Articles tagged: Near North
with gallery: Excavation underway on blighted North Main houses
Posted: 47 minutes agoThe project, which was approved by the <strong>Ann Arbor City Council in February, is being funded by Ann Arbor's dangerous building fund. No state funding was granted and as of April 15, the estimated cost for project completion is $90,000. Read more »
Ann Arbor moving ahead with demolition of 6 houses on North Main using its own blight fund
Posted: Apr 15, 2013The city of Ann Arbor is moving ahead with demolition of six boarded-up houses along North Main Street using money from its dangerous building fund after losing state grant funding. City Administrator Steve Powers informed ... Read more »
Ann Arbor failed to meet conditions of grant for demolition of North Main houses, state says
Posted: Mar 25, 2013The city of Ann Arbor failed to meet conditions of a grant agreement for demolition of six boarded-up houses on North Main Street, and the $96,000 award has been rescinded, a spokeswoman for the Michigan State Housing Development Authority said. Read more »
Ann Arbor mayor blames state for failure to demolish North Main houses by March 15 deadline
Posted: Mar 22, 2013Six boarded-up houses along North Main Street in Ann Arbor still stand a full week after they were supposed to be demolished by the city. Read more »
Blight beat: 6 boarded-up houses on Ann Arbor's North Main Street slated for demolition by next month
Posted: Feb 18, 2013Six of eight boarded-up houses along the east side of Main Street north of downtown Ann Arbor will be demolished by March 15 if all goes as planned. Mayor John Hieftje said he'll be glad ... Read more »
City officials: 6 blighted houses on Ann Arbor's North Main will be demolished using HUD funds
Posted: Jan 11, 2013After seven years of meetings, several project rebirths and finally a mortgage foreclosure, Ann Arbor city officials said on Thursday that six dilapidated houses on North Main Street will be demolished using federal funds. Read more »
Ann Arbor officials: Row of blighted houses along North Main Street must be demolished
Posted: Jan 09, 2013Ann Arbor officials are pushing for the demolition of several dilapidated houses along Ann Arbor's North Main Street. Read more »
Near North project stalled on Ann Arbor's North Main Street: What's next?
Posted: Nov 01, 2012For years, there have been promises that eight blighted houses on Ann Arbor's North Main Street will be demolished. Read more »
Development team cancels plans for Near North affordable housing project in Ann Arbor
Posted: Sep 01, 2012The Near North development and the 39 affordable housing units it promised to bring to Main Street — just north of downtown Ann Arbor — won't be going forward now. In a letter sent to ... Read more »
Ann Arbor officials: 8 blighted houses on North Main will be demolished within 60 days
Posted: Aug 10, 2012Ann Arbor officials pledged Thursday night to have eight boarded-up houses on North Main Street demolished within the next two months. "I can tell you within 45 to 60 days we'll have the buildings down," ... Read more »
Ann Arbor residents and officials anxiously await demolition of 8 blighted houses on Main Street
Posted: Jul 01, 2012The eight boarded-up houses on North Main Street near downtown Ann Arbor have been a sore point for residents and city officials. They were supposed to be torn down last year, but demolition still hasn't occurred. Read more »
Boarded-up houses on Main Street target of new Ann Arbor effort to demolish dangerous buildings
Posted: Feb 22, 2012North Main Street will be a primary target of the city of Ann Arbor's new effort to address blight and rid the city of dangerous buildings, said Mayor John Hieftje. "That's certainly a focus," he ... Read more »
8 houses along North Main Street in Ann Arbor soon to be demolished for $15M project
Posted: Sep 08, 2011Eight houses along Main Street just north of downtown Ann Arbor are expected to be demolished soon to make way for a $15 million affordable housing project. The 39-unit Near North development, which has been ... Read more »
Near North affordable housing project in Ann Arbor moving forward with brownfield plan
Posted: Jun 08, 2010The Ann Arbor City Council voted unanimously Monday night in support of a brownfield plan for the Near North affordable housing project at 626-724 N. Main Street. Read more »
Near North affordable housing project to get $250,000 in federal funding for green design
Posted: Apr 15, 2010An affordable housing project north of downtown Ann Arbor was awarded $250,000 in federal funding for its environmentally sustainable elements, Avalon Housing announced today. The funding was awarded from the U.S. Department of Housing and ... Read more »
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