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Golf courses · Michigan

Rogell Golf Course

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRegreenedRetrofit builtDetroit, MI

Completed public park, no active development opportunities. · summary, model-written

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Place
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 5 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
Interstate or freeway within 600 mThis site: S M 10 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: …a 98-acre public nature park, featuring a paved walking trail, scenic overlooks, boardwalks and restored wetlands record · all sites with this
RegreenedThis site: …a 98-acre public nature park, featuring a paved walking trail, scenic overlooks, boardwalks and restored wetlands record · all sites with this
New use
HousingThis site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Park and open spaceThis site: …a 98-acre public nature park, featuring a paved walking trail, scenic overlooks, boardwa newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusRetrofit builtWikipedia no source
StrategyRedeveloped · RegreenedWikipedia no source
New useshousing, park, retailWikipedia no source
What is there nowa 98-acre public nature park, featuring a paved walking trail, scenic overlooks, boardwalks and restored wetlandsnewtypes-extraction reported
RedeveloperCity of Detroitnewtypes-extraction reported

Site context

Housing permits, Wayne County (MI), 20241,227 units in 5+ unit buildings, 344 in 2–4, 1,058 single-family; 2023: 718 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby5 within 10 km, 15 within 25 km: Former MGM Grand Detroit temporary casino building (0.0 km); Former Rogell Golf Course (0.0 km); Industrial Building (0.4 km); Graybar Electric Company Building (2.6 km); Frederick Stearns Building (3.6 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)64,685 jobs in 5,616 establishments; average annual pay $41,403; employment location quotient 0.91; employment +0.9% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 202116,342 jobs; 112 in retail trade, 382 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 26163520800)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2021
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 37th income percentile as adults; 4.9% incarcerated at the 2010 count (33 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)not a low-access tract at 1 mile; 0% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 8.1%; median family income $123,355; 0 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsDetroit Public Schools Community District (PK-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: WAY Michigan; Cass Technical High School; Chrysler Elementary SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation599 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025201 county-logged events: 138 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail, 19 flood, 16 flash flood; $211,185,500 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 48226, 2026-09median list price $347,450 (-0.0% on the year); 38 active listings; median 74 days on market; 15% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20235,635 establishments (-7%); 70,575 jobs (+8%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $175,631 (+1% 1 yr, +21% 5 yr); typical rent $1,402/mo (+4% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)22,357 vehicles a day on S M 10 (freeway or expressway, 6 lanes); 470 trucks; 21 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

The site is a 98-acre public nature park (per after_notes), featuring walking trails, wetlands, and overlooks. It was developed by the City of Detroit as a completed retrofit (status: built), not a vacant site needing redevelopment. The "regreen" strategy was implemented, converting the former golf course into a park. Current use is park (no housing/retail active).

Why. Record explicitly states retrofit is complete (opp_reasons: "retrofit already built", "public owner"). New uses (housing/park/retail) in strategy are not current activities; park is the operational use. No vacant land or pending development noted.

Where it stands. Publicly owned park, fully built, no active housing/retail development. Housing/retail are only listed as potential new uses in the strategy, not implemented.

For a planner

  • Public park is operational
  • No vacant land for new development
  • City-owned, no private developer involvement

For a developer

  • Not available for new construction (already built)
  • No housing/retail opportunity here
  • Public park is the current use, not a site for redevelopment

What we do not know yet

  • No current housing/retail activity
  • No indication of future development plans beyond park use
  • Zillow data (ZHVI) shows market trends but not site-specific demand

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History and original facts

CountyWayne County
Census division3 · East North Central
NotesDraft from detroitmi.gov, model-extracted, unreviewed: The former Rogell Golf Course, an 18-hole golf course that closed in 2013, was transformed into a 98-acre public nature park and opened in 2026.

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