Where is hantz farm

The lots collected no tax revenue and sat empty, or were overgrown havens for illegal dumping. The city -- then under state-run emergency management -- finalized the sale in the fall of The agreement called for Hantz Farms over two years to demolish 50 blighted houses on its newly purchased lots, clear the land of unruly weeds and trash and then maintain them with regular mowing and other maintenance.

The city issued a certificate of completion to Hantz Farms, satisfied the company did what it said it would, in December Happy neighbors. Despite the opposition and skepticism, O'Grady says Hantz followed through with what he said he'd do. O'Grady said he initially wondered why residents would oppose the beautification effort, especially since the land had been stagnant and blighted so long.

It came down to skepticism. O'Grady says now the the Hantz Farms properties are cleared, "the majority" of neighbors are happy with the results. Davis says in the film. As to the authenticity of Hantz's motives, O'Grady believes they are pure. Hantz Farms hoped to eventually harvest the timber on the land, but expects it will do little more than offset maintenance costs. Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.

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Ad Choices. Fact-forward news for readers like you who want to know more. Subscribe today. Land Grab promo poster. Hauled away mountains of trash. Planted more than 20, trees. Kept their lots mowed and tidy. But Hantz and his team feel unable to finish the jobs of beautifying their east-side project area because the City of Detroit has held back a few hundred surplus parcels within the Hantz Woodlands district.

These are parcels that were originally included in the deal but so far have not yet been transferred to Hantz. Today they remain overgrown and blighted amid the well-tended parcels that Hantz owns.

That's odd, and it contradicts the common assumption that wealthy white businessmen like Dan Gilbert, Mike Ilitch and Roger Penske get whatever they want from the city. Generally, of course, they do.

The recent Grand Prix on Belle Isle, an event championed by Penske, shows just how willing the city remains to assist one of them. But for some reason Hantz, a resident of Detroit's Indian Village district who owns a number of financial services firms, doesn't even seem to merit an answer as to why the city hasn't yet sold him the remaining parcels.

It's tempting to say the city is being cautious for fear of reigniting the long, contentious fight that preceded the creation of Hantz Woodlands. The City Council, in a vote in late , agreed to sell Hantz those nearly 2, parcels of tax-foreclosed land after years of debate. And there were fears of the unknown, of what a massive tree-planting operation would be like.

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