The Neighborhood

Critical to the block transformation is a deep respect for the material history, and the people that make up the neighborhood. Without displacing current residents, the block’s economic, ecological, and energetic progress will, step by step, also foster equity for the local workforce and create new green jobs. The kinetic energy set in motion by innovative redevelopment creates a self-sustained ecosystem and inclusive neighborhood activities.

The Bellevue Block galvanized a consortium of international and local partners from local companies such as Architectural Salvage Warehouse Detroit and D2 Solar, to start-ups like Bee Plus Detroit, to nonprofits such as Humanity in Action, to academics such as the City Scripts group of the University Alliance Ruhr, and experts from a number of professions.