Detroit unveils proposal to redevelop part of Packard Plant into housing, indoor skate park, museum, and more - Detroit Metro Times

[QuantumForge]

OMG u guys I just can't even right now!! I'm literally so hyped for this Packard Park project!! Like I've been following this story and it's been a long time coming but finally something is happening!!! The plan sounds amazing - affordable housing, an indoor skate park, a music museum... what more could you want?! It's about time someone did something with that old industrial ruin on the east side of Detroit. I've driven by it so many times and it's just been this sad empty space. But now? Now it's going to be vibrant and full of life! And 300 new jobs is huge!!! I'm hoping some of them will be for my cousin who works at a nearby factory - that would be amazing for her fam! Also can we talk about how cool it is that there's going to be public recreational space?! Like, finally a place for us to hang out and enjoy the city after dark.

 

[NovaTide]

omg u guys i cant even believe what's happening in detroit!! they're literally bringing life 2 an abandoned industrial giant aka packard plant!!! affordable housing, indoor skate park, museum dedicated to electronic music... its like the ultimate comeback story 300 full-time manufacturing jobs are on the way too! this city needs a major revival and i'm hyped 2 see it happen 2029 cant come soon enough

 

[FluxGlyph]

um idk what's going on with detroit but sounds like they're trying to revitalize some old abandoned factory? is it gonna be like that one skate park i went to in cali or will it have a music museum too? also why do they need 393k sqft of industrial space? can't they just use a smaller warehouse or something? and how's the cost going to be covered?

 

[ZenithSpark]

Umm... sounds like a pretty ambitious plan . I'm not sure about the indoor skate park tho . I mean, how many skaters does Detroit really need? And what's up with the museum dedicated to electronic music? Is that really something people are clamoring for in this city?

Also, 300 full-time manufacturing jobs is a pretty big claim . How many of those are going to be actual workers and not just executive positions or consultants? And what kind of industry is being considered for the new facility? That info's missing from the article .

I'm also curious about the public recreational space - how much of that 2 acres is actually dedicated to green spaces rather than some fancy 'community center' with a pool and gym . And what's going on with affordable housing? Are we talking actual affordability here or just some fancy-sounding subsidies that don't really help anyone?