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Golf courses · Michigan

Former Rogell Golf Course

Imported, unreviewedRegreenedRetrofit builtDetroit, MI

Publicly owned park built 2026 from former golf course; no development opportunity remains. · summary, model-written

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Place
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 5 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
Interstate or freeway within 600 mThis site: S M 10 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Strategy
RegreenedThis site: 98-acre public park with a .83-mile paved path, four overlooks and multiple boardwalks record · all sites with this
New use
Park and open spaceThis site: 98-acre public park with a .83-mile paved path, four overlooks and multiple boa newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusRetrofit builtWikipedia no source
StrategyRegreenedWikipedia no source
New usesparkWikipedia no source
What is there now98-acre public park with a .83-mile paved path, four overlooks and multiple boardwalksnewtypes-extraction reported
RedeveloperCity of Detroitnewtypes-extraction reported

Planning

Public purchase or subsidyAmerican Rescue Plan Act and Strategic Neighborhood Fundnewtypes-extraction reported

Site context

Housing permits, Wayne County (MI), 20241,227 units in 5+ unit buildings, 344 in 2–4, 1,058 single-family; 2023: 718 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby5 within 10 km, 15 within 25 km: Rogell Golf Course (0.0 km); Former MGM Grand Detroit temporary casino building (0.0 km); Industrial Building (0.4 km); Graybar Electric Company Building (2.6 km); Frederick Stearns Building (3.6 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)64,685 jobs in 5,616 establishments; average annual pay $41,403; employment location quotient 0.91; employment +0.9% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 202116,342 jobs; 112 in retail trade, 382 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 26163520800)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2021
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 37th income percentile as adults; 4.9% incarcerated at the 2010 count (33 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)not a low-access tract at 1 mile; 0% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 8.1%; median family income $123,355; 0 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsDetroit Public Schools Community District (PK-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: WAY Michigan; Cass Technical High School; Chrysler Elementary SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation599 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025201 county-logged events: 138 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail, 19 flood, 16 flash flood; $211,185,500 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 48226, 2026-09median list price $347,450 (-0.0% on the year); 38 active listings; median 74 days on market; 15% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20235,635 establishments (-7%); 70,575 jobs (+8%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $175,631 (+1% 1 yr, +21% 5 yr); typical rent $1,402/mo (+4% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)22,357 vehicles a day on S M 10 (freeway or expressway, 6 lanes); 470 trucks; 21 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Former Rogell Golf Course (98 acres) converted to public park, opened 2026. City of Detroit developed it using American Rescue Plan Act and Strategic Neighborhood Fund subsidies. Golf course closed 2013, land re-acquired 2018.

Why. Retrofit already built (status: built), public owner (City of Detroit). No new development planned.

Where it stands. Operational park with paved path, overlooks, boardwalks. No private development opportunity (per record: 'retrofit already built', 'public owner').

For a planner

  • Public park now operational
  • Nearby peers: Rogell Park (21km, same regreen strategy)

For a developer

  • Not available for development (public owner, retrofit complete)
  • No new construction indicated

What we do not know yet

  • No current usage metrics provided
  • Housing market data (ZHVI $175k) not relevant to park status

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History and original facts

CountyWayne County
Census division3 · East North Central
NotesDraft from detroitmi.gov, model-extracted, unreviewed: The former Rogell Golf Course, which closed in 2013, was transformed into a 98-acre public nature park that opened in 2026.

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Timeline

  1. 2013 golf course closed
  2. 2018 city re-acquired the land
  3. 2026 park opened

Sources

  • Former Rogell golf course opens as new 98-acre nature park following ...
    4 quoted sentences
    Former Rogell Golf Course
    The former Rogell Golf Course, which closed in early 2013, is now open as a 98-acre public park with a .83-mile paved path, four overlooks and multiple boardwalks.
    The city re-acquired the land in 2018 after a planned private development did not come to fruition and created a plan to use the land and its natural features for a sprawling new nature park.
    Former Rogell golf course opens as new 98-acre nature park following multi-million-dollar renovation project

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