The Detroit City Council has approved a site plan for a proposed WNBA practice facility on the former Uniroyal site on East Jefferson, clearing the way to reinvent the land after decades of failed plans and blight.

The council on Tuesday unanimously approved a plan to build the facility on 7.4 acres on the southwest corner of the former 42-acre Uniroyal site at 6000 East Jefferson. It will feature two full-size basketball courts, locker rooms, strength and conditioning areas, and more.

The developer, W-Detroit Property LLC, also eventually plans to build a youth sports academy on the site, though more detailed plans are to be unveiled later.

"I think it is an amazing project as we look at what our riverfront is to become, and can become," said Councilman Fred Durhal III. "It should be f

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