Detroit, Michigan: $2.2 Billion Renaissance Center Redevelopment Clears Committee, Could Reach Full Council Vote on the 17th
The Detroit City Council's Planning and Economic Development Committee voted on November 12, on a split vote, to send the $2.2 billion Renaissance Center redevelopment plan proposed by Bedrock and General Motors to the full City Council for consideration, with a full council vote possible as early as Tuesday, November 17. The committee's meeting that day ran from 10 a.m. to about 5:30 p.m.; Council Members Latisha Johnson and Coleman Young II voted in favor, Gabriela Santiago-Romero voted against, and the committee ultimately forwarded the plan without a recommendation.
The project would be carried out in phases over ten years, including a $1.6 billion renovation of the existing Renaissance Center towers, demolition of two of the five towers, and $624 million to build 30 acres of public riverfront space east of the center. The project is seeking a total of $548 million in tax abatements and incentives, along with a $133 million community benefits commitment. The developers said billionaire Dan Gilbert would personally contribute $1 billion in equity and General Motors $250 million, and that the project would be developed, owned and operated by a newly formed nonprofit. The developers hope to secure all local approvals before the council's December recess, concerned that Democratic Governor Jocelyn Benson, who takes office next January, might change the approval process for large development incentives and cause long delays.
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Source: Detroit City Council
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Photo: 从底特律河看文艺复兴中心。／The Renaissance Center seen from the Detroit River.（Chris Woodrich，CC BY-SA 4.0，Wikimedia Commons）
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