Tenants will be moving in soon to the Inkster Marketplace, after the opening of its first phase was celebrated last week. The State of Michigan Dept. of Human Services District Office officially moves in Jan. 15, says developer Ron Boji.
The YWCA of Western Wayne County will then move into new space for outreach and community programs and its Head Start preschool program. After that, the old Y space will be redeveloped into a City of Inkster Justice Center, which will house the Inkster Police headquarters and 22nd District Court. That's anticipated to be completed by March of 2012.
The actual buildings are up, the brick is on and the crews are starting on the interior, Boji says. "Everything is going wonderfully. The city's been just a gem to deal with, and the county's been great."
The structure at Michigan Avenue and
John Daly Street had previously been an automotive dealership, vacant
since 2002. All four parts include 100,000 square feet of office and
retail space, and the whole price tag comes to about $25 million, part
of which is being funded with Michigan Business Tax credits,
neighborhood stabilization funds, and Recovery Zone bonds.
Source: Ron Boji, president of The Boji Group
Writer: Kristin Lukowski
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