Completed in 1972, the 511
building sits on 13,068 square
feet of prominent land on
Woodward Avenue directly in
front of the Guardian Building,
and is the southern-most stop on
the QLINE.
The
development
is
planned
to be
mixed-use
with a
restaurant
on the
first
floor
and the
Wayne
County/DDP
Welcome
Center
providing
information
related
to
downtown
and
Wayne
County.
Office
space
will be
located
in the
three
floors
above,
including
DDP’s
offices.
Wayne
County
reaches
tentative
deal
with
Elia
Group
Development
for 511
Woodward
DETROIT
– Wayne
County
has
reached
a
tentative
$4.65
million
deal
with
Elia
Group
for the
prominently
placed
511
Woodward
Building
in
downtown
Detroit.
The deal
for the
29,968-
square
foot
building
is
pending
approval
by the
Wayne
County
Commission,
but
would
include
the new
location
for the
Downtown
Detroit
Partnership
providing
it a
long-desired
street
front
locale.
“We
are
excited.
This
deal
will
activate
a prime
space
between
Campus
Martius
Park and
Hart
Plaza
that has
sat
vacant
for
years,”
said
Wayne
County
Executive
Warren
C.
Evans.
“This is
the type
of
public-private
partnership
we’re
committed
to, and
is
another
step in
our
Recovery
Plan. We
are
looking
forward
to
having
DDP at
511
Woodward
and are
excited
for what
Elia
Group
will do
with
this
space.”
The
development
is
planned
to be
mixed-use
with a
restaurant
on the
first
floor
and the
Wayne
County/DDP
Welcome
Center
providing
information
related
to
downtown
and
Wayne
County.
Office
space
will be
located
in the
three
floors
above,
including
DDP’s
offices.
Completed
in 1972,
the 511
building
sits on
13,068
square
feet of
prominent
land on
Woodward
Avenue
directly
in front
of the
Guardian
Building,
and is
the
southern-most
stop on
the
QLINE.
“This
sale
represents
a
forward-thinking
vision
for
Wayne
County
by
embarking
on a
plan for
integrated
development
between
the
private,
nonprofit,
and
public
sectors,”
said
Zaid
Elia,
President
and CEO
of the
Elia
Group.
“It’s
our duty
to
reimagine
iconic
landmarks
such as
this as
social
hubs for
the next
generation
of
entrepreneurs
and
innovators
in the
city.”
DDP
will
anchor
the
space
and help
establish
a
public-facing
presence
that
enhances
the
mission
to
strengthen
and
support
Downtown
Detroit.
"This
opportunity
would
provide
a
long-term
home for
our
organization,"
said DDP
CEO Eric
B.
Larson.
"It will
position
us to be
closer
to the
community
we serve
and,
with the
development
of the
Welcome
Center
in
partnership
with
Wayne
County,
this
designated
space
will
become a
much-needed
gathering
place
for the
public."
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