▁Second , ▁a ▁decl ine ▁in ▁the ▁work force , ▁resulting ▁from ▁an ▁early ▁ret irement ▁rate , ▁caused ▁the ▁hospital ▁to ▁be ▁shut ▁down . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁closing ▁N PH ▁had ▁ 5 3 6 ▁employees ▁and ▁ 2 3 9 ▁patients . ▁The ▁property ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁a ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁au ction ▁to ▁RE I / Sch ost ak ▁( RE IS ) ▁for ▁$ 3 1 . 5 ▁million . ▁▁ 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 0 8 ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁the ▁property ▁to ▁RE IS ▁was ▁closed . ▁RE IS ▁planned ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁property ▁into ▁an ▁$ 8 0 0 ▁million , ▁mixed - use ▁resident ial , ▁office , ▁and ▁ret ail ▁development ▁called ▁' High wood '. ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁North ville ▁Township ▁would ▁only ▁allow ▁a ▁scale d - down ▁version ▁of ▁High wood , ▁RE IS ▁moved ▁employees ▁to ▁the ▁property ▁in ▁mid - Oct ober ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁for ▁security ▁and ▁to ▁vote ▁to ▁an nex ▁the ▁property ▁into ▁neighbor ing ▁Liv onia ▁on ▁August ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁which ▁approved ▁the ▁original ▁plans ▁for ▁High wood . ▁North ville ▁and ▁North ville ▁Township ▁residents ▁largely ▁opposed ▁the ▁an nex ation , ▁which ▁was ▁possible ▁without ▁their ▁consent . ▁Only ▁residents ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁being ▁an nex ed ▁and ▁the ▁city / town ship ▁trying ▁to ▁an