Merit Park
10123 W. Grand River Ave.
What does it look like?
Site plan. Image credit: Via City of Detroit
What's happening?
Youth organization Give Merit broke ground on its Merit Park center in 2024. It will have a gym, video and podcasting facilities, obstacle course, rock climbing wall and shipping container space for food and retail vendors. Its expected to open in 2025.
What are the property details?
| Parcel ID: | 16022322-40 |
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| Taxpayer: | FRIENDS OF MERIT, LLC |
| Taxpayer address: | 10100 GRAND RIVER AVE DETROIT MI 48204 |
| Dimensions: | 0 ft by 0 ft |
| Parcel ID: | 16004971-88 |
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| Taxpayer: | FRIENDS OF MERIT, LLC |
| Taxpayer address: | 10100 GRAND RIVER AVE DETROIT MI 48204 |
| Dimensions: | 0 ft by 0 ft |
| Parcel ID: | 16004970. |
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| Taxpayer: | FRIENDS OF MERIT, LLC |
| Taxpayer address: | 10100 GRAND RIVER AVE DETROIT MI 48204 |
| Dimensions: | 225 ft by 82 ft |
| Parcel ID: | 16004969. |
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| Taxpayer: | FRIENDS OF MERIT LLC |
| Taxpayer address: | 10100 GRAND RIVER DETROIT MI 48204 |
| Dimensions: | 20 ft by 100 ft |
| Parcel ID: | 16004965-8 |
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| Taxpayer: | FRIENDS OF MERIT, LLC |
| Taxpayer address: | 10100 W GRAND RIVER AVE DETROIT MI 48204 |
| Dimensions: | 75 ft by 126 ft |
Where is it?
Updates
November 26, 2024: Zoning change | Detroit City Council
To amend Chapter 50 of the 2019 Detroit City Code, Zoning , by amending Article XVII, Zoning District Maps , Section 50-17-58, District Map No. 56 , to revise the zoning: classification for two parcels generally bound by West Grand River Avenue to the north, Burnette Street to the east, I-96 Jeffries Freeway to the south, and Prairie Street to the west, commonly known as 9715 Burnette Street and 10141 West Grand River Avenue, from their existing R1 (Single-Family Residential District) and B2 (Local Business and Residential District) zoning classifications, respectively, to the B4 (General Business District) zoning classification for each parcel. (RECOMMEND APPROVAL) (FOR THE INTRODUCTION AND THE SETTING OF A PUBLIC HEARING?)
September 19, 2024: Rezoning hearing | Detroit Planning Commission
"CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING – to consider the request of Friends of Merit, LLC to amend Article XVII, Section 50-17-58, District Map No. 56 of the 2019 Detroit City Code, Chapter 50, Zoning, to show a B4 (General Business) zoning classification where an R1 (Single-family Residential) zoning classification and a B2 (Local Business and Residential District) zoning classification are shown at 9715 Burnette Avenue and 10141 West Grand River Avenue, respectively. The subject properties are generally bounded by West Grand River Avenue to the north, Burnette Street to the east, I-96 Jeffries Freeway to the south, and Prairie Street to the west."