The Michigan Film Office announced today that New York-based Chasing Light Entertainment, the production company responsible for the renovation of the Ransom Gills Detroit mansion through an eight-part HGTV series, is eligible for more than $200,000 in incentives.
The production company estimates it will spend $844,125 in Detroit while hiring 22 workers, 12 being Michigan residents. Those jobs equate to two full-time positions, according to a news release from the Michigan Economic Development Corp.
The company is eligible for $211,031 in incentives, which it will receive only after the work is complete and shows proof of spending and hiring in Michigan.
“There’s a process to demonstrate they are spending the money,” said Frank Provenzano, public relations manager for the Michigan Film Office. “It’s very much in stages. Once they spend a certain level, they get part of the incentive, and simultaneously they have to demonstrate they are hiring.”
The benchmarks to receive incentives vary entirely by project, Provenzano said.
Nicole Curtis, a metro Detroit native and host of the network's "Rehab Addict," is leading the restoration at 205 Alfred St. The series will premiere on HGTV in November.
Quicken Loans Inc. is collaborating with HGTV on the series, which will end with an open house for potential homebuyers, Crain’s reported in July.
The project is part of a $70 million redevelopment of 8.4 acres of Brush Park that includes 337 residential units, retail space and the restoration of four mansions.
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