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October 08, 2026
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is awarding nearly $8 million in Brownfield redevelopment funding to eight projects that are expected to create a combined 687 new housing units and as many as 447 new jobs. The projects include an apartment building, mixed-use developments with housing and commercial space, a retail plaza, an industrial building, and a homeless shelter and support center.
A 13.4-acre contaminated former industrial site will be redeveloped into new housing and commercial space with the help of a $1 million EGLE grant. Encompassing all phases, the $146 million Factory Yards project will rehabilitate multiple industrial buildings and create as many as 450 new housing units and 100,000 square feet of commercial space. The redevelopment is expected to create 100 full-time jobs, and 100 part-time jobs. A minimum of ten percent of all rental housing units will be held for tenants making less than 60% of the Area Median Income (AMI). Additionally, at least ten percent of each type of rental unit will be for tenants making less than 80% of the AMI. Construction for the first mixed-use phase is scheduled to be finished in the summer of 2028.
More about the Factory Yards project
Contact EGLE Brownfield Coordinator Andrea Ryswick, RyswickA@Michigan.gov, 616-401-0827, for additional information.
EGLE awarded a $700,000 grant to a project that will rehabilitate a blighted industrial building and create nine new jobs. The owner is investing $6 million to expand operations and create room for a third business to move into the building. The redevelopment is expected to create nine new jobs and be finished in the fall of 2027.
More about the Kalamazoo Plating Works project
Contact EGLE Brownfield Coordinator Doug Koop, KoopD@Michigan.gov, 517-245-5054, for additional information.
EGLE is providing $2 million in brownfield funding to turn a contaminated former industrial site into new housing and commercial space. The $20 million project is expected to create 44 new housing units and 33 new jobs. Part of one existing building will be rehabilitated into a 25,000 square foot restaurant with apartments. A new 14,000-square-foot building will have apartments and retail space when it opens in January of 2029.
More about the Klein Tools project
Contact EGLE Brownfield Coordinator Heather Smith, SmithH29@Michigan.gov, 517-648-7987, for additional information.
A $460,000 EGLE grant will make a former drycleaning and railroad site safe to be redeveloped into a shelter primarily for the adult homeless. Operated by Hope Shelters, the facility will provide beds, showers, and three daily meals, along with wraparound day programming that includes case management, housing navigation, peer recovery support, assistance obtaining vital documents, and workforce development. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is providing funding for the $7 million project through HOME American Rescue Plan funds distributed locally through Oakland County. The shelter is expected to create as many as 32 new jobs. It’s expected to be open by winter of 2028.
More about the Hope Shelters project
Contact EGLE Brownfield Coordinator Michelle Bakun, BakunM@Michigan.gov, 586-234-3502, for additional information.
An $820,000 EGLE grant will help bring 71 new affordable housing units to Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood. The property had been used as a parking lot for Tiger Stadium dating back to 1981. The four-story, $34 million redevelopment will have multiple types of units priced for people making up to 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI). The project reflects the city’s commitment to creating “a Corktown for everyone” where longtime residents can live alongside new arrivals in a community with safer neighborhoods and affordable housing. The Bridge Apartments are scheduled to open in the spring of 2029.
More about The Bridge Apartments project
Contact EGLE Brownfield Coordinator Dan Gough, GoughD1@Michigan.gov, 517-281-8253, for additional information.
A second project in Corktown will create new housing and new jobs with the help of a $1 million EGLE grant. The former home of the Spaulding Electric Company on Michigan Avenue has been vacant since 2010. The building will be rehabilitated into a mixed-use development with 18 new housing units, four of which will be reserved for people making up to 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI). The $11.1 million project will also create 3,582 square feet of commercial space, which is expected to bring 23 new jobs to the area. Construction is scheduled to be finished in late 2028.
More about the Spaulding Lofts project
Contact EGLE Brownfield Coordinator Ari McKeever, McKeeverA1@Michigan.gov, 517-388-4515, for additional information.
A $1 million EGLE grant is helping turn 5.5-acres of vacant, contaminated property into a new 71,500 square foot retail plaza in southwest Detroit. The $31 million redevelopment is expected to create 125 new jobs in a part of the city where incomes are 4.2% lower than the city average. The project includes new infrastructure like crosswalks and traffic lights that will make the area safer for pedestrians and drivers. Construction is scheduled to be finished by the fall of 2028.
More about the Shops at Vernor
Contact EGLE Brownfield Coordinator Sarah Venner, VennerS@Michigan.gov, 586-295-2225, for additional information.
A second southwest Detroit redevelopment will create new affordable housing in conjunction with a new stadium for the Detroit City Football Club (DCFC). EGLE is providing a $1 million grant to help redevelop a former railyard into a mixed-use building with 104 housing units and 11,682 square feet of commercial space with 25 new jobs. Sixty-eight of those units will be priced for people making 60%-80% of the Area Median Income (AMI). They’re expected to be available by March of 2029. EGLE funding will be used for that portion of the overall $190 million project. It will not be used for work directly related to the 15,000-seat soccer stadium. The city of Detroit and DCFC agreed on a $2 million community benefits package.
More about the 20th and Michigan project
Contact EGLE Brownfield Coordinator Dan Gough, GoughD1@Michigan.gov, 517-281-8253 for additional information.
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 2025, the EGLE Brownfield program provided more than $23 million in brownfield incentives to 76 projects in 52 Michigan communities.
These projects are projected to create more than 440 housing units, 600 jobs, and result in more than $675 million in capital investment.
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The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is awarding an $820,000 grant to a brownfield redevelopment project that will bring 71 new affordable housing units to Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood.
A blighted industrial building in Kalamazoo will be rehabilitated with the help of a Brownfield Redevelopment Grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE).
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is awarding a $460,000 Brownfield Redevelopment Grant to a project that will create a Hope Shelters facility in Pontiac.
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is awarding a $1 million grant to a brownfield redevelopment project that will create 125 new jobs in Detroit.
Researchers, beach managers and environmental professionals will share innovations in beach monitoring, along with practical approaches for using new data and communicating results.
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is awarding a $1 million grant to a project that’s expected to bring 104 new housing units and 25 new jobs to southwest Detroit.
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is awarding $2 million in brownfield redevelopment funding to a project that will bring new housing and new jobs to Jonesville.
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is awarding a $1 million grant to the Factory Yards brownfield redevelopment project at a 13.4-acre contaminated industrial site in Grand Rapids.
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is awarding a $1 million grant to a project that will redevelop a contaminated site into new housing and jobs in Detroit’s historic Corktown neighborhood.
