Air Force Seeks Developers for 670 Acres

HARRISON TOWNSHIP, MI-Developers and government contractors are invited to attend the Industry Forum, hosted by the US Air Force, on how they can apply to lease property for new development on the 3,000-acre Selfridge Air National Guard Base.The forum will be June 26.

Since most of the Army presence at the base is being moved due to the Base Realignment and Closure Committee by September 2008, most of the land at the base will be turned over to the Air Force. However, in an attempt to reuse some of the land, and because of laws prohibiting the Air Force from running certain types of establishments, developers are being asked to lease about 670 acres on the base. The property is broken up into three sections on the northeast, southwest and southeast corners of the base, and includes a 170-acre golf course.

Peter Swanson, project manager, says that the first 103-acre zone would be available for office or R&D use, another 200-acre zone could hold industrial uses. The final zone, along Lake St. Clair, would be good for an adult multifamily community project, and would include the golf course and historic military housing.