Parkview Street Live Work

PRO is currently working with Library Street Collective on a ground-up, affordable, "Live-Work" housing complex that is targeted at working artists.

Since its inception in 2012, Library Street Collective (LSC) has presented artists and programming that connects Detroit to the international arts community while maintaining crucial support to the local creative renaissance of the city. The gallery's influence extends beyond its brick and mortar location into the city's public, private, and heritage spaces. A crucial aspect of Library Street Collective's efforts involves raising awareness and funds for nonprofits and other worthy causes, particularly those based in Detroit. Through a new holistic venture, LSC is seeking to extend services and access for artists in the Detroit community through the creation of mixed-use work and living spaces in the East Village neighborhood. Targeted for working artists making 50-80% of the area median income, 48 affordable housing units will be above or adjacent to ground floor retail and artist studio space, which can be rented out for artists to work.

The unique design and interwoven green space will provide a new connection for artists to the LSC galleries nearby, affordable working space and a network of artists through their neighborhood. Through its intentional design of small duplex, triplex, or fourplex homes scattered throughout the site, the development seeks to build porosity with the neighborhood, encourage community through shared spaces, provide private and collective outdoors spaces, creative flexible ground floor artist studio space and innovate with construction to ensure affordability.

PRO is currently working with Library Street Collective on a ground-up, affordable, "Live-Work" housing complex that is targeted at working artists.

The unique design and interwoven green space will provide a new connection for artists to the LSC galleries nearby, affordable working space and a network of artists through their neighborhood. Through its intentional design of small duplex, triplex, or fourplex homes scattered throughout the site, the development seeks to build porosity with the neighborhood, encourage community through shared spaces, provide private and collective outdoors spaces, creative flexible ground floor artist studio space and innovate with construction to ensure affordability.