Beacon Park

DTE Energy made a commitment years ago to ‘Energize Detroit’ through an initiative to reimagine the neighborhood in which the corporate headquarters resides. A major part of that initiative is focused on connecting to the surrounding neighborhood and being a catalyst of growth and redevelopment on the west edge of downtown - physically and socially.

Through an inclusive community engagement process a team comprised of the Downtown Detroit Partnership, Project for Public Spaces, the DTE Planning team and livingLAB listened to stakeholders, residents, downtown businesses and employees to hear what was needed and wanted in their neighborhood - which due to vacancies, underdevelopment, and vast areas of parking - had began to create an urban island effect which has left them feeling isolated from the rest of downtown.

The community was consistent in their vision of an established, iconic neighborhood core that would bolster their identity and encourage additional growth in the surrounding properties.

The award-winning Beacon Park was designed to provide a place for the community as a whole to gather, for events and activities to be programmed, to energize the neighborhood through activity and community interaction and to provide a greater sense of place to the west downtown neighborhood.

Amenities include Lumen (a LEED Silver Restaurant), rain gardens, permeable pavements, food truck plaza, programmable lighting, a performance venue, gardens and an open turf lawn for activities and concerts.