Parkside Redevelopment

Updates & Meetings

This page is maintained by Friends Of Parkside (FOP), an independent 501(c)(3) community-based organization founded in 1991 by Parkside residents, for residents. It provides information and resources for residents of The Villages at Parkside and the larger community.

FOP is not the Resident Council for The Villages at Parkside (TVP) and is not affiliated with the Detroit Housing Commission (DHC), Continental Management, Ginosko Development Company, or their affiliates. This is FOP’s information page, not an official Resident Council, DHC, or redevelopment project website. Statements from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), DHC, and other sources are identified and attributed.

Updated October 30, 2026

Environmental information session: November 12

Thursday, November 12, 2026 | 6–7:30 p.m. | 5000 Conner Street, Detroit

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) will hold a public information session about the Response Activity Plan (ReSAP) for the proposed Villages of Parkside II & V housing development. According to EGLE, the proposal includes removing contaminated fill beneath planned buildings and installing exposure barriers over remaining contaminated fill in other areas. No preregistration is required. Public comments are due November 30, 2026.

Virtual or phone participation: EGLE has not provided online or telephone access information. We will update this page if those options become available.

Read EGLE’s official notice and find project documents and comment information. Questions: Martha Thompson. For language assistance or accommodations, contact Joel Roseberry or 517-599-9494 before the meeting.

Public Comments

The public comment period is open October 22 through November 30, 2026. Residents and community members may submit comments at the November 12 information session or by email or mail. Visit EGLE’s official notice for comment submission information.

Friends Of Parkside (FOP) requested an extension through January 8, 2027, to give residents and the larger community more time to review the plan and prepare comments, including during the holiday season. In its October 22 response, EGLE set the public comment period at October 22 through November 30, 2026, which did not extend through the date FOP requested.

FOP plans to request reconsideration of the deadline. Comments remain due November 30, 2026, unless EGLE announces a change.

REVIEW THE ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN

Online: bit.ly/fopegletvp — ReSAP Plan for II & V.

In person: According to EGLE, a paper copy supplied by the Detroit Housing Commission (DHC) is available for review in the Community Center lobby at The Villages at Parkside (TVP), 5000 Conner Street, in the same location as the prior ReSAP. Look for the plan on the lower shelf shown in the photos. A copy is also available for review at DHC’s office.

Learn together: FOP is planning a hands-on, interactive workshop to help residents understand the plan, explore the proposed environmental measures, and prepare questions and comments. The date, time, and location will be announced when available.

Photos provided to FOP by EGLE.

Joint Meeting with Parkside Residents, FOP, DHC & HUD RAD Office — Tentatively November 17

A joint virtual meeting with Parkside residents, Friends Of Parkside (FOP), the Detroit Housing Commission (DHC), and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) office is tentatively planned for Tuesday, November 17, 2026, from 10–11 a.m. Eastern.

FOP Watch Party starts at 9:30 a.m. at the FOP office, 5000 Conner Street, Suite 103. Join us for coffee, donuts, and fellowship before participating in the meeting together.

Final confirmation and instructions for joining online or by telephone will be shared when available.

Parkside Residents Receive Redevelopment Update — October 28, 2026

Parkside residents received updates on construction, housing options, and moving plans during an October 28, 2026, redevelopment meeting with the Detroit Housing Commission (DHC) and Ginosko Development Company (GDC). Tyler Hardy, DHC’s director of development, served as the main presenter, with other staff contributing information and answering questions.

The presentation covered the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), resident assessment results, apartment and townhome layouts, and a proposed tour of the modular construction factory. After the presentation and questions, residents were directed to breakout tables for additional information.

Watch the October 28 meeting recording on YouTube.

Scenes from the October 28, 2026, Parkside redevelopment meeting.

Construction Schedule and Housing Plans

The development team described Phase I as a 160-unit development consisting of 144 apartments and 16 townhomes. Updated building images and floor plans were shared with residents.

Staff explained that the project will use modular construction. Units will be built in sections inside a factory and transported to Parkside for assembly. Earlier work at the site included clearing land and examining soil and foundation conditions.

The team said foundation work was expected to begin near the end of winter or in spring. Staff anticipated that the first building would become available in 2027, with some buildings becoming available in 2028. Household move dates would depend on the completion of their assigned buildings.

Resident Protections and Moving Plans

Hardy reviewed resident protections under RAD. He said residents have the right to remain at or return to Parkside, rents will remain based on income, and existing residents will not undergo a new eligibility screening because of the conversion. Residents will be required to sign new leases.

