The Adeline Affordable Housing Development Breaks Ground in Downtown Ann Arbor
The Adeline Affordable Housing Development Begins Construction
Related Midwest and the Ann Arbor Housing Commission have broken ground on The Adeline, a 20-story affordable housing development at 350 S. Fifth Ave. in downtown Ann Arbor, Michigan. The project will bring 330 apartments to the site, with completion anticipated in 2028.
The Adeline will offer one- and two-bedroom apartments. All residential units, apart from the manager’s unit, are planned to be reserved for households earning up to 80% of the area median income (AMI), while approximately one-third of the units will be designated for households earning below 30% of AMI. Michigan State Housing Development Authority documents also identify 29 units for accessible use.
The project is being developed through a partnership between Related Midwest and the Ann Arbor Housing Development Corporation, the nonprofit development arm of the Ann Arbor Housing Commission. The development is located near the Blake Transit Center and will include ground-floor commercial space alongside the residential component.
Transit Access and Geothermal System
The Adeline is planned as an all-electric building and will use a geothermal system as its primary heating and cooling source. The development will also include more than 6,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, as well as resident facilities such as a lounge, multipurpose classroom, indoor children’s playroom, fitness center and storage areas.
The building will have a ground-floor bicycle room with 100 spaces and direct access from the nearby bike infrastructure. The site is also being developed alongside planned transportation and streetscape improvements in the surrounding downtown area.
The project occupies a former YMCA site. The city has previously stated that the development is intended to address the loss of affordable single-room occupancy housing associated with the former YMCA property.
The Adeline is designed by SmithGroup and will feature a two-story podium beneath the residential tower. Construction marks a new phase for the downtown site following years of planning and public-private development efforts. The project has received financial support through multiple public and housing-related funding sources, including Michigan State Housing Development Authority financing and city bonds.
