Ground broken on Emerald Glen subdivision, 30 new homes coming soon!
September 2026, ground broken on Emerald Glen subdivision in the City of Manchester. Left to right: Michael Session, City Manager; City Councilors: Cynthia Dresch and Sue LaRocque; Patricia Vailliencourt, Mayor; Toni Kayumi, OCED Director; Brian Farkas from Allen Edwin Homes; and David Hicks from Consumers Energy. Photo courtesy of Washtenaw County Office of Community & Economic Development.
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The Emerald Glen subdivision, which will be located off Galloway Dr., behind Carr Park, in Manchester broke ground last month. This project is a collaboration between the City of Manchester, Washtenaw County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, and Allen Edwin Homes. The subdivision will feature 30 new homes – 24 will be for sale, and 6 will be rent restricted at what is affordable to a 100% area median income (AMI) family for 15 years.
The City of Manchester has been working since 2002 to make this subdivision happen. The vacant lot was identified as a good candidate for a housing development, and the city started working with Allen Edwin Homes to plan the development and look at what housing tax increment financing (TIF) strategies could be utilized.
In 2023, amendments were made to the Brownfield Redevelopment Financing Act (Act 381) to allow local units of government to use increased property tax revenue to fund infrastructure, utilities, parking, and to fill financial gaps for new residential developments. In partnership with the County’s Brownfield Program housed in the Office of Community and Economic Development, the City of Manchester was the first in Washtenaw County to implement this type of project.
The development is the first Brownfield Project to happen in Manchester. A Brownfield plan was approved through the County Board of Commissioners which provided $4 million in Brownfield TIF support to the developer helping to build roads, utilities, and other infrastructure. $120,000 of the project will be spent on sidewalks that connect the subdivision to the local downtown area.
The mayor of Manchester, Patricia Vailliencourt, shares about the project: “After two years of working together this project has become a reality. Being the first in Washtenaw County to implement this type of TIF project had its challenges but has made it possible to bring 30 new homes to Manchester. Housing new families is a huge win for our schools, our downtown, our entire community.”
The city is excited for this development and to spur commerce, increase school enrollment, and welcome more families to the community. The project will take several years to finish development.
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