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DETROIT – A new development project is underway in Detroit’s Midtown neighborhood that will offer over 200 apartments and ground-floor retail space. Construction of Woodward West, a $60 million mixed-use development project, broke ground on Nov. 9 on Woodward Avenue at Stimson Street. Slated to open in the summer of 2022, the five-story structure plans to offer 204 apartments and 25,000 feet of retail space. Officials say the site is meant to be inclusive of the existing neighborhood and its residents: 20% of Woodward West apartments will be offered as affordable housing, while a portion of the retail space will be reserved as “entrepreneur space” for new businesses, officials said Thursday. Visit the Woodward West website here for more information.

click to enlarge Queen Lillian and The PlatformRendering of Woodward West. click to enlarge Steve NeavlingView of the vacant property in 2018. “Woodward West will bring centrally located housing to Detroiters and much-needed retail space to the Woodward Corridor in Midtown. "Woodward West is a great example of how we are rebuilding our city in a way that includes everyone,” Duggan said. “Not only are we seeing one of the last major vacant parcels on Woodward in Midtown being developed with more affordable housing, the project is being led almost entirely by Detroit-based businesses with two major black development partners in Jim Jenkins and Chris Jackson."

DETROIT Its one of the citys most photographed outdoor murals, but new art will be on the Chroma Building in the New Center area. Artist Sydney G. James has been tapped to create an 8,000 square foot wall, expected to be completed in September. Its going to be be the most beautiful painting in the United States, James said. At least this side of Woodward.Watch the video above for the full reportREAD: More community news coverage