Silverman Development gets site-plan approval for $40 million development

By Anjali Fluker, Crain's Detroit Business

December 19, 2006

The Ann Arbor Township Planning Commission and Ann Arbor Township Board of Trustees on Monday evening approved the site plan for a $40 million, 257-acre residential development that includes nearly 200 acres of open space.

Bingham Farms-based Silverman Development Co. got the nod for its Northbrooke Farms & Estates luxury homes project at Pontiac Trail and Nixon Road, which includes 58 single-family lots clustered on the property.

The first phase of construction is scheduled to begin in early spring.

Silverman also contributed about 200 acres of preserved open space and 153 acres of historic farms to Ann Arbor Township, according to a news release.

Steve Robinson, president of Silverman Development, in a statement said the project was “a perfect balance of natural preservation and exclusive neighborhoods.”

“We have been working closely with the Ann Arbor Township since 2003 on this unique and creative land use to create a luxury home community along with an important preservation agricultural component,” Robinson said.