US EditionIconic Michigan Ruin to Be Reborn as an Electronic Music Museum and Skate Park
Packard Park redevelopment includes 42 affordable homes, Detroit’s first indoor skate park, and 300 manufacturing jobs, aiming to revitalize a 28-acre historic industrial site.
- On Dec. 1, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan joined Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield and developers Mark Bennett and Oren Goldenberg to sign a letter of intent unveiling a plan for 28 acres.
- Decades of neglect left the Packard Plant, owned nearly a decade by Fernando Palazuelo-controlled Arte Express before the City of Detroit foreclosed and demolished sections after a 2022 court judgment covering $16.5 million in demo costs.
- Packard Development Partners plans to restore the 117,000-square-foot Albert Kahn legacy building with 42 affordable 'make/live' units, the Museum of Detroit Electronic Music, Detroit's first indoor skate park, and over two acres of public and recreational space.
- Developers say the scheme includes a new 393,000-square-foot industrial building to create about 300 manufacturing jobs, with costs likely exceeding $50 million and completion by 2029.
- The Albert Kahn Legacy Foundation will serve as fiduciary for the philanthropic campaign, with developers citing recent local successes as confidence builders, as the city and partners frame Packard Park as a public-private-philanthropic effort.
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Skate Park, Electronic Music Museum Planned for Packard Plant Redevelopment
Developers have new plans for the long abandoned auto factory viewed as a symbol of the city’s decline that intend to honor the underground community that kept the Packard Plant alive while it was uninhabited. Developers want to make more than two acres of indoor/outdoor public space and recreation areas, build 42 “make/live” affordable housing units, construct Detroit’s first indoor skate park and the Museum of Detroit Electronic Music. Electro…
28-Acre Packard Plant Redevelopment Proposed
Photo: JC Reindl ~ USA TODAY NETWORK DETROIT, MI ~ Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced a 28-acre redevelopment proposition for the historic Packard Plant on Monday. The proposal includes 42 affordable housing units, 300 new fulltime jobs, the city’s first indoor skate park, an Electronic Music Museum, and more than two acres of recreational space. The development is expected to be complete by 2029.
Detroit officials announce proposed 28-acre redevelopment for old Packard Plant site, including new manufacturing facility
One of Detroit’s most iconic ruins is set for a massive transformation. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced Monday that the city has signed a letter of intent to redevelop the former Packard Plant site, on the city’s east side.
Detroit unveils proposal to redevelop part of Packard Plant into housing, indoor skate park, museum, and more
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan on Monday announced an ambitious plan to transform 28 acres of the long-abandoned Packard Plant into a mixed-use district with housing, manufacturing, and cultural space.
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