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Former GM Warren Transmission plant site to get $180 million redevelopment

A $180 million plan to redevelop the former General Motors Transmission plant site in Warren is expected to bring 1.4 million-square feet of new industrial space and 600 jobs, according to the city.

The Warren City Council will consider on Tuesday a brownfield plan for the 117-acre site at 23500 Mound. The owner, Missouri-based NorthPoint Development, seeks $28.6 million in tax increment financing for environmental remediation and demolition.

Mayor James Fouts says the development will be good for the southern part of the city.

“We don’t know what it will be yet, but we do know that it will be a major company,” Fouts said. “And they will occupy several spaces and it will create a minimum of 600 jobs. … It’s going to be a great boost for the older section of the city. A section of the city that really does need development.”

The plans for the site have been in the works for at least several months, following news last spring that GM had plans to sell the property to a developer.

“We don’t know what it will be yet, but we do know that it will be a major company,” Fouts said. “And they will occupy several spaces and it will create a minimum of 600 jobs. … It’s going to be a great boost for the older section of the city. A section of the city that really does need development.”

The plans for the site have been in the works for at least several months, following news last spring that GM had plans to sell the property to a developer.

“We don’t know what it will be yet, but we do know that it will be a major company,” Fouts said. “And they will occupy several spaces and it will create a minimum of 600 jobs. … It’s going to be a great boost for the older section of the city. A section of the city that really does need development.”

The plans for the site have been in the works for at least several months, following news last spring that GM had plans to sell the property to a developer.

In Harper Woods, NorthPoint is expected this year to demolish Eastland Center to redevelop the site for an industrial complex.

Posted By: The Detroit News on January 21, 2022.  For more information, please click here to read the source article.

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