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Site of future homes in Jackson’s Health District.  Photo courtesy City of Jackson. (November 4, 2024 9:09 AM ET) The City of Jackson announced a total of 94 new housing units, including twenty breaking ground this month, in the City’s Health District.  The area between Cooper Street and Henry Ford Jackson Hospital was given the Health District name in the last Master Plan in the late 2010s (see below map of neighborhood designations). A total of 94 new housing units are planned in the Health District. The City Council recently approved the sale of vacant lots on N. Van Dorn, Homewild, Detroit, Pearl and N. Perrine streets to VMG Construction of Lansing. The development company is breaking ground on 20 new housing units, a mix of duplexes and single family homes, in November 2024. VMG selected this area because they were looking for a neighborhood revitalization opportunity that was near employment opportunities. Even more new home construction is planned in the Health District. Allen Edwin Homes intends to build seven rental homes in the neighborhood. Greater Jackson Habitat for Humanity is building two affordable single-family homes at the intersection of Cooper and Trail streets. The City of Jackson is also…