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Hoping to see Brush Park filled soon.

After Ransom Gillis, rest of block in Brush Park in Detroit to see early 2016 work
By Ian Thibodeau. MLive. November 23, 2015.



After the flurry of excitement surrounding HGTV's Nicole Curtis and her work in the Ransom Gillis house in Detroit, the large block in Brush Park the restored home sits on will see its $70-million injection.

Carolyn Artman, a spokeswoman for the Brush Park Development Company, said they will start on the 300 units of additional housing in Brush Park during the "first part of 2016."

Last week, representatives for the project spoke before a subcommittee of the Detroit City Council to outline and hone plans for the site.

Councilman Gabe Leland during the Thursday Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee meeting said the council is interested in helping developers provide "really unique public spaces for people to enjoy themselves in a very calming environment."

The representatives were receptive to suggestions for more green space. The current design shows apartments, townhouses, hybrid housing and restored duplexes packed into an area bounded by John R. Street, Edmund Place, Alfred Street and Brush Street in Brush Park.

Initial renderings show a dense block of housing, with green space plugged in. Developers are working with four standing historic homes on Alfred Street including the Ransom Gillis home. The remaining three houses are more or less in the same distressed state as the home down the block was just a few months ago.

Leland said Thursday that he wants to help developers strive for livability in their design.

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