Our Community

About

Chateaufort Place reflects and is a part of a larger and unique community, the Lafayette Park Historic District.  This urban oasis, with its blending of nature and modern architecture, enjoys a reputation as one of the most successful examples of urban planning and renewal.  This thriving and stimulating community, surrounding a park, is historically significant for some of its architectural and community design concepts, but also prided for its continuing stability and diversity.

As a community, Chateaufort embodies some of the best of what Lafayette Park has to offer.  Its residents love living at Chateaufort and care about it.  It is a place where people know their neighbors – where residents greet each other with a friendly hello and extend a helping hand to one another.  Families are welcome here and the park offers a place of recreation for both children and parents alike.

Location

Chateaufort enjoys a location that is near many of the city’s major attractions and has quick access to freeways.  At Chateaufort Place, you can enjoy nature and serene living, yet have downtown Detroit your doorstep.  It is a healthy walk or no more than 5-minute drive or 20-minute walk to some the city’s major attractions:

• Campus Martius• Detroit Opera House• Fox Theater• Ford Field• Comerica Park• Little Caesar’s Arena• Greektown• The River Walk

A few minutes walking distance from Chateaufort is one of Detroit’s greatest treasures, the Eastern Market.  At this vibrant market, one can buy locally grown produce from its farmers’ stalls and purchase meat, poultry, seafood, or food items from one of its specialty stores.

Immediately across from the cooperative complex lies the Dequindre Cut Greenway.  This walking/jogging/biking path extends from the Eastern Market to the riverfront.

Community

Chateaufort is a complex of 60 ranch-style townhouse units surrounded by luxuriously landscaped grounds that provide year-round beauty and enjoyment.  The townhouses were designed in a style to create a sense of openness and simplicity.  This is especially expressed in the open floor plan and use of floor-to-ceiling windows that bring nature indoors.

Each unit includes:

  • Floor-to-ceiling windows
  • 3 bedrooms
  • 2 full bathrooms
  • Full basement
  • Private fenced back courtyard
  • Central air and heat


View our unit floor plan layouts
The expansive full basement can be customized and utilized to fit your specific desire.  Imagine the possibilities:  This wonderful space can be fashioned into a spacious lower-level living area which could include such features as entertainment room, home office, office, exercise room, art studio, cedar closet, play area for children, etc.

The fenced-in courtyard is your private space to enjoy the outdoors.  It can provide an area for relaxation, entertainment, an outdoor space for your pet, etc.  Customize it into a patio.  Grow a garden.Services and AmenitiesMost of the cares of residential ownership can be put aside.  Living at Chateaufort means that one would not, for example, have the concern of shoveling a snow-covered walkway, replacing a roof, furnace, or window.

As a cooperative, Chateaufort’s residents pay a monthly association fee for its upkeep.  This fee includes maintenance of common grounds, building exteriors, and an extensive list of indoor services.  Some of the items and services incorporated into the fee:

  • Property taxes
  • Water and sewage
  • Grounds maintenance
  • Trash collection
  • Security alarm and fire alarm service
  • Furnace and air conditioner maintenance and inspection
  • Plumbing maintenance