  Robcohon Member Username: Robcohon Post Number: 1 Registered: 07-2007 |
PRESS RELEASE * FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE * CITYSCAPE DETROIT PRESENTS BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT: PROCESS, POLICY AND INCENTIVES (DETROIT, MI – July 11, 2007) – Cityscape Detroit, a Detroit based non-profit group, announced today that it is proud to present an informative panel discussion on “Brownfield Redevelopment: Process, Policy and Incentives.” Robert Colangelo, Chief Executive Officer of the Chicago based National Brownfield Associations, is scheduled to moderate the panel discussion on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 from 4:00 – 6:30 p.m. This panel discussion will focus on all aspects of brownfield redevelopment tax credits, from development and financing to legal and technical issues. Brownfield redevelopment tax credits are an integral part of redeveloping Detroit in the case of contaminated, blighted or functionally obsolete property. Panel speakers are: Mariangela Pledl, Brownfield Redevelopment Associate Director, Detroit Economic Growth Corp; Doug Brown, Director of Development, ASTI Environmental; Bob Zinser, Housing Consultant, Cass Corridor Neighborhood Development Corp.; Kurt M. Brauer, Partner, Bodman, LLP. The event will be held at The 55 West Canfield Lofts located at 55 W. Canfield Detroit, Michigan. The event is open to the public. There is a cost of $20, which includes a one year free membership to Cityscape Detroit. For additional information and online payment, please visit www.CityscapeDetroit.org. RSVP at rsvp@CityscapeDetroit.org. Cityscape Detroit is a non-profit group devoted to good urban planning, urban design, historic preservation, architecture, investment, green spaces, mass transit, interesting streetscapes, pedestrianism, human scale development, urbanism, and the "built environment" in Detroit. Further information about the organization is available at its web site, www.CityscapeDetroit.org. Contact: Cityscape Detroit Rob Cohon 248.568.5547 www.CityscapeDetroit.org | ||
Jt1 Member Username: Jt1 Post Number: 9550 Registered: 10-2003 |
Sounds like a good organization but this made me laugh: Contact: Cityscape Detroit area code 248 | ||
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw Post Number: 3224 Registered: 02-2005 |
Cityscape has a great mission and I'd like to join up with them sometime soon. I won't be able to attend this event, though. | ||
Spaceman_spiff Member Username: Spaceman_spiff Post Number: 76 Registered: 02-2006 |
Is anybody else from the board planning on attending this? -Spiff |
