Posted 3/4/2024, 9:03:36 PM
Detroit to Demolish Historic Packard Plant by 2022, Redevelop Site for New Auto Suppliers
- The Packard Plant, a massive decayed Detroit factory site, will be fully demolished by end of 2022 with $26M in pandemic relief funds
- The city aims to redevelop the 42-acre site into a new automotive plant within 2 years
- Bids for new land development plans focused on auto suppliers will open in the next 2 months
- Site is near GM's Factory Zero plant; city sees potential for auto-related redevelopment
- A small part of Packard Plant will be preserved to honor its history as it stood for 68 years before closing in 1956