The Packard Plant Project is committed to the restoration and revitalization of the abandoned Packard Plant in Detroit, Michigan.
“Detroit — More than three years after purchasing the Packard Plant property, with its 43 broken buildings and 45 acres of decayed landscape yet deep automotive history, developer Fernando Palazuelo on Tuesday declared “it’s time to get to work.””
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http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2017/05/16/packard-plant-redevelopment/101757952/
“The last Packard automobile rolled off the assembly line in Detroit on June 25, 1956. After that, it was used in various ways, but for years the sprawling automobile plant – about 3.5 million square feet – has sat empty and deteriorating.”
Click the link to listen to Stateside’s conversation with Kari Smith, Director of Development of Arte Express.
“One of the most ambitious redevelopment projects in Detroit got under way today with a groundbreaking at the old Packard Plant, which could see its first office tenants next year if plans proceed on schedule.
A crowd of nearly 200 people, including Wayne County Executive Warren Evans, came to celebrate the groundbreaking and hear from Packard Plant owner Fernando Palazuelo.”
http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2017/05/16/packard-plant-project/325196001/
“DETROIT — Developers broke ground on renovations at the massive, long-vacant and dilapidated Packard Plant site Tuesday.
A portion of the 3.5-million-square-foot site is being renovated for office space. Tenants would move in next year if constructions goes according to plan, said owner Fernando Palazuelo, a Spanish-born businessman who purchased the sprawling, historic former Packard Motor Car Company campus at auction in 2013.”
http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2017/05/packard_plant.html
“Developers celebrated the official groundbreaking today for the ambitious, multi million-dollar rehabilitation of Detroit’s former Packard Plant.”
“The largest renovation project in North America officially broke ground on Phase One of a multi-phase, long-term redevelopment on Detroit’s lower east side. The long-abandoned Packard Plant now officially starts construction on the renovation of the Administration Building and bridge across East Grand Boulevard.”
https://detroit.curbed.com/2017/5/16/15647176/packard-plant-groundbreaking-redevelopment
“DETROIT (WXYZ) – It’s an ode to Detroit’s industrial might of the past, and its blight of the present.
The Packard Plant covers roughly 400 acres, and for decades its decay has been a sore spot for those who live in the area. But soon, things may be changing.”
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http://www.wxyz.com/news/groundbreaking-today-for-new-office-space-at-detroits-old-packard-plant
“DETROIT (WJBK) – It’s a project three years in the making and today work will finally begin to redevelop Detroit’s historic Packard Plant.”
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“Detroit — Detroiter Esteban Castro sees the redevelopment of the Packard Plant as a rebirth for the city, the neighborhood around the decayed landmark and even himself.”
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2017/05/15/detroit-packard-plant/101733400/
“DETROIT – Nearly 60 years since production stopped at the site, redevelopments are happening at the Packard Automotive Plant in Detroit.”
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https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/redevelopments-to-bring-packard-plant-in-detroit-back-to-life