Warren is seeking developers for a 16 acre walkable downtown where none currently exists. The site would surround the Warren City Hall with a climate-controlled pedestrian connector bridge passing over Van Dyke to GM Tech Center.

From this rendering it appears to be going in the 'ye olde towne' direction ala Wixom or Novi's Main Street.

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See Crains for full details.

So why would one live there? Warren is... well it does have that nickname of "Borin' Warren". I find intriguing such attempts to create centrality and community out of thin air.

I could see decent interest coming from the Tech Center employees who could walk to work and get their daily essentials on foot. I could see this one being a plus for Warren.

Thoughts?