Housing boom is boosting Jackson’s East side

A housing boom is happening on Jackson’s east side in the Health District, along E. Michigan Avenue between Downtown Jackson and Henry Ford Jackson Hospital.

A total of 94 new housing units are planned. The City Council recently approved the sale of vacant lots on N. Van Dorn, Homewild, Detroit, Pearl and N. Perrine streets to VMG Construction of Lansing.

The development company is breaking ground on 20 new housing units, a mix of duplexes and single-family homes, this month. VMG selected this area as a neighborhood revitalization opportunity near employment opportunities.

Even more new home construction is planned in the Health District. Allen Edwin Homes intends to build seven rental homes.

Greater Jackson Habitat for Humanity is building two affordable single-family homes at the intersection of Cooper and Trail streets.

The City of Jackson is planning two accessible homes for people with disabilities using a State grant. One new home is coming to the district from Fannie Mae; the federal government-sponsored home financier is building a new house to replace a foreclosed structure that was demolished.

The former Allen Elementary School building, vacant for more than 20 years, is being converted into 62 market-rate apartments and commercial space.

The renovation project, the Allen Lofts, is on E. Pearl Street across from the Henry Ford Jackson Hospital campus. Construction on the $15 million investment from Design Build Detroit is set for January.

A groundbreaking event for the new housing developments will be announced at a later date.

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