Hazel Park expanding housing developments amid growing popularity
Everyone loves a comeback story and this time the city of Hazel Park is making headlines. Its transformation, economic growth, and forward-thinking approach are making it more appealing to a lot of people.
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(WXYZ) â Everyone loves a comeback story and this time the city of Hazel Park is making headlines. Its transformation, economic growth, and forward-thinking approach are making it more appealing to a lot of people.
Our Andrea Isom went to town to see why Hazel Park is being called a new hot spot!
The city has been through some rough times in the past. But now there is a new vibe, new energy, and new focus â and folks are taking notice.
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Ashley Capital Adding 900K Industrial Building in Hazel Park, Robertson Bros. Building Homes
Hazel Park has been expanding its residential and industrial base after drawing new investments from Amazon, LG Chem, AKASOL, and on the housing side, with Robertson Brothers Homes in Bloomfield Hills.
Robertson Brothers Homes is building Park 54, a housing development in Hazel Park. // Image courtesy of Robertson Brothers Homes
Hazel Park has been expanding its residential and industrial base after drawing new investments from Amazon, LG Chem, AKASOL, and on the housing side, with Robertson Brothers Homes in Bloomfield Hills.
At Ashely Capital’s Tri-County Commerce Center, set on the former Hazel Park Raceway, ground was recently broken on Building #3, a 910,000-square-foot light-industrial structure. The spec building, expected to be completed this year, joins a 575,000-square-foot building for an Amazon Fulfillment Center, along with AKASOL and LG Chem, which are
Oakland County Brownfield Consortium receives $600,000 EPA grant
Six member municipalities awarded funds for upcoming projects By: Andy Kozlowski, Jonathan Shead | C&G Newspapers | Published December 16, 2020
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OAKLAND COUNTY Six municipalities across Oakland County are set to receive grant funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA.
Under the Oakland County Brownfield Consortium, which Oakland County Economic Development Director Brad Hansen said began in 2010, the cities of Hazel Park, Madison Heights, Southfield, Farmington Hills and Pontiac will each receive $60,000 to help fund environmental assessment work for upcoming development projects.
The total grant amount awarded to the consortium is $600,000, with stipulations that it must be spent by Sept. 30, 2023. This is the consortium’s fourth grant from the EPA, and the county’s overall seventh EPA grant. Overall, the funds prov