The presentation explained that residents would move directly into new housing at Parkside. Some households seeking townhomes may first move into apartments and later move into townhomes as additional phases are completed.

According to the presentation, Housing to Home reached approximately 72 percent of residents during the assessment process. Each household would have another individual meeting to review its moving plan and needs.

Townhome Selection and Household Needs

Hardy reported that residents surveyed favored seniority over a lottery for townhome selection. He said length of residency and accessibility needs would guide priority.

Zachary Rowe, Executive Director of Friends Of Parkside (FOP), asked how households eligible for one bedroom could receive a townhome when the layouts presented did not include a one-bedroom townhome. Staff said those situations would require individual household discussions.

Staff also explained that adult children currently included in a household would not automatically receive separate units through the redevelopment.

Choice Mobility

Hardy said Parkside would use project-based rental assistance. He explained that residents could apply for a tenant-based voucher through Choice Mobility after living in their new units for two years.

He added that vouchers would depend on availability. Eligible residents would enter a waiting process rather than receive a voucher immediately.

Factory Tour

A modular factory tour was proposed for November 16, from 2 to 4 p.m., with transportation provided. Residents were asked to confirm their interest and return signed waivers by November 9 so transportation could be arranged.

Staff said children could attend with a parent or guardian. Residents attending the meeting online could submit their names to receive the registration and waiver forms.

Resident Question About Jobs

Later, Rowe asked about job opportunities for Parkside residents. Staff discussed employment at the modular factory and construction site, referenced Section 3, and directed interested residents to contact DHC for connections to the general contractor or factory.

Breakout Discussions

The meeting concluded with breakout tables covering environmental matters, relocation, housing design, and factory tour registration. Representatives were available to answer residents’ individual questions.

Source: October 28, 2026, meeting recording and meeting transcript, with presenter and questioner identifications provided by Zachary Rowe.

Parkside Residents Met with HUD’s RAD Office on October 20

Parkside residents and Friends Of Parkside (FOP) met with staff from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) office on October 20, 2026, to discuss redevelopment, relocation, future townhomes, accessible housing, the resident council, and Choice Mobility. Following the meeting, Taí Merey Alex of HUD’s Office of Recapitalization obtained written responses from the Detroit Housing Commission (DHC) and shared them with FOP on October 28.

Before the October 20 meeting, Parkside residents participated in HUD’s RAD Resident Engagement Office Hours on August 26 and October 7, 2026. Some joined online, while others attended FOP watch parties to learn about RAD and ask questions together. Residents said these sessions were helpful. The Office Hours serve residents of properties undergoing or having completed RAD conversions; the October 20 meeting provided time to focus on Parkside’s specific questions.

FOP is preparing a response to HUD regarding DHC’s answers to residents’ and FOP’s questions.

Questions from Parkside Residents and FOP

The following introduction, questions, and responses are reproduced from the October 28, 2026 email from Taí Merey Alex of HUD’s Office of Recapitalization. DHC provided the answers, except where HUD identified its own comments. HUD shared DHC’s responses with FOP.

Acronyms used in the responses: FOIA means Freedom of Information Act; MSHDA means Michigan State Housing Development Authority.

Below are responses to questions that arose in the 10/20 meeting with residents, as well as follow up questions from your office (responses are directly from DHC, except where noted that it’s a HUD response).

FOP questions, with DHC response:

• Is October 28 intended to satisfy the pre-closing resident meeting requirement under RAD Notice §1.8.C? If not, which RAD meeting requirement, if any, applies?

This meeting will satisfy the pre-closing resident meeting requirement.

• If §1.8.C applies, could you share any separate written notification addressing conversion approval and the required subjects, as applicable, and clarify when and how residents received it?

DHC has records of its conversion approval and with an appropriate FOIA request, DHC will provide them.

• Could DHC provide a clearer description of the topics and information and any additional required notice before October 28?

The meeting will cover the status of construction, remaining tenant interview status, the waiting list for townhomes and the opportunity to visit the factory where the buildings are under construction, among other topics. We will also cover any other required topic for the HUD requirements. There is no other required notice for this meeting.

• Could HUD use the planned joint meeting to review the §1.8.B topics with residents and hear what was discussed and what opportunities they had for feedback?

DHC would be happy to participate in that way.

(HUD note: we will send a proposed agenda for the November meeting for your input)

• What is the status of the construction? Residents were told they would be moving in December/January but there seems to have been a hold/delay on construction.

