About this Event
Get an inside look at the people, projects, financing, and strategies shaping Detroit’s development landscape.
Join the Real Estate Association of Developers for the Fall 2026 Black Developer Bus Tour on Thursday, October 8. This immersive experience takes attendees beyond project renderings and headlines for an educational look inside three active Detroit developments.
Featured Projects:
The Oakland
Discover how Stafford House transformed a vacant, 100-year-old North End building into a mixed-use development featuring 10 apartments, four commercial spaces, a café opportunity, and below-market housing for Detroit’s workforce.
Grand Oak Apartments
Explore an eight-unit redevelopment designed to demonstrate how affordable housing can also be energy efficient. The project incorporates geothermal heating and cooling, rooftop solar, electric systems, and tenant Wi-Fi while targeting affordability at 60% of the Area Median Income.
The Hive on Russell
Tour a 78-unit mixed-income community connecting Eastern Market and Lafayette Park. The development combines historic preservation, affordable housing, sustainable design, community amenities, and zero-energy performance goals.
What You Will Experience:
• Tour active Detroit development projects
• Hear directly from the people behind each project
• Learn how projects are financed and brought to life
• Gain insight into development challenges, partnerships, and community impact
• Connect with developers, investors, lenders, contractors, architects, real estate professionals, and aspiring developers
• End the experience with a networking mixer
Whether you are an active developer, an industry professional, or exploring development for the first time, this tour offers practical education, meaningful connections, and access to projects helping shape Detroit’s future.
The Spring 2026 tour sold out in only 10 days. This fall, READ will welcome up to 175 attendees across three buses.
Registration is required, and seating is limited.
Event Details:
Thursday, October 8, 2026
4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Detroit People’s Food Co-op
8324 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, Michigan 48202
Tickets:
READ Members: Free
Nonmembers: $85
Secure your seat and experience Detroit development from the inside.
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Detroit People's Food Co-op, 8324 Woodward Ave, Detroit, United States
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