December 1, 20168 yr They are tearing down the National Theater for this. Keeping the facade is a sham. That sucks but is not surprising.
December 1, 20168 yr That's a shame. That theater has somehow managed to remain standing (albeit a shell) and should be able to stay in a new development without just being a facade.
December 1, 20168 yr Based on interior photos of the National Theater, I'm surprised it's even still standing. It looks like a total disaster on the inside. Detroit is home to the infamous theater-turned-parking-garage, so I guess they have a bit of a track record when it comes to preserving the exterior of their theaters while completely gutting their interiors. Overall though, this seems like a very positive development for Detroit. With all of the development announcements from up there, it's getting very exciting. I realistically don't see myself getting there in the next year or so, but I do want to get there as soon as I can. If the renaissance keeps up, the Midwest could soon have its number 2 city back in a major way. Go Detroit!
December 1, 20168 yr http://www.soapboxmedia.com/features/112916-soapdish-two-cities.aspx Probably should have posted this here. Re TheNational, it is Albert Kahn's only remaining theater.It is in bad shape, but no rougher than a lot of others that have been restored. Problem is that Detroit's CBD has an overabundance of restored classic movie palaces (and a few unrestored). The Opera House, Music Hall, State (Fillmore), Fox, Gem, Orchestra Hall, plus the abandoned UA and Michigan Theater Parking Garage. Most cities long ago demolished these things, but in Detroit's CBD they just sat idle and aging for decades. One thing the National does have in its favor is that it is considerably smaller than most of the others on that list.
December 5, 20168 yr WSU building to be revamped for apartments and retail An empty Wayne State University building slated for demolition could join the area’s booming development scene. A plan was unveiled Friday to restore the Cass Avenue structure, and develop an adjacent lot, to create 181 residences and a gallery dedicated to WSU’s permanent art collection, which includes extensive work from the Cass Corridor art movement. The WSU Board of Governors approved Friday a $2 million sale of the historic building at 6001 Cass on the north end of campus near TechTown. It is being sold to The Platform LLC, a development group founded by Peter Cummings, Mike Hammond and Dietrich Knoer. The six-story building, which once housed WSU’s Criminal Justice department, was designed by famed architect Albert Kahn. The deal includes a long-term ground lease of an adjacent parking lot at 445 York St. that will allow for the construction of a parking structure to include 543 spaces, 220 of which will be retained by Wayne State. A total of 181 residential units are planned. That includes 69 residential units in the former Criminal Justice building and approximately 64 apartment units and 48 condo units on the York Street site, which borders Antoinette Street and Cass Avenue. More below: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2016/12/02/wsu-building-redevelopment/94831036/ "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 5, 20168 yr Really liking all these project updates from CDM. Great to see some good news coming out of Detroit.
December 9, 20168 yr Restaurants, apartments planned for Broadway in Detroit Work is years away from wrapping on a multimillion development in Detroit’s Paradise Valley district downtown, but the project has already spurred development on nearby blocks. Roger Basmajian, president of real estate company Basco of Michigan, said he’ll spend roughly $11 million renovating and adding two floors to three properties on the 1300 block of Broadway. Two restaurants, office space and 30 residential units are part of the renovation across the street from the Punch Bowl Social entertainment complex. More below: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2016/12/08/broadway-development-downtown/95176434/ "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 16, 20168 yr Detroit becomes largest city in America to be completely lit with LED streetlights After three years of work, the gargantuan effort to install 65,000 LED streetlights across the city was completed Thursday when the final stretch of lights to be replaced were turned on near the intersection of Riopelle and Atwater streets, just outside of downtown. Knocking out the prior, often-out-of-service system that plagued Detroit's streets for a generation was the handiwork of the Public Lighting Authority, which was created in 2013 to design and implement the new lighting network. The authority, with the backing of Mayor Mike Duggan, saw to the completion of the project one year ahead of its original schedule, also managing to fly in under the allotted budget. More below: http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2016/12/detroits_new_led_street_lighti.html#incart_river_home "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 16, 20168 yr Old Macomb County building to reopen this month after $19M renovation More than three years after a fire forced its closure, the old Macomb County building again will be bustling with county workers after undergoing its first complete modernization in its more than 80-year history. The $19-million renovation is part of a $65-million