The Block at Sterling Heights, a new apartment community at 34911 Van Dyke Ave. in Sterling Heights, Michigan, has officially opened its doors.
This adaptive reuse project, which was previously the Wyndham Gardens Sterling Heights hotel, features 213 studio and one-bedroom apartments with modern amenities.
The multi-million-dollar construction project to convert the former hotel into modern rental housing began in July 2022. Several months into construction, the developer, Repvblik, made a decision to demolish a sprawling section of the building that used to contain the Loon River Café and Sterling Inn Banquet and Conference Center, to free up more than three acres of street-facing land for future development.
The re-envisioned development not only modernizes and beautifies the streetscape, which under the previous hotel operation had become an eyesore in recent years, but also increases and improves the housing options for Sterling Heights residents.
Residents of The Block can choose between six distinct studio and one-bedroom floor plans, ranging between 315 and 825 square feet. Each residence is equipped with stainless-steel appliances, vinyl plank flooring, and window coverings. Rents for most apartments range from $795 to $1,300 per month, with large loft apartments renting for $1,500 per month.
The Block at Sterling Heights offers a host of amenities including a fitness center, recreational green space, a laundry facility on every floor, secure mail room, resident lounge, and 24-hour emergency maintenance. Additional future amenities will likely include an outdoor dog park and bike parking.
This community will provide a high-quality housing option in a central location, nearby to many amenities locally and regionally.
Additionally, being situated near key businesses and schools such as M-Tec (Macomb Community College), Dana Corporation, Sterling Heights Assembly, GM Tech Center, and Walmart, The Block provides residents with easy access to major employment centers, retail, restaurants and colleges, and is walking distance from the Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill.
A significant number of the apartments will be reserved for those making between 60%-120% of the median area income.
