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Residential Developer Bids Against Toyota for 690 Acres

ANN ARBOR, MI-The state weighs two bids for a 690-acre site in York Township--Toyota Motor Corp.'s $9-million bid that would expand its research and development operations along with $25.3 million from Bloomfield Hills-based DPG York LLC.

By Dan Heaton | Updated on August 18, 2004

ANN ARBOR, MI-The expansion of Toyota’s research and development armhere is up in the air after its bid for a 690-acre site was topped by another developer. Toyota Motor Corp. bid $9 million for the state-owned site in Washtenaw County’s York Township.

That bid was topped by a $25.3-million offer from a residential development company, but the former site of a state hospital that closed in 1991 won’t necessarily go to the highest bidder. In addition to price, the state will consider factors including the potential economic effect of the two proposals. A decision is expected by Aug. 30, state officials say.

Toyota isn’t discussing details of the proposal, which was submitted Monday to the state Department of Management and Budget. But the company says it has little room to grow at its 106-acre Ann Arbor campus. And an expansion would fit with Toyota’s goals of strengthening its US presence. Toyota employs about 550 people at its existing local campus, but wouldn’t comment on possible job additions at the new location.

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