After 'trepidation', Valente Steams forward with expanded Downtown Project A local developer who backed off building a 24-unit residential project on Ouellette Avenue when the Downtown Mission announced it was moving into the central library building across the street, has revved it back up and added eight more units. “I believe the project has gotten better and bigger,” Peter Valente told city council Monday, while urging councillors to address rising crime rates, homelessness and… 
