redevelop vacant and underused spaces to create housing and commercial space in Detroit and Dowagiac and a boutique hotel in Calumet
- Michigan Community Revitalization Program performance-based grant to transform vacant downtown Manistique building into housing and commercial space
LANSING, Mich. – Today, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to announce three redevelopment projects receiving support from the bipartisan Revitalization and Placemaking (RAP) program, creating housing and commercial space in Detroit and Dowagiac and a new boutique hotel in Calumet. Together, the projects will generate a total capital investment of over $9.76 million in the state while activating vacant properties and creating residential density in the communities’ downtowns.
Additionally, a vacant building in downtown Manistique will be renovated into residential and commercial space with the support of a Michigan Community Revitalization Program (MCRP) performance-based grant, generating a total capital investment of over $2.2 million and addressing the local housing shortage.
“With these new projects in Detroit, Dowagiac, Calumet, and Manistique, we are growing Michigan’s economy and focusing on the people, places, and projects that make Michigan the best place to live, work, and play,” said Governor Whitmer. “Programs like RAP and the MCRP create vibrant places that attract and retain talent, add new housing options, enable business creation and attraction, and provide resources for our Michigan communities. Let’s keep working together to get things done for our state.”…