Two buildings totaling more than 20,000 square feet near Detroit, Michigan‘s Paradise Valley Cultural and Entertainment District are the subject of a request for proposals issued by the Detroit Downtown Development Authority on July 28, 2016.
1326 Broadway is located on Broadway Boulevard, between Gratiot and Grand River. It is located adjacent to the historic Paradise Valley District, the stadia district, theaters, a parking structure, and a recreation/personal fitness facility. The 2,200 square foot parcel contains a 5,563 sq foot, three-story structure. It has 20 feet of Broadway frontage, and a depth of 110 feet. It was built in 1900. The building is mostly vacant, needs improvements, and the condition is poor. The average floor height is 12 feet. The building has a flat roof. The upper level is unfinished attic space. The basement is ¾ standard height and unfinished. There is one bathroom. Environmental reports are not available and soil tests have not been performed.
1332 Broadway is located on Broadway Boulevard, between Gratiot and Grand River. It is located adjacent to the historic Paradise Valley District, the stadia district, theaters, a parking structure, and a recreation/personal fitness facility. The 5,022 square foot parcel contains a 15,090 sq foot, three-story structure. It has 45 feet of Broadway frontage, and a depth of 110 feet. It was built in 1919. The building ground floor has two retail units. The 2nd and 3rd floors are presently accessible from the south retail unit. The north unit is a liquor store. The height of each floor is approximately 12 feet. The building has a flat roof. The basement is full and unfinished. There is one bathroom on the first floor and two bathrooms in the basement. The building has one freight elevator. The building is in fair condition. Environmental reports are not available and soil tests have not been performed.
The historic Paradise Valley neighborhood was a 66-square-block area — roughly bounded by Adams, Brush, Alexandrine and Hastings streets — that was known as a mecca of African-American business ownership and had businesses ranging from drugstores to beauty salons.
That neighborhood was bulldozed in the late 1950s and early 1960s to make way for the construction of I-75.
Mandatory pre-bid meeting: August 3, 2016.
Proposals due by: 1pm August 31, 2016