Royal Oak is one big step closer to accomplishing an "out-with-the-old-and-in-with-the-new" plan in regards to redeveloping 11 Mile Road east of downtown. The Royal Oak City Commission approved spending $600,000 to purchase 1207 (a storage place for a heating and cooling contractor) and 1211 (a vacant heating supply store) E. 11 Mile Road.
The purchase leaves $120,000 in the redevelopment plan's budget to raze the buildings and foster new development there. City officials hope to redevelop the corridor by acquiring non-conforming, obsolete and blighted properties in the area between Campbell and Troy streets.
The idea is that removing blight and providing more on-site parking for small businesses in the area will make it more pedestrian friendly, improve aesthetics, spur reinvestment and create a seamless integration between the commercial area and surrounding residential district.
Source: City of Royal Oak
Writer: Jon Zemke
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