Workforce Apartments Proposed Near Filling Station
By Beth Milligan | June 13, 2026
Developer John Socks is proposing to build a new 75-unit apartment complex on Railroad Place by The Filling Station Microbrewery – a project that would include 57 workforce units and encompass both a vacant parcel and the Skegemog Gardens property. Traverse City commissioners will consider the project Monday night as part of a packed agenda that also includes multiple park projects, a new city housing tool, and a resolution regarding Bay Street zoning.
Workforce Housing
Two parcels totaling just under 1.5 acres on Railroad Place could soon be the site of a new Traverse City apartment complex (pictured, rendering).
Commissioners will consider approving a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) agreement with John Socks of …
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