Margene and Bob Buckhave are converting the former Michigan Gift Mart building in downtown Northville into an incubator for new local businesses.
The 90,000-square-foot building takes up a full city block and will be redubbed Northville Square, its original name.
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Northville Square has about 30,000 square feet of common areas, some of which could be used by kiosk businesses such as food vendors, but much of which would be available for public events. The project adds about 40 percent more retail space to the downtown, Bob Buckhave said. The couple is working hard to find the right mix of new tenants and not steal tenants from other downtown landlords, he said.
City Manager Patrick Sullivan said Northville Square is “unique because it's an indoor environment that continues the energy of the street into the building.”
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