renovation project at the county's downtown Mt. Clemens campus. The entire project is being funded with bonds, general fund money and insurance money from the 2013 electrical fire, which displaced 150 to 200 county workers — and put some of the county's facility needs on the fast track. More below: http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/macomb/2016/12/12/macomb-fire-renovations-building-court/95137142/ "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 16, 20168 yr Capitol Park among areas slated for bike lanes Detroit's rapidly transforming Capitol Park area could see two-way, buffered bike lanes and improvements for pedestrians as early as next year. Construction would come as part of a slate of similar changes pegged for other nearby areas of downtown and could coincide with Detroit Bike Share's planned launch in the spring. Eric Larson, chief executive officer of Downtown Detroit Partnership, said the intent is to continue building and improving the infrastructure for various types of mobility. He noted that embracing alternative ways of getting around is a key ingredient for a successful community. More below: http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2016/12/12/capitol-park-could-get-bike-lanes/95345916/ "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 16, 20168 yr MLS lays down timeline for expansion franchises Major League Soccer on Thursday took one step closer to announcing its next four members. In an hour-long teleconference, MLS commissioner Don Garber provided the timeline for the next two teams, Nos. 25 and 26, as well as their fee to join the league. Detroit, along with nine other markets, is a candidate for one of four new clubs, which would bring the league to 28 teams. More below: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/2016/12/15/price-play-mls-detroit-million/95497064/ "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 21, 20168 yr $31M apartment complex to fill last ‘void’ in Midtown Developers will break ground this spring on a five-story, 110-unit apartment building planned for the last large vacant area on Woodard in Midtown. The mixed-use development will be built on nearly two acres of space at 3439 Woodward, across from the Bonstelle Theatre. It will bring much-needed housing to the area about three blocks north of the new Little Caesars Arena. Chris Jackson, Queen Lillian, LLC, partner, said the $31-million complex will have roughly 15,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, two floors of parking and 11 affordable units. The apartment complex will be built on vacant land bounded by Woodward to the east, Stimson to the north, and an alleyway to the south. The site plan shows the building only stretching west halfway down the block, which ends at Cass. More below: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2016/12/20/new-apartments-midtown/95673646/ "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 21, 20168 yr Meanwhile... Photos by Rob Kohn https://twitter.com/DistrictDetroit "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 21, 20168 yr Wayne County-owned building on Temple slated for $20 million-plus redevelopment An Albert Kahn-designed building owned by Wayne County at 640 Temple St. in Detroit is the target of a $20 million-plus redevelopment plan that includes Gretchen Valade, whose grandfather Hamilton Carhartt founded the eponymous Dearborn-based workwear brand Carhartt Inc. in 1889. The building, which was built in the 1920s, is expected to undergo a 24- to 30-month redevelopment after the Wayne County Commission considers approving the agreements in the next three months, according to sources familiar with the plan. Among the plans: more than 100 apartments ranging from 850 to 2,000 square feet, plus about 10,000 square feet of retail space in new construction to the west of the 190,000-square-foot building, sources said. More below: http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20161215/NEWS/161219882/wayne-county-owned-building-on-temple-slated-for-20-million-plus "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 21, 20168 yr "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 21, 20168 yr As a Clevelander, all of this success and momentum Detroit is seeing makes me so happy! Keep it up Motor City!
December 21, 20168 yr Wow, Detroit is on fire, thanks for keeping us updated ColDayMan. Hoping for the momentum to continue for Detroit and economic success as well moving forward for the WHOLE city!
December 21, 20168 yr http://www.soapboxmedia.com/features/122016-casey-coston-feature-I-75-exchange.aspx
January 4, 20178 yr MLS lays down timeline for expansion franchises Major League Soccer on Thursday took one step closer to announcing its next four members. In an hour-long teleconference, MLS commissioner Don Garber provided the timeline for the next two teams, Nos. 25 and 26, as well as their fee to join the league. Detroit, along with nine other markets, is a candidate for one of four new clubs, which would bring the league to 28 teams. More below: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/2016/12/15/price-play-mls-detroit-million/95497064/ I think if the MLS is smart, Detroit is by far their best expansion option. Large, growing Hispanic population... strong local sports culture... natural rivalries with Chicago and Columbus... so much energy and enthusiasm right now.
