Following six years of nearly non-stop construction and a massive investment, Ford finally pulled the covers off its rejuvenated Michigan Central Station site back in June, letting eager residents of the Metro Detroit area inside for the very first time. It was a landmark moment for this rather ambitious project, bringing an old train station back to life and repurposing it as an office space that will soon house many mobility-focused companies and other entities. That will include Blue Oval workers, as Ford Authority previously reported, though it wasn’t entirely clear – until now – when those workers would be moving in.
Previously expected to begin filtering into Michigan Central Station by 2025, Ford workers will instead begin setting up shop in the new space this week, Carolina Pluszczynski, COO of Michigan Central, recently confirmed to Crain’s Detroit Business. She added that “we’ll see a couple of Ford floors,” which means that around 52,000 square feet of space will be dedicated to Blue Oval employees – at least, for now. Ford also reportedly plans on occupying at least some of the space in the upper portion of the 18 floors that make up Michigan Central Station at some point in the future, too.
FoMoCo dropped around $1 billion into the massive Michigan Central Station rejuvenation project, which includes some of the surrounding area such as the old book depository that has been transformed into a startup hub of sorts called Newlab. Following the site’s grand opening a few months ago, Google’s Code Next program became the very first tenant as a special computer science education program focused on helping Black, Latinx, and Indigenous high school students pursue careers in technology.
In addition to Google, Newlab, and Ford workers, Michigan Central Station will also soon see a host of other entities move in. That includes Yellow Light Coffee & Donuts, as well as the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan, which recently relocated its headquarters from Farmington Hills to Newlab and also plans on occupying the fifth floor in Michigan Central.
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Pretty special!
Much bigger & better than pretty special. Absolutely beyond incredible. If only others would do the same with many other area’s of downtown. Credit to Ford family.
Where the white women at?