Ypsilanti Twp. looks at Michigan-Ecorse revival plan.(hires Market Insite Group to suggest tenant mixture)(Brief Article)

From: Crain's Detroit Business | Date: March 4, 2002| Author: Bailey, Laura | Copyright information

A plan to redevelop the Michigan Avenue and Ecorse Road corridors in Ypsilanti Township recommends 15 stores and restaurants for the area and forecasts $19.5 million in sales for those businesses if built.

Ypsilanti Township hired Sausalito, Calif.-based Market Insite Group to suggest a tenant mixture for the area, and the $12,500 retail-market assessment has been mailed to brokers, said Kevin Kwiatkowski, township director of community and economic development.

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