The school, which has sat vacant since 2014, could be turned into what’s being called King Village.
“In October of last year, the city signed a resolution to develop with us.”
Marria McIntosh is President and CEO of Thredz, a community advocacy nonprofit. Thredz has been working with the city and community of Muskegon Heights for the past two years on developing the property.
“How can we both make this project feasible, but make sure that it fits the fabric of the neighborhood and what the community wants?”
King Village would include 28 mostly one-bedroom apartments. The gym and stage would also be refurbished for community use. In addition to the apartments, plans call for homes, townhomes and just over 16,000 square feet of commercial space.
“This is a multi-phase project. So, this site is 8.4 acres and, technically, it’s split up between four onsite phases and then a fifth offsite phase.”
The total cost of the project is almost $48 million with funding coming from various sources including grants, state allocations, private donations and loans.
McIntosh hopes construction can begin in the next couple years.
