Located in the Gratiot Woods neighborhood on the East Side of Detroit, where Detroit Public School’s Pingree Elementary once operated, the McClellan Early Childhood Education (ECE) Center is the result of years of work by numerous partners. This case study, produced by IFF (the center developer and interim owner), explores how the project came together to begin construction; opening is expected in 2024. The approximately $8.75 million project required creativity, including outreach and funding from an array of public and private entities.

Read a Q&A with the IFF team that put this development deal together.