Every other Thursday from 12–1PM via Teams
Email [email protected] to let us know you’re coming!
We help plan for the city’s future.
The City of Detroit’s Planning and Development Department (PDD) aims to build a city secure in its future, grounded in its roots and hopeful in its present state. The vision of PDD’s mission is a healthy and beautiful Detroit, built on inclusionary growth, economic opportunity, and an atmosphere of trust.
A healthy and beautiful Detroit, that is built on inclusionary growth and economic opportunity in an atmosphere of trust.
To build a city secure in its future, grounded in its roots, and hopeful in its present.
Community engagement is critical to the work in the Planning & Development Department (PDD). For each Neighborhood Framework Plan, conversations with community stakeholders and residents play an essential role in developing recommendations for development and revitalization projects.
While each study has a slightly different approach, the process includes:
As a result of these strategies, we aim to accomplish the following through all of our work:
Click here for more information about our Neighborhood Framework Planning efforts
Click here for PDDs remote engagement guidelines
Every other Thursday from 12–1PM via Teams
Email [email protected] to let us know you’re coming!
Where: Metropolitan United Methodist Church, Kresge Hall 8000 Woodward Detroit, MI 48202
This is a Regular Meeting of the Detroit Historic District Commission.
Contact HDC staff and they will provide detailed guidance regarding what you will need to submit for review.:
Contact the Detroit Land Bank Authority (DLBA) at (313) 502-5280 or visit their website, located at www.buildingdetroit.org/sidelots.
Contact the Detroit Land Bank Authority (DLBA) at (313) 502-5280 or visit their website, located at www.buildingdetroit.org.
Contact the Detroit Building Authority (DBA) at (313) 224-4514 for any inquires to purchase PDD-owned property.
The City entertains all offers for the purchase or lease of City-owned commercial property on a case by case basis. The City evaluates proposals based on proposed use, offer price and compliance with zoning. All individuals and organizations interested in purchasing or leasing City or DLBA-owned land for commercial and economic development purposes, including agriculture, are encouraged to apply using our online real estate portal: www.detroitmi.gov/properties
For more information about city-owned properties, please visit: http://www.detroitmi.gov/properties
PDD Case: SWA2022-00430
APPLICANT: Metro Detroit Signs on behalf of Michigan State University
LOCATION: 660 Woodward Avenue
Date: 2:00 PM on January 4, 2024
Summary
PDD Case: SWA2023-00301
APPLICANT: Metro Detroit Signs on behalf of Voyager Express.
LOCATION: 4111 Central Street
November 13th, 2023
November 7, 2023
November 15th at The Godfrey Hotel 1st Floor Ballroom, 1401 Michigan Ave., Detroit, MI 48216
Join us at the Michigan and Church St. Annual
Nov. 1st 2023
Information on renovated homes for sale in Strategic Neighborhood Fund areas by the DLBA.
Overview of the Design and Development Innovation Team
The Community Benefits Ordinance (CBO) was approved by Detroit voters in 2016.
The Design Review process aims to ensure design excellence and high standard for quality development within the City of Detroit.
The Office of Zoning Innovation conducts permits reviews on behalf of the department and advises residents, stakeholders, and other City departments on general zoning matters.
Joe Louis Greenway Neighborhood Planning Study
The JLG Neighborhood Framework Planning Study held the Vacant Land Community Summit on Tuesday, August 15th at Equity Alliance.
The Master Plan:
The Planning and Development Department is leading planning in neighborhoods across the city to build a city secure in its future, grounded in its roots and hopeful in its present state. Planning is guided by PDD's mission: a healthy and beautiful Detroit, built on inclusionary growth, economic opportunity and an atmosphere of trust.
Detroit Historic District Commission’s purpose (HDC) is to ensure the preservation of historically and culturally significant areas of the City
Learn about the process of making changes inside a local historic district.
Find out more about activating vacant land
Citywide Initiatives
Information on the Detroit Vacant Historic School Building Study Report
A world-class bicycle network with protected, connected, attractive and accessible infrastructure
Safety and education campaign created by the Planning & Development and Public Works Department's Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety and Education Work Group.