The Packard Plant, a giant heap of blight on Detroit's east side, is headed for better days.
Construction on the redevelopment of the site is set to begin in the spring. The major transformation could take 10 to 15 years to complete, reports Robin Runyan of Curbed Detroit, but tenants could move into one building by late 2018.
Runyan reports:
The admin building, which faces East Grand Boulevard, is currently undergoing asbestos abatement with the help of a $300,000 Wayne County loan from the Environmental Protection Agency. Once abatement is complete, construction will begin on renovating the 121,000-square-foot building. The administration building was the last in the complex to be vacated and its condition isn’t as bad as many of the other buildings.
Tenants for the admin building are lined up already, including Arte Express, the group who owns the Packard Plant and is running the redevelopment, Silveri Architects, Detroit Training Center (a nonprofit that trains Detroiters for jobs), Environmental Consulting & Technology Inc., Testing Engineers & Consultants, Sterling Security and Esto’s Garage.
