Construction began last week on the renovation of the building that will become the home of the
Detroit Film Center. The three-story, 10,000 square-foot former meat packing plant in Eastern Market is located on the service drive of the Chrysler freeway, around the corner from the Flying Apron Bakery.
The current phase of construction will build out the ground floor, which will house DFC operations. The space will include classrooms, offices and a screening room. This phase will also see facade improvements and the construction of a new staircase to the upper floors that does not require access into the DFC space.
Once the DFC is moved into their new digs, construction will proceed on the upper stories. DFC president Robert Anderson says the intended uses are a yoga studio on the second floor and two rental lofts on the third.
Anderson says the DFC's goal is to celebrate the grand opening of its new headquarters the week of October 17, in order to tie it in with this year's
Detroit Docs Film Festival.
Source: Robert Anderson, DFC
Writer: Kelli B. Kavanaugh
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