A vacant parcel in Midtown could become a stone “gatehouse” apartment building with parking on-site to help accommodate the booming restaurant scene in the Detroit neighborhood.

An affiliate of Detroit-based real estate developer Robert Slattery has applied to the city’s Historic District Commission, seeking to build a four-unit multi-family project within a gatehouse at 477 W. Alexandrine St. between Cass and Second avenues.

The proposed project’s design goal is “to provide a modern interpretation of a stone gate house that would obscure the view of” a 19-space parking lot in the rear part of the parcel, according to a description of the development submitted to the city.Slattery said the main objective with the plan is to provide some relief for the parking crunch in the area as it continues to attract more residents and businesses, particularly increasingly popular restaurants, including Mad Nice and the soon-to-open Vecino.

The developer said he’s already obtained bank financing for the planned project of roughly $900,000. He hopes to have the parking component complete by the summer and the building done by next spring.
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