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July 23, 2025
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is awarding a combined $4.2 million in Brownfield Redevelopment Grants to six projects that will create a total of 287 new housing units in Michigan.
"Today we’re transforming more abandoned or underutilized property sites into hundreds of units of quality, affordable homes across Michigan,” said Governor Gretchen Whitmer. “These brownfield grants not only provide more Michiganders with safe places to live, but they also make our communities stronger, better places for small businesses and future investment. Together, we will grow our economy, drive down the cost of housing, and create good-paying construction jobs along the way."
The new housing redevelopments include:
A $1 million grant will help cover environmental costs for the redevelopment of a vacant and contaminated site into 54 new units of affordable housing. Most apartments in the five-story building will be reserved for households making 30%-60% of the Area Median Income. A few will be set aside for tenants who are currently homeless. The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) and Oakland County Housing Trust Fund are helping fund the $30.3 million project, which is expected to be finished in the summer of 2026.
Read more about the Auburn Place project, or contact EGLE Brownfield Coordinator Michelle Bakun at BakunM@Michigan.gov or 568-234-3502.
The site of a former dry cleaner is being turned into a four-story mixed-use building with 50 apartments plus commercial space. An $817,925 EGLE grant will pay to haul away contaminated soil and install a vapor mitigation system. MSHDA, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development are also contributing funding. The $16.7 million redevelopment is the second phase of the Cadillac Lofts project. Phase I, which also used an EGLE grant, was finished in 2024. Phase II is scheduled to be finished in the fall of 2026.
Read more about the Cadillac Lofts II project, or contact EGLE Brownfield Coordinator Aaron Assmann at AssmanA@Michigan.gov or 616-430-5275.
The village of Elk Rapids in Antrim County will be getting 24 new units of workforce housing thanks in part to a $700,000 EGLE grant. The former bulk petroleum site has contaminated soil that will need to be removed. An Affordable Housing Deed Restriction requires apartments to be set aside for households making up to 80% of the Area Median Income. MSHDA awarded the project Low-Income Housing Tax Credits while the village of Elk Rapids approved Payment in Lieu of Taxes to help reduce costs. Construction is expected to be done in the spring of 2027.
Read more about the Flats on Bridge project, or contact EGLE Brownfield Coordinator Julie Lowe at LoweJ2@Michigan.gov or 989-619-0617.
The home of a former gas station, auto shop, rubber company, and dry cleaner is being redeveloped into 46 units of new affordable housing. An $850,000 EGLE grant will be used to dispose of contaminated soil, install a vapor mitigation system and perform other environmental work. The $16 million redevelopment will have units set aside for households making 30%-80% of the Area Median Income. MSHDA Low Income Housing Tax Credits and city of Muskegon Payment in Lieu of Taxes will help reduce costs. Construction is scheduled to be done in the spring of 2026.
Read more about the Lofts of Muskegon project, or contact EGLE Brownfield Coordinator Aaron Assmann at AssmanA@Michigan.gov or 616-430-5275.
EGLE awarded a $410,000 grant to help with the creation of 24 new affordable single-family homes. They will be priced at 30%-60% of the Area Median Income. The grant will be used to dispose of contaminated soil. The $15.7 million redevelopment is getting financial assistance from Oakland County, Low Income Housing Tax Credits from MSHDA, and Payment in Lieu of Taxes from Royal Oak Township. The homes are expected to be finished in the spring of 2026.
Read more about the Royal Oak Cottages project, or contact EGLE Brownfield Coordinator Abbie Hanson at HansonA2@Michigan.gov or 906-202-1285.
Downtown Bay City will be getting 89 new apartment units at a site that’s currently vacant and contaminated. EGLE Brownfield Site Assessment funds were used to investigate the properties. A $400,000 EGLE grant will pay for management of contaminated soil and groundwater. MSHDA and the Bay City Brownfield Redevelopment Authority are providing financial incentives. The $23.4 million redevelopment will be walking distance from the Saginaw River riverwalk when it’s finished in 2027.
Read more about the Water Street Lofts project, or contact EGLE Brownfield Coordinator Heath Bobick at BobickH@Michigan.gov or 517-281-6457.
More than half of EGLE’s annual budget supports local projects, protects public health and the environment, and helps create economic growth and jobs for Michigan workers. Redevelopment increases the value of brownfield sites and other nearby properties. In 2024 EGLE awarded $25.1 million in brownfield incentives to 87 projects around Michigan.
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