The Platform announced that six new retailers have opened or will soon open their doors at their properties in Detroit's Midtown and New Center neighborhoods.

More affordable housing is coming to Detroit, and a development company is set to transform a historic industrial building in Milwaukee Junction.

More affordable housing is coming to Detroit, and a development company is set to transform a historic industrial building in Milwaukee Junction.

DETROIT – A new development project is underway in Detroit’s Midtown neighborhood that will offer over 200 apartments and ground-floor retail space. Construction of Woodward West, a $60 million mixed-use development project, broke ground on Nov. 9 on Woodward Avenue at Stimson Street. Slated to open in the summer of 2022, the five-story structure plans to offer 204 apartments and 25,000 feet of retail space. Officials say the site is meant to be inclusive of the existing neighborhood and its residents: 20% of Woodward West apartments will be offered as affordable housing, while a portion of the retail space will be reserved as “entrepreneur space” for new businesses, officials said Thursday. Visit the Woodward West website here for more information.

DETROIT Its one of the citys most photographed outdoor murals, but new art will be on the Chroma Building in the New Center area. Artist Sydney G. James has been tapped to create an 8,000 square foot wall, expected to be completed in September. Its going to be be the most beautiful painting in the United States, James said. At least this side of Woodward.Watch the video above for the full reportREAD: More community news coverage