Moving Forward in NorthTown
M.U.R.P. Capstone 73
The Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC) is a social-service organization that has provided services to Middle Eastern populations in Southeast Michigan since 1979. The ACC commissioned this report to provide recommendations to begin the process of revitalization in the area surrounding ACC’s campus on Seven Mile Road in north central Detroit. We refer to this area as NorthTown, an area that includes the State Fair and Grixdale Farms neighborhoods. This report outlines steps that ACC and others can take to create that environment and lay a strong foundation for future outcomes such as dense, multi-family housing and a diverse mix of retail destinations along the Seven Mile Corridor, surrounded by stable and healthy neighborhoods. Our recommendations build upon assets that already exist within the NorthTown community, are in close proximity to major developments, and work with several long-time business and property owners along the corridor who have expressed a commitment to the area and a desire to remain in that location.
