The NEZ-NR Districts dataset contains the Neighborhood Enterprise Zones district boundaries applicable to New and Rehabilitated facility projects. NEZ-NR districts are the original NEZ districts. NEZ is a tax abatement program intended to stimulate investment in designated areas of the city. NEZ-NR differs from NEZ-Homestead in that NEZ-NR covers new facilities and/or rehabilitated facility projects. In contrast, the NEZ-H program covers pre-existing residential property inhabited by owner-occupants only. NEZ-NR and NEZ-Homestead programs are administered jointly by the City of Detroit and the State of Michigan under Michigan's Neighborhood Enterprise Zone (NEZ) Act, PA 147 of 1992 as amended.

A record of district and dataset modifications from 1992-2017 is noted in the NEZ-NR District Boundary Update document available from the NEZ NR Changelog.

Authorizing resolutions related to Neighborhood Enterprise Zone (NEZ) districts, including 134 of 141 new and rehabilitation districts. All documents are in pdf format, include research from the Detroit Planning and Development Department (PDD), and contain district boundary information.

The NEZ-H Districts dataset contains the Neighborhood Enterprise Zones Homestead district boundaries that were initially created between July 2006 and July 2008 and modified on June 15, 2021.

NEZ-Homestead is a tax abatement program intended to stimulate investment in existing residential structures. Within NEZ-Homestead Districts, residential property owners who occupy their homes as a principal residence and meet other program requirements are eligible to file for a tax abatement.

NEZ-Homestead differs from NEZ (also referred to as NEZ-NR) in that the Homestead program covers pre-existing residential property only. In Contrast, NEZ-NR covers new facilities and/or rehabilitated facility projects. NEZ-Homestead and NEZ-NR programs are administered jointly by the City of Detroit and the State of Michigan under Michigan's Neighborhood Enterprise Zone (NEZ) Act, PA 147 of 1992 as amended.

See the NEZ Changelog “NEZ-H District Boundary Update” document for details on modifications to the dataset that occurred through August 17, 2018.Information about applying for the NEZ-Homestead property tax abatement is available from the Office of the Assessor. The historic Neighborhood Enterprise Zones - Homestead (NEZ-H), 2006-2021 boundaries are available as a separate dataset.