The East Dearborn Downtown Development Authority has opened a new storefront office looking to create a more visible presence in the local community. The DDA hopes the new location will make it easier for local residents and business owners to drop in and work with the officials. The DDA was previously located in city hall.
The DDA will hold a ribbon cutting this morning (Thursday) at its new home on 13750 Michigan Ave. The DDA is occupying 1,700 square feet of a ground-floor retail space in a two-story building at the corner of Michigan and Maple Street that dates back to the early 1920s.
The storefront, previously occupied by a mortgage company, had been vacant for several months before the DDA moved in. The DDA hopes to do some improvements to the building, such as removing a drop ceiling so the old tin ceiling can be restored.
Source: Michael Boettcher, executive director of the East Dearborn DDA
Writer: Jon Zemke
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