The Clay Township Planning Commission was scheduled to hold a public hearing last night on Michael Malik's latest proposal for a 380-acre housing development to surround a man-made lagoon on Harsens Island; however, curiously we did not find a reminder of the public meeting in the Times Herald this week nor did we find a report on the meeting's proceedings in today's paper. (The TH did publish a notice on the meeting 19 days ago).
Grande Pointe Development LLC (Mike Malik's company) has paid Clay Township $10,000 in planning and consultant fees to review the development proposal according to township Clerk Michael Pellerito.
Grande Pointe Development is managed by Malik, a one-time Clay Township resident and casino syndicator. He is also a former real estate agent and Algonac City Councilman. His company applied in March for a permit to build "cluster housing" on the former Boys & Girls Club property. In cluster housing, several residential units are grouped together and large open spaces are left between the groups of units. His project is far more than "cluster housing."
While the Times Herald has reported as part of various stories that the housing development project was simply a "condo development;" in fact, 2/3rds of the property in the proposed development appears to be dedicated to a man-made lagoon surrounded by 75 single family home lots and 96 townhomes or "detached condos" built in clusters of six; the remaining units would be located in traditional multi-story buildings on the back 1/3rd of the property on the opposite side of a new bypass road Malik proposes. The lagoon feature would include a canal with unobstructed access to the North Channel of the St Clair River; and a clubhouse is positioned at the entrance to the lagoon on the point of a man-made island which is in the center of the project.
Malik's Grosse Pointe Shores neighbor Matty Moruon, owner of Detroit's Ambassador International Toll Bridge, has proposed to build a toll-bridge (Harsens Island Crossing) to connect the Island with Algonac across the St. Clair River.
Lucky 7 Development LLC and Grande Pointe Development LLC are two Malik controlled entities proposing the housing development project. Attorney Tim Stoepker is apparently involved with and representing Michael J. Malik, Sr.'s interests in the venture.
Grande Pointe Development LLC (Mike Malik's company) has paid Clay Township $10,000 in planning and consultant fees to review the development proposal according to township Clerk Michael Pellerito.
Grande Pointe Development is managed by Malik, a one-time Clay Township resident and casino syndicator. He is also a former real estate agent and Algonac City Councilman. His company applied in March for a permit to build "cluster housing" on the former Boys & Girls Club property. In cluster housing, several residential units are grouped together and large open spaces are left between the groups of units. His project is far more than "cluster housing."
While the Times Herald has reported as part of various stories that the housing development project was simply a "condo development;" in fact, 2/3rds of the property in the proposed development appears to be dedicated to a man-made lagoon surrounded by 75 single family home lots and 96 townhomes or "detached condos" built in clusters of six; the remaining units would be located in traditional multi-story buildings on the back 1/3rd of the property on the opposite side of a new bypass road Malik proposes. The lagoon feature would include a canal with unobstructed access to the North Channel of the St Clair River; and a clubhouse is positioned at the entrance to the lagoon on the point of a man-made island which is in the center of the project.
Malik's Grosse Pointe Shores neighbor Matty Moruon, owner of Detroit's Ambassador International Toll Bridge, has proposed to build a toll-bridge (Harsens Island Crossing) to connect the Island with Algonac across the St. Clair River.
Lucky 7 Development LLC and Grande Pointe Development LLC are two Malik controlled entities proposing the housing development project. Attorney Tim Stoepker is apparently involved with and representing Michael J. Malik, Sr.'s interests in the venture.
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