# DETROIT | Detroit Center for Innovation **URL:** \ **Category:** meta\ **Created:** [July 1, 2022, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/detroit-detroit-center-for-innovation/21484 "2022-07-01T19:30:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/007/32/119215_2.png) [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/detroit-detroit-center-for-innovation/21484/1 "2022-07-01T19:30:23Z")
> **[State lawmakers pump $100 million earmark into Ross, Ilitch UM Detroit Center...](https://www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/state-lawmakers-pump-100-million-earmark-ross-ilitch-um-detroit-center-innovation)** > > Michigan lawmakers have approved a $77 billion state budget that includes a $100 million earmark for the proposed Detroit Center for Innovation project. > > > Kirk Pinho @kirkpinhoCDB ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/detroit-detroit-center-for-innovation/21484/2 "2022-07-01T19:33:21Z")
> **[Asia Now Resources (NOW) – $250M Detroit Center For Innovation Backed By...](https://www.benzinga.com/news/21/12/24575322/250m-detroit-center-for-innovation-backed-by-stephen-ross-planned-for-2023-groundbreaking-at-new-sit)** > > Related Companies, Olympia Development of Michigan and the University of Michigan have announced plans to build the Detroit Center for Innovation (DCI) within The District Detroit, a mixed-use sports and entertainment destination around the Little... Per ssp, ServiceNow is the tech company attached to this. Which is pretty big for this city, as they are a Fortune 500 company. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2022, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/detroit-detroit-center-for-innovation/21484/3 "2022-07-25T22:31:35Z")
> **[Stephen Ross personally lobbied Michigan lawmakers for $100 million Detroit...](https://www.crainsdetroit.com/government/how-stephen-ross-got-100-million-detroit-center-innovation)** > > Ross — chairman of New York City-based developer Related Cos., and a major donor to the University of Michigan — made his pitch directly to four legislative leaders along with top members of the House and Senate budget committees. ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2022, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/detroit-detroit-center-for-innovation/21484/4 "2022-11-19T16:27:06Z")
> **[District Detroit: $1.5 billion development to include housing, retail,...](https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2022/11/15/district-detroit-1-5b-development-to-include-housing-retail-hotels/69649853007/)** > > Developers say the project builds on plans for the Detroit Center for Innovation, a $250 million University of Michigan satellite campus. > **[llitch, Ross Propose $1.5B Development in Detroit](https://therealdeal.com/national/2022/11/19/ilitch-ross-propose-1-5b-detroit-development/)** > > Olympia Development and Related Companies proposed a $1.5 billion project in downtown Detroit that would encompass 10 properties, including apartments and hotels.. > **[Massive $1.5B plan includes hotels, apartments, offices for District Detroit](https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/massive-1-5b-plan-includes-hotels-apartments-offices-for-district-detroit)** > > After years of criticism for not developing land in midtown Detroit near Little Caesars Arena, the owners have proposed a massive expansion. ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/detroit-detroit-center-for-innovation/21484/5 "2023-01-16T22:59:28Z")
> **[Ross, Ilitch seek taxpayer subsidies for half of $1.5B District Detroit project](https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2023/01/11/olympia-related-cos-get-50m-for-district-detroit-development/69800143007/)** > > A proposed $1.5 billion mixed-use real estate development in downtown Detroit seeks nearly $800 million in tax incentives to come to fruition. ---
**Author:** ![the726](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/the726/32/13225_2.png) [@the726](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/the726)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2023, 8:11am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/detroit-detroit-center-for-innovation/21484/6 "2023-12-16T08:11:43Z")
> **[U-M Center for Innovation has long-awaited groundbreaking in Detroit](https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/12/14/um-center-innovation-groundbreaking-detroit/71907672007/)** > > The project is expected to be a catalyst for job creation, innovation and economic development in Detroit and across the state. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2024, 3:54am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/detroit-detroit-center-for-innovation/21484/7 "2024-11-25T03:54:23Z")
> **[District Detroit start now slated for 2025, but exact timing unclear](https://www.bridgedetroit.com/district-detroit-start-now-slated-for-2025-but-exact-timing-unclear/)** > > When asked whether developers expect additional changes with the construction timeline, Olympia Development President Keith Bradford said “it’s impossible to predict the future.” ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2025, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/detroit-detroit-center-for-innovation/21484/8 "2025-12-14T14:03:30Z")
> **[Long-awaited groundbreaking for $1.5B District Detroit gets date](https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/2025/12/09/district-detroit-construction-set-to-begin-in-march/87669092007/)** > > Construction is scheduled to begin next March on a 13-story building in downtown.