East

The East investment area is bounded by the city limits on the east, Mt. Elliott on the west, I-94 Ford Freeway on the north, and Jefferson Avenue on the south.

The community development corporations that initiated this work include: Jefferson East Business Association, Messiah Housing Corporation, U-SNAP-BAC, and Warren Conner Development Coalition.

Work here includes a regional component. The Detroit Grosse Pointe Collaborative, a coalition of local and regional non-profit groups, has been building ongoing partnerships and relationships between residents and businesses on the East side of Detroit and the bordering Grosse Pointe communities. These organizations are working with the shared goal of reducing the physical and social barriers between the two communities.

View the East Side Comprehensive Investment Strategy completed in 2006.