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APARTMENT CONSTRUCTION

This sampling of new apartment construction in the greater downtown area shows just some of the project that will add about 1,000
new rental units to the area in the next year, with another 1,000 to 2,000 more rental units in various stages of the planning pipeline.
1 Capitol Park Lofts
Address: 1145 Griswold
Completion/occupancy date: Summer 2016
Cost of project: $24 million
Number of units: 63
Type of units: Predominantly one-bedroom, but some
studios and two-bedroom units
Rent levels: Approximately $2 per square foot
Typical renters: Downtown and Midtown workers, reverse
commuters, empty nesters, corporate relocations

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2 DuCharme Place
Address: 1544 E. Lafayette near St. Aubin
Completion/occupancy date: Mid-2016
Cost of project: $45 million
Number of units: 185
Type of units: studio, one-bedroom and
two-bedroom units
Rent levels: $900 to $1,900 per month
Typical renters: Downtown and Midtown workers, reverse
commuters, empty nesters, corporate relocations

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Address: 1249 Griswold

Completion/occupancy date: 2017
Cost of project: $40 million
Number of units: 82
Type of units: Predominantly one-bedroom units
Rent levels: Approximately $2 per square foot
Typical renters: Downtown and Midtown workers, reverse
commuters, empty nesters, corporate relocations

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Address: 3800 Woodward
Completion/occupancy date: End of 2016
Cost of project: $22 million
Number of units: 74
Types of units: 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom units, penthouse level
Rent levels: Approximately $2 per square foot
Aimed at what market: Downtown and Midtown workers,
reverse commuters, empty nesters, corporate relocations

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Address: Near Orleans and Atwater on east riverfront

Completion/occupancy date: Initially, spring 2017
Cost of project: $65 million
Number of units: 278
Type of units: one- and two-bedroom apartments and
townhouses
Rent levels: Approximately $2 per square foot
Aimed at what market: 20% affordable income units, rest
market rate for Downtown and Midtown workers, reverse
commuters, empty nesters, corporate relocations

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Address: 678 Selden

Completion/occupancy date: N/A
Cost of project: $2.7 million
Number of units: 28
Type of units: N/A
Rent levels: N/A
Typical renters: Downtown and Midtown workers, reverse
commuters, empty nesters, corporate relocations

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Address: Michigan and Griswold atop a parking garage

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Completion/occupancy date: Early 2017
Cost of project: $24 million
Number of units: 80
Types of units: One-, two- and three-bedroom units,
averaging 750 to 1,600 square feet
Rent levels: Approximately $1,500 to $3,200 per month
Typical renters: Downtown and Midtown workers, reverse
commuters, empty nesters, corporate relocations

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8 The Scott at Brush Park

Address: Woodward at Erskine
Completion/occupancy date: Late 2016
Cost of project: N/A
Number of units: Approximately 200
Type of units: Studios, one-, two- and threebedroom units
Rent levels: Approximately $900 to $2,900 per month
Aimed at what market: Mostly mid-to-upscale but
some affordable-income units included

9 The Strathmore
Address: 70 W. Alexandrine
Completion/occupancy date: As early as May 2016
Cost of project: $28 million
Number of units: 129
Type of units: One-bedroom and two-bedroom units
Rent levels: From $950 to $1,050 for one bedrooms,
from $1,300 to $1,450 for two-bedroom units
Typical renters: Area employees, young
professionals, graduate students. Up to 40%
affordable income residents, rest market rate
MARTHA THIERRY/DETROIT FREE PRESS