It's been more than 2,100 days since plans were announced for what was then going to be a medical office building at Woodward Avenue and Stimson Street on a key plot of land to the north of what became Little Caesars Arena.

Today the developer's plans are wildly different, but the city-owned land at 3439 Woodward is not. It continues to sit vacant, a fence around its nearly 2 acres, a sign saying "Coming Soon! New Luxury Apartments and Retail" trumpeting a day that will have taken the better part of a decade to arrive — if it ever does.

The city is now undertaking a comprehensive review of delayed development projects awarded through the request for proposals process or using publicly owned property to try to get shovels in the ground on them if construction has not already started in the next 3-6 months.

"I'm trying to make sure that people are working in good faith and that they are having progress," said Arthur Jemison, the city's chief of services and infrastructure. "If they are working in good faith and making progress, we are trying to figure out how to help them get over the finish line."

He declined to specify the projects that are facing the most pressure, although The Woodward @ Midtown and others have taken years to start.

"We are focused on getting those projects that may have slowed down for one reason or another, and saying, 'Is there an action we can take in the next 3-6 months to get something started?'" Jemison said. "It's more about getting the stuff that can happen to happen than trying to go in and punish people."

The city's timeline is key.

In general terms, an economic slowdown is anticipated in the next two or three years, and getting the stalled projects completed before then is high on the city's priority list. If construction starts by the second or third quarter, the average development project of about 18 months could be completed in advance of a downturn.

"We are always reviewing projects to address issues that may be delaying them from moving forward," Jemison said. "What we are doing now involves a focused approach on older projects to review their status, why they have stalled and how to keep to our joint goal of attracting investment and seeing development happen."