January 7, 20178 yr http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20170105/NEWS/170109919/moroun-companies-sue-to-block-new-detroit-river-bridge Moroun companies sue to block new Detroit River bridge
January 7, 20178 yr http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2017/01/06/garages/96254576/ Sources: GM, Gilbert eye building apartments on garages
February 7, 20178 yr Gotta play catch-up! Renovated Colony Arms Apartments in Detroit reopens with new name Colony Arms Apartments in Detroit was once the most problematic building in the city. Now, it's one of the nicest affordable housing developments in Detroit. On Friday, Jan. 27, the developers and investors in Colony and Fisher Arms Apartments, 9303 E. Jefferson Ave., invited community leaders to the the 161-unit building for a renaming ceremony. After four years of renovation, Colony Arms is now River Crest Apartments. Developers Detroit nonprofit Cinnaire and Baltimore-based Chesapeake Community Advisors took on the building to renovate it and make it a safe, secure home for residents, said Mark McDaniel, Cinnaire president and chief executive officer. More below: http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2017/01/renovated_colony_arms_apartmen.html#incart_river_home "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 7, 20178 yr Historic Detroit commercial strip gets $7.5M redevelopment A historic strip of storefronts along Woodward Avenue is being redeveloped in a $7.5 million project overseen by a nonprofit that owns key stretches of the commercial district. Nonprofit development group Midtown Detroit Inc. purchased 6568 Woodward Ave., a three-story structure built in 1896, to be renovated and rebranded as Woodward Grand, which sits along the new M-1 Rail streetcar track. More below: http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2017/01/woodward_grand.html#incart_river_home "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 7, 20178 yr Work starts Tuesday on Shinola Hotel downtown Dan Gilbert’s Bedrock and Detroit-based watchmaker Shinola will officially break ground on the planned 130-room Shinola Hotel downtown on Tuesday. The luxury boutique hotel will open in the fall of 2018. It is one of several hotels planned for downtown Detroit in coming years. Project plans call for buildings at 1400 and 1416 Woodward to be remodeled. Three other buildings on the block of Woodward between Grand River and John R will be demolished to make way for new buildings. More below: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2017/01/30/shinola-hotel-groundbreaking/97237524/ "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 7, 20178 yr Gilbert/Gores formally bid for Detroit MLS team A group led by Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores and Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert have put in a formal bid to get a Major League Soccer expansion team in Detroit. Detroit is among 12 cities competing for four MLS expansion spots, the league said Tuesday. The Detroit group also must convince Wayne County officials it needs the Greektown site of a stalled jail project to build a $1 billion mixed-use development, which will include a new soccer stadium. “We’ve completed an important first step in bringing Major League Soccer to Detroit, and together, we have the experience needed to make a new team successful,” Gores and Gilbert said in a joint statement. The two are billionaires with sizable investments in Metro Detroit. More below: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2017/01/31/detroit-mls-soccer-bid/97305502/ "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 7, 20178 yr Update on the Little Caesars World HQ in Foxtown. More below: http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2017/02/little_caesars_headquarters.html#incart_river_home Rendering: The QLine update! From: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2017/02/02/qline-taking-road-tests-woodward/97420092/ "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 7, 20178 yr Dan Gilbert: Microsoft office coming to downtown Detroit Billionaire businessman Dan Gilbert announced this morning that Microsoft is moving its Southfield office to downtown Detroit. The company is said to have been considering a move to Detroit for months. More below: http://www.freep.com/story/money/business/michigan/2017/02/03/dan-gilbert-microsoft-detroit/97438536/ "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 7, 20178 yr The Packard Plant redevelopment will start construction this spring One of the largest redevelopments in Detroit right now that’s moving forward is the Packard Plant. The undertaking will be massive (10-15 years), but tenants could be moving into the administration building by late 2018. The admin building, which faces East Grand Boulevard, is currently undergoing