底特律市与赫尔曼·基弗医院开发商达成和解草案 9个月内须找到新买家
密歇根州韦恩县底特律市，市政府11月9日提出一项和解草案，拟与未能开发赫尔曼·基弗医院旧址的纽约开发商 Ron Castellano 了结多年诉讼。
卡斯特拉诺2018年以92.5万美元从市政府手中买下这处占地38英亩的废弃医院园区，另含附近两栋前底特律公立学校建筑，但始终未能推进开发。园区自2013年底特律市卫生局搬离后一直空置。
卡斯特拉诺错过了2025年春季证明开发进展的最后期限，其名下有限责任公司于2025年6月宣布破产，就在市政府要求其交还产权的几天前；2026年6月，他起诉市政府与底特律土地银行管理局，指控对方阻碍其开发。
按新和解草案，卡斯特拉诺须在9个月内、即2027年8月前找到愿意接手园区的买家，且新买家及其开发方案须经市政府批准；若找不到买家，其公司须把园区与两所学校建筑交还市政府，市政府退还其当初支付的92.5万美元；作为交换，他将撤销对市政府与土地银行的全部索赔。底特律市议会定于11月10日开会审议这份和解方案。
市法务部副法律顾问 James Noseda 11月9日表示，和解将结束这场代价高昂、旷日持久的诉讼，确保市政府掌握该地块的处置与开发主导权，符合城市最佳利益。卡斯特拉诺的律师11月9日未立即回应置评请求。
Detroit Reaches Draft Settlement With Herman Kiefer Hospital Developer, Who Gets Nine Months to Find a New Buyer
DETROIT, Mich. — The City of Detroit, in Wayne County, Michigan, proposed a settlement on November 9 that would end years of litigation with Ron Castellano, the New York developer who failed to redevelop the Herman Kiefer hospital campus.
Castellano bought the vacant 38-acre hospital campus from the city in 2018 for $925,000, along with two nearby former Detroit public school buildings, but never moved the redevelopment forward. The campus has been empty since the Detroit Health Department moved out in 2013.
Castellano missed a spring 2025 deadline to show development progress, and his limited liability companies declared bankruptcy in June 2025, days before the city says he was due to hand back title. In June 2026, he sued the city and the Detroit Land Bank Authority, accusing them of obstructing his project.
Under the draft settlement, Castellano would have nine months, until August 2027, to find a buyer for the campus, with the buyer and its redevelopment plans subject to city approval. If no buyer is found, his companies must transfer the campus and the school buildings back to the city, which would refund his original $925,000. In exchange, he would dismiss all of his claims against the city and the land bank. The City Council is scheduled to consider the settlement on November 10.
Deputy Corporation Counsel James Noseda said on November 9 that the settlement will end costly, protracted litigation and ensure the city controls the disposition and development of the site in the city's best interests. Castellano's lawyer did not immediately respond to a request for comment on November 9.
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