Construction began in June 2026 through a HUD-approved early start, allowing the project to complete initial site work and some environmental remediation completed this season. In addition, there has been ongoing construction of the modular units planned for this project in the modular factory in metro Detroit. As part of the upcoming resident meeting will be an offer for residents to visit the factory see the units being constructed. There was a delay in the full closing related to an additional requirement MSHDA made regarding the financing structure the developer was using that involves modular construction. Based on the information currently available, financial closing and mobilization are anticipated during the first quarter of 2027, subject to completion of the remaining financing and approval requirements.

• Residents expressed that there was a vote for a resident council about a year ago (October 2025) which was certified by DHC. What we understood is that their view is that DHC is not honoring the results of this election. Could you give us more information about that? The residents expressed a desire to have the council up and running.

A resident council election was held In 2024, which elected a person who was a former Friends of Parkside staff person as president. There was a dispute about sharing the office space with the Resident Council that Friends of Parkside is currently occupying. After a few months, a recall effort was launched against the President. In October 2025, a recall election was held. The October 2025 recall election was not conducted in accordance with the required notice procedures. Accordingly, DHC declined to certify the results. DHC did not select a winner or overturn a valid election. Rather, DHC offered to facilitate a new election, which the residents organizing the recall declined We offered to assist stage another election immediately afterwards. The residents sponsoring the recall declined. In early 2026, DHC re-engaged with the residents on the subject. There was consensus to have a new election. At that time, there was a disagreement about how the new election should be launched. We offered the community a mediator to look at the facts and decide if we should have a new election or accept the old one. DHC offered three potential neutral third parties to assist in resolving the dispute and identifying an appropriate path forward. DHC remains willing to facilitate a properly conducted election consistent with applicable requirements. Although the offer was made in June, the concerned residents responded to this offer verbally earlier today. We are reviewing their counter proposal now.

• Who is the contact for townhouses waitlist? Is everyone eligible to request a townhouse?

Ginosko, through its consultants and agents, is responsible for the townhouse waitlist. The DHC and Ginosko are continuing resident outreach and relocation interviews to determine resident preferences and eligibility. Additional information regarding the waiting list and application process will be provided to residents. Despite phone calls, door knocking and flyers, there are still several residents who have not completed their relocation meeting. The contact for all relocation matters is Housing To Home.

Alison Martinez, Director of Operations HousingToHome Detroit, MI O: 617-544-1724 E: alison@housingtohome.com

• How long is temporary relocation (i.e. to an apartment, if a resident is moving to a townhouse)?

There is no temporary relocation for this project. Any subsequent move from the Phase I unit to subsequent townhomes are made as an accommodation and cannot be characterized as temporary relocation.

• Will the townhouses be accessible?

• Townhomes can be made accessible through a reasonable accommodation request. A Reasonable Accommodation Request can be submitted at any time by any resident through the standard Section 504 Request process established by their landlord/management agent. This applies today as it would in the future.

• Residents would like more information about choice mobility. We shared information in the meeting, but I wanted to make sure you have our guide as well, which can be shared at resident meetings too (as well as the fact sheet, we have on choice mobility).

HUD Resources for Residents

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) shared the following resources for residents and community members seeking information about the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program. These are general HUD materials; residents can contact HUD or the housing provider about how the information applies to their household.

• RAD Information for Public Housing Residents — HUD’s resource page with fact sheets, educational videos, and guides.
• Choice Mobility Guidebook — 40 pages (PDF) — HUD’s detailed guide on Choice Mobility eligibility, requests, and procedures.
• Choice Mobility Fact Sheet (PDF) — a shorter introduction to Choice Mobility.
• Resident Engagement and Consultation Fact Sheet (PDF) — information about resident participation during RAD conversion.
• Resident Organizing and Funding Fact Sheet (PDF) — information about resident organizations and funding.
• Submit a RAD Inquiry or Complaint — HUD’s online form for questions or concerns about RAD resident rights and impacts.

Residents may also email RAD@hud.gov. HUD asks that messages include the resident’s name, address, RAD-related question or concern, and telephone number or email address.

For help accessing these materials or requesting printed information, contact Friends Of Parkside (FOP) at 313-822-0311 or visit 5000 Conner Street, Suite 103.

Contacts and further information

For relocation questions, the Detroit Housing Commission (DHC) identified Alison Martinez, HousingToHome, at 617-544-1724 or alison@housingtohome.com.

HUD resident resources · Submit a RAD inquiry or complaint

Read FOP newsletters and Action Alerts for redevelopment reporting, environmental questions, and earlier updates.

For printed information or assistance, call 313-822-0311 or visit FOP at 5000 Conner Street, Suite 103.