The Brownstones at the Park ready to break ground in February

Bloomfield Hills-based Robertson Brothers plans to build 22 brownstone condos along Lake Pointe Drive about one block north of Jefferson Avenue. The infill development will raze seven early 20^th Century duplexes that are either rentals or owner-occupied rentals. The project is part of Grosse Pointe Park's effort to create more new housing and owner-occupied homes.

The development is about one block away from city hall, the police station and library. It's also a 15-minute drive from downtown Detroit. The condos will start in the $170,000s, and so far three of them have been reserved.

"If you want to be close to downtown but have better taxes, better schools and all of the amenities of Grosse Pointe Park, this is a steal," says Jim Clarke, a spokesman for Robertson Brothers.

Each brownstone will have two bedrooms and 2 1/2 bathrooms in 1,600 square feet. Either a two-car garage or a large one-car garage comes with each unit. There will also be more on-street or on-site parking spots, with 55 spaces total.

The developer expects to have the old buildings on the one-acre site razed by this spring and the first six condos finished within four months after that. The rest of the brownstones will be built as they are sold.

Source: Jim Clarke, a spokesman for Robertson Brothers

Writer: Jon Zemke