(CBS Detroit) — The old General Motors Transmission Plant in Warren is set to be repurposed.
According to a report from The Detroit News, Warren City Council voted 5-2 to approve a proposed redevelopment on Tuesday.
READ MORE: Michigan Announces $1.5 Million Tuition Giveaway, 100 Children To Receive $15,000Missouri-based NorthPoint Development requested $28.6 million in tax increment financing for remediation and demolition. Redevelopment of the plant on Mound Road, which shut down in 2019, is expected to cost $180 million.
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