KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer was in Kalamazoo Tuesday to recognize Zone 32, a new development now leasing in the Northside neighborhood, providing 12 new homes and a child care center through a partnership with the YMCA of Greater Kalamazoo.
Zone 32 received funding through the Missing Middle Housing Program, administered by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA), which provided a grant of $920,178 in support of a total construction cost of about $4.7 million.
At the ribbon cutting, Whitmer said, “Today’s project in Kalamazoo will expand the supply of housing and child care, building on our efforts to lower costs and boost access to both. Together, we will continue to ‘build, baby, build’ more housing so everyone can ‘make it’ in Michigan.”
“We are moving quickly with innovative solutions like Missing Middle to close gaps and take projects like this one over the finish line,” said Amy Hovey, MSHDA’s Executive Director and CEO. “We’re going to continue listening to our local partners who know their communities best as we work to build thousands of new homes to help bring down costs for all our neighbors.”
Statewide, the Missing Middle Housing Program is investing $110 million in one-time federal American Rescue Plan Act funding for developers constructing or substantially rehabilitating properties.
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