Water Street Redevelopment Area

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Location


The Water Street Redevelopment area is a 38-acre, City-owned site adjacent to Historic Downtown Ypsilanti, between Ann Arbor and Detroit Metro Airport (DTW). The site is bounded on the north by 1500 feet of Michigan Avenue frontage (US-12 Business Route), and on the south and west by 1/2 mile of Huron River frontage. The City of Ypsilanti is currently seeking a developer for the site or several developers for portions of the site.

General Site Information

To date, the City of Ypsilanti has performed property acquisition and assessment and completed demolition. Remediation continues using various Michigan and Federal grants and loan programs, Neighborhood Stabilization Funds (NSP), and municipal bonds.

Brownfield Plan

The Washtenaw County Brownfield Redevelopment authority has approved a brownfield plan for the site with an estimated total of $22.9 million in reimbursable costs. A small amount of contamination remains on the site, but mitigation can be reimbursed through Brownfield Tax Increment Financing (see below).

Redevelopment Goals

The community would like to see the site redeveloped in a mixed-use, urban form that is in keeping with the adjacent historic downtown area and neighborhoods. A biking and walking trail and linear park is planned for the Huron River frontage, connecting Riverside Park to the north with Waterworks Park to the south and serving as part of a 37-mile-long trail running through Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and adjacent communities.

The following 2010 aerial shows the redevelopment area; however, there are no structures remaining on the site.
Water Street Redevelopment Area Aerial Map

Property Layout

  1. Infrastructure Plan (PDF)
  2. Shape Ypsi - Pages from Master Plan (PDF)
  3. Shape Ypsi Concept Plan (PDF)

Additional Resources

  1. Alta Survey of the Site (PDF)
  2. Market Demographics (PDF)
  3. Tree List (PDF)
  4. Tree survey (PDF)
  5. Water Street Marketing packet (PDF)

Environmental Conditions

  1. Brownfield Plan (PDF)
  2. Phytoremediation Site Scoring Sheet (PDF)

Kaufman Jacobs/Kalabat Potential Water Street Development 

  1. November 5, 2020 Public Engagement Session
  2. November 13, 2020 Water Street Public Engagement Session
  3. November 18, 2020 Public Engagement Session
  4. Conceptual Water Street Site Plan revised 9-14-20
  5. Sample Water Street Styles image package 10-9-20
  6. Water Street enhanced plan updated 11-6-20
  7. Water Street Flyer 10.26.2020