Uptown Reinvestment Corp.

Flint's Uptown Reinvestment Corporation was honored last week at the University of Michigan and Urban Land Institute's 28th annual Real estate Forum for its Health and Wellness District project. The $32 million, four block district in downtown Flint was recipient of the Development/Redevelopment of the Year Award...

The Flint Farmers’ Market has been named as one of the best in the state. The recognition from the website A Healthier Michigan – an initiative of Blue Cross Blue Shield – comes one month after the grand opening at the new location in downtown Flint. The article says that this...

An agreement has been reached between a vendor who was facing eviction proceedings at the Flint Farmers Market, and the market's owner, Uptown Reinvestment Corp. According to MLive, an attorney for the vendor, Alec Gibbs, said Coykendall Produce will end its lease two months early and vacate its position at the market in early February...

The demolition for the Genesee Towers has been set for 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, December 22nd according to an announcement from Uptown Reinvestment Corporation. The 19-story building will be blasted using an implosion process designed to allow the building to collapse within its own footprint...

When the Genesee Towers are demolished, plans call for a family-friendly plaza  with a science them to be built in its place. According to WNEM, the site will be transformed into Exploration Park which would include a hands-on outdoor science museum that features a xylophone, wind towers and a sun dial. Two s...

Uptown Reinvestment Corporation announced Thursday that key contracts have been awarded for the demolition of the Genesee Towers building. A Flint-based company, Siwek Construction, has been chosen to oversee the project. Siwek Construction is a full-service contractor, construction management and design/build company...

Uptown Reinvestment Corp. has received additional funding from the State of Michigan and City of Flint to help with the demolition of the Genesee Towers. The funds - $5.65 million from the state and $880k from the city - will also go to other projects including the redevelopment of the former Flint Journal headquarters and the relocation of the Flint Farmers Market...