Articles tagged: brownfield

Georgetown Mall: County hopes to hire contractor by mid-August to demolish Ann Arbor property

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Posted: Aug 01, 2012

A mandatory site walk with bidders will take place either this Friday or early next week, and bids will be due by Aug. 17, according to Nathan Voght, an economic development specialist for the county. Read more »

$1M state grant will fund demolition of blighted Georgetown Mall property in Ann Arbor

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Posted: May 11, 2012

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality on Friday announced a $1 million brownfield grant to help redevelop the former Georgetown Mall site in Ann Arbor. Read more »

Ann Arbor officials look to reduce tax breaks for new Washtenaw Avenue shopping center project

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Posted: Jun 28, 2011

A map of the proposed Arbor Hills Crossing shopping center on Ann Arbor's east side, across the street from Whole Foods, at the corner of Platt and Washtenaw.Ann Arbor officials are taking steps to reduce ... Read more »

Arbor Hills Crossing developer asking for 21-year tax break on redevelopment of 'obsolete' Washtenaw Avenue property

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Posted: Jun 27, 2011

A map of the proposed Arbor Hills Crossing shopping center on Ann Arbor's east side, across the street from Whole Foods, at the corner of Platt and Washtenaw. The developer of a new Ann Arbor ... Read more »

Washtenaw County commissioners call special meeting to discuss Georgetown Mall redevelopment

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Posted: May 11, 2011

The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners has called a special working session for Tuesday to discuss changes to the county's Full Faith and Credit Policy as well as the proposed Packard Square redevelopment project, county ... Read more »

Washtenaw County commissioners hesitant to approve financing plan for Packard Square project

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Posted: May 05, 2011

Washtenaw County commissioners expressed hesitations Wednesday night about helping to finance the redevelopment of the former Georgetown Mall site in Ann Arbor. While the county isn't expected to directly contribute any money to the nearly ... Read more »

More than $3 million in school taxes to help fund Georgetown Mall redevelopment in Ann Arbor

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Posted: Apr 12, 2011

About $5.8 million in taxes, including $3 million that would otherwise go to schools, is proposed to be captured over a 14-year period as part of a private developer's plan to finance a redevelopment of the former Georgetown Mall in Ann Arbor. Read more »

Governor's call to eliminate brownfield credits puts funds for Ann Arbor's Georgetown Mall project at risk

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Posted: Mar 02, 2011

Financing an environmental cleanup and redevelopment of the polluted Georgetown Mall site in Ann Arbor is proving to be more difficult than expected for a Bloomfield Hills developer. Read more »

with poll: Owner of Ann Arbor's Georgetown Mall site seeking tax breaks on $30 million project

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Posted: Jan 25, 2011

The owner of Georgetown Mall in Ann Arbor is seeking millions of dollars in tax breaks to help finance a $30 million redevelopment of the former strip mall site along Packard Street. Bloomfield Hills-based developer ... Read more »

Monday neighborhood notes: new trees and brown fields

Posted: Jan 24, 2011

Winter is a time for planning for the projects you hope to start when the earth thaws. Two sets of plans are in progress for development in neighborhoods: tree plantings to replace ash trees kills ... Read more »

Near North affordable housing project in Ann Arbor moving forward with brownfield plan

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Posted: Jun 08, 2010

The Ann Arbor City Council voted unanimously Monday night in support of a brownfield plan for the Near North affordable housing project at 626-724 N. Main Street. Read more »