Regions Midwest
$1M Sale of 19th Century Retail Building to Yield New Apartment Complex
May 8, 2008

Detroit's Downtown Development Authority has just signed off on the $1 million sale of the historic Pepper Shoe Building on Woodward St. for a residential redevelopment endeavor, according to Crain's Detroit Business. A partnership that includes East Lansing's Sixty North L.L.C. plans to convert the 112-year-old structure, along with the neighboring 114-year-old Elliott Building, into a 70-unit apartment loft complex. The development team anticipates relying on a $10.8 million HUD D-4 loan to partially fund the $18 million project. If all goes as planned, the new multifamily property will likely be ready to welcome residents by spring 2010.


 
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