It’s easy to see how investing in Allen Park Downtown is investing in our future!

$2.2 Million Invested DDA

$48 Million Invested Private

26 Buildings Rehabilitated

63 Businesses Started

82,000 Visitors to DDA Events

Design Assistance

Free design assistance resulting in professionally designed architectural improvements appropriate to downtown Allen Park.

Facade Grants

The façade grant program is one of the DDA’s most powerful tools, affording direct investment in individual businesses.

70+ Facade Grants Since 2001

The facade grant program is one of the DDA’s most powerful tools, affording direct investment in individual businesses. The DDA offers a 50/50 matching grant to encourage architecturally appropriate and lasting improvements to commercial facades. Improving physical appearance in this way promotes economic growth by attracting and retaining businesses, enticing customers, and halting property value deterioration.

Timothy O’Malley’s

The Timothy O’Malley’s transformation is so amazing, you might not think this is even the same building. DDA design assistance and a facade grant helped change an unassuming bar into a beautiful Irish pub, complete with a folding glass wall that melds the interior with the outside during summer evenings.

Capital Improvement

These projects are designed to create a vibrant built environment conducive to small business.

Ecorse Streetscape

The DDA designed its Ecorse streetscape to entirely change the way the area looks, functions, and feels.