We have renovated 22 apartment buildings, providing 394 quality, affordable units in buildings that combine the latest construction techniques with historic preservation.

• Cabot Apartments
• Carson Apartments
• Claradale Apartments
• Clark Apartments
• Cole Apartments
• Ferndale Apartments
• Galston Apartments
• Grand Apartments
• Harrington Apartments
• Harwill Apartments
• Lawndale Apartments
• Martin Gardens Apartments
• Melie Apartments
• Pitt-Carson Apartments
• Savannah Apartments
• Scotten Apartments
• Shirley Manor Apartments
• Vernor Apartments
• Vernor Townhouses
• Vernor/Scotten Apartments
• Whitdel Apartments
• Wilshire Apartments

Our $2.2 million renovation of Lithuanian Hall transformed the historic, but dilapidated structure into the offices of Southwest Housing and prime commercial space.

We served as the developer of the $2.44 million revitalization of the new LA SED building, which includes 6500 sq ft of commercial space and 12 residential units.

We developed 3627 West Vernor Highway, which now serves as the offices of our Housing Opportunity Center.

Our $8.4 million Hubbard Communities project consists of  33 new single-family townhouses and 11 new single-family homes.

We developed Piquette Square, a 150-unit apartment project in Detroit to house and care for homeless veterans.

We developed 5716 Michigan into a mixed-use project that provides office and clinic space for health care providers serving Detroiters. The historic site is a former cigar factory designed by Albert Kahn.

We revitalized the former Third Precinct building into a center for the arts and horticulture.

We began construction of 39-unit Mack-Ashland supportive housing project, which includes 6,000 sq. ft. of retail space.

 

  
   Results

• $110M in development completed
• 26 multistory buildings renovated for residential and/or commercial use
• Acquired, renovated and sold 20 REO single-family homes (donated by banks) in 2012 that were vacant and are now owner-occupied
• Developed Piquette Square, a $23-million, 150-unit supportive housing facility for homeless veterans
• Revitalized the former Third Precinct building into a community cultural center that opened in spring 2012; project recognized as model for repurposing vacant structures in Detroit
• 130,000 sq. ft. of retail space developed and/or managed
• 96% occupancy of our commercial lease space
• Revitalized historic Albert Kahn warehouse at 5716 Michigan - a $12 million project - into integrated heathcare center
• Received "Reinventing Michigan" award from Gov. Snyder at 5716 Wellness
• Received Build Michigan award for 5716 Wellness
• Piquette Square for Veterans received the Phoenix Award for National Community Impact, the nation’s highest honor for excellence in brownfield redevelopment
• Piquette Square for Veterans earned prestigious “Developments of Distinction” award in Community Impact category
• Leased all 44 units of Hubbard Communities, our $8.2M single-family home and townhouse development
• Completed renovation of Rademacher Lodge building and leased the space
• Demolished 24 blighted structures near our real estate assets
• Facilitating ambitious 20-block development project in I-75 and Vernor area
• Lithuanian Hall received LEED certification, a first for a rehabbed building in Detroit
• Named one of top 50 developers of affordable housing in the nation
• Named "CDC of the Year" by Detroit LISC
• Named "Housing Hero" by Charter One in 2008
• Received Neighborhood Builder Award from Bank of America in 2008
• CREW Detroit 2008 Impact Award for Whitdel apartments
• 2007 Build Michigan Award for Lithuanian Hall restoration
   
 

The development goals of Southwest Housing Solutions are to create high-quality, attractive projects that are community assets and to be experts in assembling and utilizing multiple funding sources. We serve, in general, families and individuals with limited financial resources. At the same time, our development strategies realize a comprehensive and long-term perspective. We work collaboratively with other community-based organizations, area residents, the business sector, and government agencies to transform southwest Detroit into “neighborhoods of choice” that people can proudly choose to call home.