The Silent Issue -- Lakewood Transformed

[Mark Kindt]

Will We Recognize Our Hometown In 2025?

The largest transformation in the history of Lakewood (since I-90 was cut through) is now upon us.

By my informal estimate approximately $250,000,000 of private developer investment is now before the planning commission.

Approximately 625 units of new housing including commercial space will be built, most of it within three projects:

One Lakewood Place

Detroit-Bunts-Parkland

Detroit-Cranford-Rosewood

The totality of these developments (along with a few others) are likely to significantly change our city.

This transformation of Lakewood is in the planning stages and should not be a silent issue.

Despite significant job loss between 2015-2018, Lakewood is poised, for good or for ill, for major development investment activity.