asbestos abatement with the help of a $300,000 Wayne County loan from the Environmental Protection Agency. Once abatement is complete, construction will begin on renovating the 121,000-square-foot building. The administration building was the last in the complex to be vacated and its condition isn’t as bad as many of the other buildings. Tenants for the admin building are lined up already, including Arte Express, the group who owns the Packard Plant and is running the redevelopment, Silveri Architects, Detroit Training Center (an organization that trains Detroiters for jobs), Environmental Consulting & Technology Inc., Testing Engineers & Consultants, Sterling Security, and Esto’s Garage. More below: http://detroit.curbed.com/2017/2/1/14474620/packard-plant-redevelopment-construction "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 7, 20178 yr 50 years vacant, the J.D. Baer house is finally ready for new tenants Last fall, we took you inside the renovation of the J.D. Baer house, an impressive 1888 home on Trumbull that had been vacant and exposed to the elements for decades. After a year and a half renovation, it’s finally ready to be called home again. More below: http://detroit.curbed.com/2017/2/3/14493620/jd-baer-house-renovation-woodbridge Before before... Before... After... :clap: "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 7, 20178 yr James Scott Mansion renovation: During _____ Before "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 7, 20178 yr Detroit homeless shelter plans new $20 million services center A well-known Detroit homeless shelter plans to move out of the city's Midtown area to a new $20 million center on the city's east side. More below: http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20170206/NEWS01/170209875/detroit-homeless-shelter-plans-new-20-million-services-center "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 22, 20178 yr A high-res version of the 734-foot tower proposed by Gilbert on the Hudson's site #DetroitCRE https://t.co/cL6OI8fRLE @crainsdetroit "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 23, 20178 yr Cleveland: I need you to rebuild the arena and the park outside my casino. Chop chop. And you seemed hesitant when I asked you to move the river, so... Detroit: TOWAH!
February 23, 20178 yr http://www.crainsdetroit.com/ "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 23, 20178 yr Bedrock proposes tallest building in Detroit on old Hudson’s site Dan Gilbert’s Bedrock proposed their big plans for what could be the biggest development in Detroit in the coming years. The Downtown Development Authority approved a timeline extension so Bedrock can work on incentives through the Michigan Thrive Initiative. The plan is to start construction December 1, 2017 and open December 1, 2020. This will include the tallest building in Michigan. The tower part of the development will be 52 stories and 734 feet. The entire development will include 1.2 million square feet A nine story “podium” with mixed use, commercial, office, technology, arts and culture space 250 residential units Three stories below grade featuring additional commercial space and 700 parking spaces. More below: http://detroit.curbed.com/2017/2/22/14701766/dan-gilbert-hudsons-tallest-building-detroit "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 23, 20178 yr More from Curbed - Detroit: http://detroit.curbed.com/2017/2/22/14701766/dan-gilbert-hudsons-tallest-building-detroit "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 23, 20178 yr Tallest building in Detroit planned for Hudson site In an era of a downtown Detroit renaissance, plans for the tallest building in the city were unveiled Wednesday. The building is part of an estimated $775 million development proposed by an entity linked to billionaire Dan Gilbert. The project for the empty Woodward Avenue block where the J.L. Hudson department store once stood is one of the most expensive and ambitious plans introduced in a decade that has seen many blockbuster deals. More below: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2017/02/22/pistons-hudson-site-deals-face-another-dda-test/98261152/ "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 23, 20178 yr I think ColDayMan likes this project... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 23, 20178 yr Gilbert is bullish. I would fully expect this to get built. Would love to have a personality like his in Cleveland. Stark is just a website of empty promises and suburban retail. Gilbert reminds me of people on this board. He essentially uses his clout to convince and beg companies to move downtown. while Gilbert wants to be remembered as some type of Renaissance man moreso than a Billionaire, Cleveland doesn't have a guy like that...all these cleveland people care about is whether their development is going to hit or not.
