The 6,200 square foot building was constructed in 1926 for S.S. Kresge’s Five and Dime Department Store. The 2,275 square foot space in the front of the building will house Detroit Soul, a soul food fusion restaurant, which has a commitment to hiring 50% or more of its employees from the neighborhood. Detroit Soul is slated to open in Summer of 2021. The JEI Neighborhood Resources Hub Opened in the rear 3,500 SF in January 2022.

On the National Register for Historic Places, the Vanity Ballroom is one of the last standing great ballrooms from Detroit’s jazz era and a major anchor building in the Jefferson-Chalmers neighborhood. EJDevCo and the City of Detroit are working jointly to secure funds to mothball this property and pioneer a “tactical preservation” strategy to activate the ground floor retail space. In 2017, EJDevCo continued necessary predevelopment work, including the completion of phase I & II environmental assessments, financial modelling and storefront design.

Located at 14229 East Jefferson, the Schwinn Bike Shop was most recently used as bicycle retail and repair shop. EJDevCo intends to redevelop the building resulting in second floor office space for the JEI/EJDevCo Headquarters and first floor retail/restaurant space.

The 2,850 Square foot building is located at 14628 East Jefferson Avenue and is now occupied by Norma G’s, a Caribbean-themed restaurant and the first full-service sit down restaurant in Jefferson-Chalmers in 30 years. Norma G’s was completed in September 2018. The restaurant provides 15 local jobs to the community at higher wages than typical for a local restaurant.

This property is currently a vacant lot. The new development will consist of a mixed use building that will contain retail and office space as well as 65 mixed income units with units ranging from 50% to 80% AMI.

The renovation of the historic Marlboro apartment buildings located at 1031 & 910 Marlborough will introduce new affordable and market rate housing to the district. The two buildings were constructed in 1927 and were originally used as residences. Vacant for more than three decades, this project will offer 23 multi-family housing units for residents with 12 of the units being affordable at 50% and 60% AMI. 910 Marlborough is expected to be complete spring 2022, and 1031 Marlborough is expected to be complete summer of 2022. For more information please visit marlboroughdetroit.com

This 2,926 SF building was constructed in 1943 and its 1926 facade contributes to the historic district. The building was utilized by a beauty supply company. It has been vacant and unused since the early 2000s. The architecture of the upper portion of the storefront was clad with porcelain enamel steel panels in 1957 when it was converted into a single storefront. EJDevCo intends to convert this building into a food hall and ghost kitchen.

Located at 14522 East Jefferson Avenue, this property is a contributing building to the historic district. The 3,700 square foot building was constructed in 1924 as a two-story, one-bay brick commercial building; it was altered in 1958. EJDevCo owns the subject property and intends to restore the building's historic exterior envelope. The building will be home to a first floor restaurant tenant and three second-story residential units.