Overview
- The plan includes 42 affordable make/live units, Detroit’s first indoor skate park, the Museum of Detroit Electronic Music, and more than two acres of public space.
- A new 393,000-square-foot Class-A industrial building is proposed to support about 300 permanent manufacturing jobs.
- A 117,000-square-foot Albert Kahn–designed structure will be preserved, with the Albert Kahn Legacy Foundation serving as fiduciary for restoration fundraising.
- Packard Development Partners LLC, led by Mark Bennett and Oren Goldenberg, is the developer named in the city’s agreement for the southern Packard Plant site.
- The project carries an estimated cost above $50 million, aims for planning in 2026 with a potential 2027 groundbreaking and 2029 completion, and follows city demolitions that used $1.2 million in ARPA funds.