Neighborhood

Milwaukee Junction

Address

6402 Woodward Avenue

Project Type

Residential & Retail

Construction Type

Rehab

Original Date Built

1922 & 1945

Date Complete

April 2019

Total Size

27,110 SF

Retail

7,460 SF

Residential

23 Units

Parking

23 Spaces

This corner infill project revitalizes historic buildings along an important block of Woodward Avenue.

Baltimore Station connects and rehabilitates two existing storefront buildings while adding a new third floor of loft apartments with impressive views of Woodward and Baltimore Avenues. Serving the Milwaukee Junction and New Center communities, Baltimore Station stabilizes this block of the Woodward corridor with much-needed quality commercial and residential options across the street from MDOT's planned intermodal facility.

Now Leasing

Baltimore Station offers 7,460 SF of retail space and studio, 1- and 2-bedroom apartments at affordable and market rates.

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Stage of Development

Pre-development

A developer sees an opportunity in an existing building or vacant land and tests possible ideas for development to determine if they should commit.

Design

The architect, along with engineers and contractors, collaborate with the developer to create a meaningful plan for construction.

Construction

The general contractor physically brings the design of the architect and engineers to life.

Leasing

The development is promoted to potential tenants who may be interested in leasing or purchasing available units.

Management

A property-management team manages the on-going daily operations of the development and the tenants.

Refinance

The owner may choose to re-finance or sell the developed property.
Condition of Baltimore Station properties when purchased by The Platform

Once a popular art supply store and restaurant, the buildings sat vacant for many years before The Platform acquired them.

Baltimore Station provides new retail and residential space along Woodward Avenue in New Center.

The development features 23 residential units with stunning city views.

History: Prior to the building's vacancy, Baltimore Station 1 had a rich history as a department store, art supply store, Coney Island, and Caribbean restaurant. This development brings back crucial infill retail on a block that has successful and long-standing retail neighbors.

On Community Engagement: We reach out to our small business neighbors for conversation and exchange on all projects. We do this to share and test development plans. We also work with community partners to connect local residents with job opportunities for our retail tenants.

On Design Excellence: On the portion of Baltimore Station 1 that was built in 1922, we preserved the original glazed brick facade and several other interior brick walls that now serve to demise retail and residential spaces. Originally a two-story building, we constructed a third story to add more residential units.  The third story offers generous patios with views of the neighborhood. 

In the Neighborhood: Fisher Building, Fisher Theatre, Wayne State University, College for Creative Studies, Detroit Institute of Arts, Midtown Cultural Center, Motown Museum, Milwaukee Junction, Oakland Avenue Urban Farm, Michigan Urban Farming Initiative

Transit: Bus #016, 080, 089, 851; Q-line Station: Baltimore Station; MoGo Station: Second Ave & W Grand Blvd; Amtrak Detroit Station