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Appears in 11 stories · Last updated Nov 2, 2026
Issued the building permit
Detroit issued a $3.6 million building permit on October 20 for a four-story, 35-unit senior apartment building at 202 Smith St in the North End. The permit, BLD2024-00404, cites Board of Zoning Appeals Grant #29-23, so the project cleared the zoning board before construction was authorized.
Updated Nov 2
Issued the permit for 3081 14th St
The City of Detroit issued a building permit on October 19, 2026 for a 32-unit apartment building with ground-floor office space at 3081 14th St in North Corktown. The contractor's estimate for the work is $6.1 million.
Updated Oct 30
Issued the permit for 309 E Bethune St
The City of Detroit issued building permit BLD2023-00816 on October 20 for a new 10-unit apartment building at 309 East Bethune Street in the North End. The two-story, 90-by-82-foot building will have eight one-bedroom and two two-bedroom units, at an estimated cost of $1.2 million. The permit authorizes construction but sets no start date.
Updated Oct 26
Issued permit BLD2023-00817 for 410 Chandler St on 2026-10-20
Detroit issued a $1.3 million building permit on Oct. 20 for a 10-unit apartment building at 410 Chandler St in the North End. The permit covers six one-bedroom and four two-bedroom units and describes the building as Building 6 at the site.
Issues building permits and inspects construction in Detroit
Detroit issued a $2.2 million building permit on October 19 for a three-story, 32-unit building at 3075 16th Street in North Corktown. The building is part of Preserve on Ash III, a 60-unit income-restricted project that pairs apartment buildings with eight townhomes on 14th, 15th and 16th streets.
Updated Oct 24
Issued the permit
Detroit's buildings department issued a $2.3 million permit on October 19 for a two-story, 10-unit apartment building at 3107 16th St in North Corktown. The permit covers Phase III, Building C5 of a multi-phase development and allows construction. It does not say when work starts or finishes.
Issued permit BLD2025-00655 on Oct. 19; oversees inspections and the certificate of occupancy
Detroit issued a building permit Oct. 19 for a two-story townhouse building at 3106 15th St. in North Corktown. Permit BLD2025-00655 covers eight two-bedroom, 1.5-bath units at a contractor's estimated $2.3 million, though its use field lists 10 units.
Updated Oct 23
Detroit issued a building permit on October 20 for a $5.1 million, 61-unit apartment building at 203 Smith St in the North End. The four-story project, described as "Phase II" of a larger development, includes 30 studio apartments and 31 one-bedroom units.
Updated Oct 22
Issued building permit BLD2026-01304
Detroit issued a $7 million building permit on October 14 for a solar farm at 100 E Parkhurst Pl in Greenfield Park. The change-of-use permit covers solar equipment and site work on three parcels the city lists as C-111, C-112 and C-113.
Updated Oct 21
As of September 2026: Issued permit BLD2026-00816
The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit won a building permit to add a cabaret to its Woodward Avenue home, a $1.8 million renovation. Detroit's Buildings, Safety Engineering and Environmental Department (BSEED) issued permit BLD2026-00816 on September 21 for "Add Additional Use of Cabaret to existing Museum & alterations/Site Work."
Updated Sep 29
As of September 2026: Issuing construction permits
The City of Detroit issued building permits for two new apartment buildings at 5250 Conner St., a key step in the long-stalled Villages at Parkside redevelopment. The permits, valued at $20 million in construction costs, authorize four-story structures with 102 combined apartments.
Updated Sep 28
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