KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The city of Kalamazoo has several projects that will soon be underway to develop more housing for the area.
An abandoned warehouse at 619 Porter Street will be turned into a newly constructed five-story mixed use building with 58 residential unis and 5,000 square feet of commercial space. The property is a Neighborhood Enterprise Zone, or NEZ, and owned by PlazaCorp.
The city says the Speareflex building at 261 East Kalamazoo Avenue will become 57 rental homes in a few years and the Kalamazoo city commission approved a restated resolution Monday to have a Commercial Rehabilitation Exemption at the property.
Additionally, the former Michigan Avenue Courthouse will become a 127-room boutique hotel.
The three projects are part of the city’s $100-million Transformational Brownfield Project that is being led by Kalamazoo developer PlazaCorp.
The city of Kalamazoo has invested over $31-million since 2020 in housing projects, including “The Legacy” and “River’s Edge” in the Northside neighborhood.
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