Housing Strategy

The Housing Strategy builds a neighborhood where high-quality, accessible, and diverse housing options are affordable to households of all incomes. Greater Corktown stands on the brink of major investment and a period of transition. The strategy aims to ensure that residents of all incomes can remain in the neighborhood, and experience and participate in the neighborhood’s economic activity. 

CKG residents will have diverse housing options designed with features and amenities they have identified as priorities. Residents at CKG and other affordable housing communities will be protected from future displacement through the preservation and expansion of affordable units. New mixed-income housing development at CKG and throughout Greater Corktown will meet high standards for design, safety, sustainability, and accessibility. 

Housing will be affordable to households with incomes up to 30%, 60%, 80%, 120% AMI and above. The Plan will create: 

  • 86 replacement units for returning CKG residents
  • 65 Project-Based Vouchers (“PBV”) replacement units for very low-income households committed by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority
  • 331 Low-Income Housing Tax Credit affordable units
  • 158 workforce units (affordable for 80%-120% AMI)
  • 161 market-rate units
  • 40 affordable homeownership opportunities

 

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Explanation of the Housing Phases

Phase I: Left Field I & II: 

  • Left Field will be a multi-family housing project containing a total of 120 units at varying levels of affordability and will provide 48 affordable units as replacement units for CKG residents. This development will be comprised of Studio, 1 Bedroom, and 2 Bedroom units. 
  • Left Field I broke ground on July 27, 2022, with financial support from a 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) award, Michigan State Housing Development Authority, City of Detroit Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME funds. Left Field I will welcome 60 residents in Q4 2024. See press release here.
  • Additional financial resources are being identified to support the development of Left Field II to start construction, which was awarded funding through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s Community Revitalization Program (MEDC-CRP) in 2023. 

Phase II: Preserve on Ash I-III + Preserve Estates: 

  • Preserve on Ash I broke ground on 69 units of housing on July 25, 2024, with financial support from a 9% LIHTC award, MSHDA, MEDC-CRP, Detroit Housing for the Future Fund via Ford Motor Company, Michigan’s Department of Environment Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), Capital Magnet Funds, and City of Detroit CDBG, Choice Neighborhoods, and American Rescue Plan Act funds. 48 units will be income restricted at or below 30-80% of Area Median Income; 21 units will be market rate. 5,865 square feet of retail space will also be incorporated into the development. PoA I is scheduled to welcome new residents in Q4 2025. See press release here. 
  • Preserve on Ash II will bring 31 one-, two-, and three-bedroom units to the North Corktown neighborhood serving households earning 30-80% of the Area Median Income. Additional financial resources are being identified to support the development of PoA II to start construction. 
  • Preserve on Ash III will bring 60 one-, two-, and three-bedroom units to serve households earning 30-80% of the Area Median Income. Financial support from a 4% LIHTC, MSHDA, EGLE, Bedrock, and City of Detroit HOME, CDBG, and Choice Funds will support this development to begin construction in 2025.
  • Preserve Estates will bring 30 for sale units online to North Corktown, serving primarily low to moderate- income households earning 60 – 120% Area Median Income. 
  • Phase IIA will contain two phases of multi-family housing in North Corktown and include the Owen School Site Community Empowerment Center. It will contain a total of 160 units including 139 affordable units as potential replacement units. This development will be comprised of 1 Bedroom, 2 Bedroom units, and 3 Bedroom units. 
  • Phase IIB, adjacent to IIA, will include 10 single family home and 20 townhome units available for purchase. These will include 8 affordable units and 22 market rate units. These homes have a range of 2 to 3 Bedrooms. 

Phase III: Clement Kern Gardens I-V: 

  • Clement Kern Gardens is the target site for this CNI. The three buildings will be demolished in phases and rebuilt as a mixed income development. The development will include 350 new units at varying levels of affordability, where 158 will be affordable units available as return or replacement units for current Clement Kern Gardens residents. This new construction will contain townhomes and apartments ranging from 0 to 3 bedrooms. Demolition will likely begin at CKG East in late 2023. 
  • Bagley Townhomes & 10th Street Flats will bring 54 studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom units to serve households earning 40 – 80% of Area Median Income; 10 units will be offered as market rate. Financial support from MSHDA and the City of Detroit CDBG-DR and Choice funds will support this development to begin construction in 2025. 
  • Trumbull will bring 88 studio, one- and two-bedroom units to serve households earning 30 – 80% of Area Median Income; 16 units will be offered as market rate. Financial support from a 4% LIHTC, MSHDA, and the City of Detroit HOME, CDBG, CDBG-DR and Choice funds will support this development to begin construction in 2025. 
  • West of 10th will bring 44 senior living one-bedroom units to serve households earning 40 – 60% of Area Median Income; 6 units will be offered as market rate. Financial support from a 4% LIHTC, MSHDA, and the City of Detroit HOME, CDBG, and Choice funds will support this development to begin construction in 2025. 
  • Central I & II is being conceptually designed to serve households earning within no less than 30% of the Area Median Income. The development is seeking financial support from MSHDA and various City of Detroit funds. The projected construction start is not yet determined.  

Phase IV: Bridge I-III 

  • Bridge I will bring 29 one-, two-, and three-bedroom units to serve households earning 30 – 80% of Area Median Income. Financial support from MSHDA, and the City of Detroit HOME, CDBG, and Choice funds will support this development to begin construction in 2026. 
  • Bridge II will bring 42 one-, two-, and three-bedroom units to serve households earning 30 – 80% of Area Median Income. This development is seeking financial support from MSHDA and City of Detroit American Rescue Plan Act funds with an outlook to begin construction in 2026. 
  • Bridge III is being conceptually designed to serve households earning 30-80% of the Area Median Income. The development is seeking financial support from MSHDA and various City of Detroit funds, with construction projected to begin in 2027. 

Phase V: Bagley Homeownership 

  • Bagley Homeownership will bring 10 for sale units online to North Corktown, serving primarily low to moderate- income households earning 60 – 120% Area Median Income. 

Phase IV Ford Pal Lots: 

  • The Ford Surface Lots will be a multi-family housing project containing a total of 146 units at varying levels of affordability including 131 affordable units as potential replacement units. This development will be comprised of 1 Bedroom, 2 Bedroom, and 3 Bedroom units. 

Phase V Bagley Homeownership: 

  • The Bagley development will provide 10 for-sale affordable 1- and 2-Bedroom condominium units on a historic residential street two blocks east of the Clement Kern Gardens site. 

Individuals seeking information about rental options, should visit Detroit Home Connect for more details.  


 

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