Developer considers turning Mt. Clemens firehouse into downtown lofts

What was once the home of firefighters and their trucks could become home to urban hipsters and empty nesters in downtown Mt. Clemens.

Developer Ted Schollenberger is toying with the idea of turning the old Firehouse No. 2 on New Street, across the street from his New Street Lofts building, into lofts. The largely vacant, ornate structure has gone from a firehouse to office building to a combo of office and commercial space.

"It dates back to the horse-and-buggy days," says Schollenberger, who is also chair of the Mt. Clemens Downtown Development Authority.

If Schollenberger can find someone interested in the project, he would begin turning it into eight rental/for sale lofts. Each loft would be 800-900 square feet with one bedroom and one bathroom and a patio or balcony.

"They would be similar to what I did at New Street," Schollenberger says.

Schollenberger is holding off on the project so he can focus on breaking ground for his Pine Street Lofts project next spring. The 7-story, mixed-use building is about a half block away. The new development will have ground floor retail space, two levels of parking above that and then loft space on the fourth through seventh floors. The whole project would bring about 34 new homes to the downtown area.

Source: Ted Schollenberger, developer of the old Firehouse No. 2
Writer: Jon Zemke

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