Tetens appeared before council Tuesday to affirm their commitment to the project. Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission representatives said Tuesday they are ready to get the process rolling on the proposed Eastside Recreation Center which would encompass about eight acres of the Water Street property.īob Tetens, director of WCPRC, said his goal is to "hit the ground running" in early 2015 for construction of the center. The city started acquiring parcels of the Water Street property in 2001 with the expectation that it would quickly attract mixed-use development, but it hasn't been able to find developers for the property. "It's been minimal (interest), but that's what's going on in Michigan," Itkis said. Itkis declined to share the name of the hotel.Īside from the two interested parties, Itkis said inquiries about the property have been relatively slow to come in. Once those talks progress to the next level, Itkis told city council he will keep them informed.
"We're going to follow up to see if they can set up a meeting." "This prospect has not explained what sort of (business) they want to open," he said. Itkis said the hotel chain and the other prospective business have not indicated how many acres of the site they would be interested in purchasing or any idea as to what the buildings would look like. "One is hospitality and the other is senior care. "We are talking to two other users," said CBRE representative Arthur Itkis. The long-vacant Water Street property in Ypsilanti could be the site of a hotel and a senior care facility in the near future, a CBRE associate who oversees the marketing of the 38-acre site said Tuesday. A model for proposed Water Street development Ypsilanti.
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