Affordable senior housing moves forward in key Detroit neighborhood

[Airforceguy]

Developers and various officials broke ground Friday morning on a $28 million senior housing development in Detroit’s Russell Woods/Nardin Park neighborhood near the Dexter Avenue corridor. The west-side street is undergoing a significant streetscape investment and now part of the city’s Strategic Neighborhood Fund.

The project, by first-time developer Fabiola Fleuranvil, will take a vacant 12-story building and convert it to 77 affordable housing units for Detroit residents ages 62 and older, according to a news release. The project is expected to be complete by September.“The Russell Woods Senior Living Community shows what’s possible when we bring together committed local leadership, innovative financing, and a clear neighborhood vision,” Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said in the release. “This project will add great momentum to our revitalization of Dexter Avenue in a way that includes longtime residents who have done so much for our city throughout their lives. I’m so proud of Fabiola for making this project a reality and I look forward to seeing what she does next.”

https://www.crainsdetroit.com/real-e...ground-detroit

[DetroiterOnTheWestCoast]

That property is blighted and vacant; it will be nice to see it come back.

[canuck]

That property is blighted and vacant; it will be nice to see it come back.

Yes, it’s good. I just wish they hadn’t gone for the staggered Lego look.

[Gistok]

Yes, it’s good. I just wish they hadn’t gone for the staggered Lego look.

I of all people... "Der Lego Man" agree!!

But that's not to say that Lego can't be a gem in Detroit....

[canuck]

I of all people... "Der Lego Man" agree!!

But that's not to say that Lego can't be a gem in Detroit....

Now we’re talking. What a beauty, eh?

P.S. I knew you wouldn’t be far around the corner, Gistok…

[CassTechGrad]

[Henry Whalley]

Sad, but true fate of most elderly people in our country -- zoo animals are treated more humanely.