Approving Brownfield Plan of the City of Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority for the Arthur Murray Redevelopment Plan. (The enclosed Brownfield Plan for the Arthur Murray Redevelopment Project (the “Plan”) (Exhibit A) was submitted by the Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Board (the “DBRA”) and to the Community Advisory Committee (the “CAC”). The Plan was considered and reviewed by the CAC at its September 11, 2024 meeting and a public hearing was held by the DBRA on September 23, 2024 to solicit public comments. The Committee’s communication to the City Council and the DBRA, dated September 11, 2024 (Exhibit B), recommending approval of the Plan, including the excerpt of the minutes of the CAC meetings pertaining to the plan and the minutes the public hearing held by the DBRA, are enclosed for the City Council’s consideration.)

APPROVED 8-0

*Member Whitfield-Calloway was not present.

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation awarded the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation $14.5 million through the Revitalization and Placemaking (RAP) 2.0 program to support multiple projects. From the city:

"The Arthur Murray Building at 16621-16653 E. Warren Ave. has historical significance as the first franchise location of the Arthur Murray Dance Studio, founded in the early 1950s by pioneering female entrepreneur Doris Eaton Travis. The $14.9 million mixed-use development led by developer Emery Matthews will convert the abandoned 25,242 square-foot building into 32 residential apartments with 7,900 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The project will receive $2.128 million in RAP grant funding for redevelopment effort."