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Brush Park and Mexicantown projects secure state funding for mixed-use developments

In Brush Park, undeveloped parcels at 301 and 321 Edmund Place will be the site of a new modern, mixed-use residential building.

Zain Mikho, founder and managing principal of Woodward Capital Partners, is the sponsor and owner of the 301 and 321 Edmund Place development. The project will consist of 57 new apartments when completed, with 20% of the units reserved for households earning no more than 80% Area Median Income, and 1,200 square-feet of retail space. It will generate a total anticipated capital investment of $15.6 million, according to a news release. The Michigan Economic Development Corp. awarded the Brush Park project a RAP grant of $3.5 million. The city of Detroit approved a Neighborhood Enterprise Zone valued at approximately $2.5 million and Housing Tax Incremental Financing valued at $2.9 million.

The city also sold the property to the developer at a discount of over 50% of market value, and the Detroit Brownfield Authority has issued a Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund commitment for a 1% loan of $1 million. WCP has completed other redevelopment and restoration projects in Midtown Detroit, such as the $2.5 million redevelopment of 632 Prentis Street and the $1.6 million restoration of the Campbell Symington House.

In Mexicantown, a vacant, two-story building located at 3600 West Vernor will be converted into a mixed-use development with four apartments and a restaurant and bar on the ground floor.

The MEDC awarded the Mexicantown project a $385,000 grant, and Invest Detroit administered the project a $1 million Strategic Neighborhood Fund grant.

Developers for the project include Tanya Salvador-Ali and Luis Ali. In May 2025, the couple opened the Design Build Green Hub, a BMC-funded project that serves as the headquarters for their construction business, AGI Construction, LLC, and Detroit Future Ops, its social impact arm. They are working with Uddin Development Consulting as their development consultant for the West Vernor project.

https://www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/brush-park-and-mexicantown-projects-secure-state-funding