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buildings can be built and you can really see the expansion in real time.

at’s what’s keeping me busy.”

Knoer started with EMDC on Jan. 30, replacing David Tobar, who left the organization in April to become construction administrator for the Joe Louis Greenway.

“Dave was instrumental in doing a lot of site acquisition, helping with the rezoning of what we call the Food Innovation Zone, the expansion area east and northeast of the historic core of the market,” said Carmody, president of Eastern Market Partnership, the parent organization of the EMDC. “Moving forward we want to transition from simply acquiring land. We want to start building stu or helping others build stu and helping community groups build capacity to improve their neighborhoods as well.” at includes not only the 45,000to 50,000-square-foot wholesale distribution center, on which construc-

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tion will start next year — expected to cost about $16 million on one of two sites being considered — but also three new a ordable housing projects. First on the list is a proposal from