A big and ambitious office-to-housing conversion project at the edge of downtown Detroit is moving closer to reality.

The $53 million plan to redevelop the Executive Plaza, 1200 Sixth St. near the Lodge, into 350 upscale apartments and a 114-room "business class" hotel received a positive recommendation from a Detroit City Council committee on Thursday, Oct. 2, for a tax abatement that its developer contends is needed for the project to be feasible.

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