February 23, 20178 yr I think ColDayMan likes this project... Or just ColDay likes Detroit. Either or. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 23, 20178 yr Or just ColDay likes Detroit. Either or. 3rd-person self-referencing -- and you're not even a professional athlete! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 23, 20178 yr Gilbert is bullish. I would fully expect this to get built. Would love to have a personality like his in Cleveland. Stark is just a website of empty promises and suburban retail. Gilbert reminds me of people on this board. He essentially uses his clout to convince and beg companies to move downtown. while Gilbert wants to be remembered as some type of Renaissance man moreso than a Billionaire, Cleveland doesn't have a guy like that...all these cleveland people care about is whether their development is going to hit or not. Just another infantile post!!? First of all, it's good to see this kind of development happening in downtown Detroit. But to use this project to criticize what's going on in Cleveland in just childish!!! Over the last decade or so there have been many projects completed in downtown Cleveland and there are several more in the works, including Nucleus. As far as Stark is concerned, construction for the "515" project is about to start and things seem to be finally coming together for the Nucleus project. So at this point, your childish little rant about Stark and the city of Cleveland is totally unwarranted!!!
February 23, 20178 yr Gilbert is bullish. I would fully expect this to get built. Would love to have a personality like his in Cleveland. Stark is just a website of empty promises and suburban retail. Gilbert reminds me of people on this board. He essentially uses his clout to convince and beg companies to move downtown. while Gilbert wants to be remembered as some type of Renaissance man moreso than a Billionaire, Cleveland doesn't have a guy like that...all these cleveland people care about is whether their development is going to hit or not. I hear what you're saying, but I think you may be a little hard on Cleveland. Gilbert is amazing for Detroit (and Cleveland, too, to a lesser extent), but he's very unusual. Cleveland has had tremendous progress of late by a lot of smaller guys (than Gilbert) who are getting things done: MRN, Zaremba, Fairmount/Wolstein, Gies, K&D... to name a few... I like you have been a big critic of Stark (aka Mr. Big Talk, Little Action)... But finally it seems that at least Beacon may actually materialize and he appears to be moving forward with his mega nuCLEus project... ... Detroit is very lucky to have a billionaire like Gilbert who obviously loves his hometown and is making good through lots of bricks 'n mortar. Detroit, though coming along nicely, needs him a lot more than Cleveland does because Detroit has had soooo far to come back from.
February 23, 20178 yr Gilbert is bullish. I would fully expect this to get built. Would love to have a personality like his in Cleveland. Stark is just a website of empty promises and suburban retail. Gilbert reminds me of people on this board. He essentially uses his clout to convince and beg companies to move downtown. while Gilbert wants to be remembered as some type of Renaissance man moreso than a Billionaire, Cleveland doesn't have a guy like that...all these cleveland people care about is whether their development is going to hit or not. Just another infantile post!!? First of all, it's good to see this kind of development happening in downtown Detroit. But to use this project to criticize what's going on in Cleveland in just childish!!! Over the last decade or so there have been many projects completed in downtown Cleveland and there are several more in the works, including Nucleus. As far as Stark is concerned, construction for the "515" project is about to start and things seem to be finally coming together for the Nucleus project. So at this point, your childish little rant about Stark and the city of Cleveland is totally unwarranted!!! Alright, relax man. I'm one a clevelands biggest fans. There is not a Gilbert comparable here. Fact. The guy is freaking building the tallest tower in THAT city, bankrupt two years ago. He actively recruits businesses downtown. Stark is not cut from that cloth.
February 23, 20178 yr Alright, relax man. I'm one a clevelands biggest fans. There is not a Gilbert comparable here. Fact. The guy is freaking building the tallest tower in THAT city, bankrupt two years ago. He actively recruits businesses downtown. Stark is not cut from that cloth. The grass is always greener in someone else's city. He IS building the tower?? You make it sound like it's a done deal with a hard start date. From the articles about this project, it sounds like he has a lot of hurdles to overcome before there's a groundbreaking ceremony. Gilbert is no magician. He can't snap his fingers and make a new tower suddenly appear in the downtown of a struggling city. No one can. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 23, 20178 yr Alright, relax man. I'm one a clevelands biggest fans. There is not a Gilbert comparable here. Fact. The guy is freaking building the tallest tower in THAT city, bankrupt two years ago. He actively recruits businesses downtown. Stark is not cut from that cloth. The grass is always greener in someone else's city. He IS building the tower?? You make it sound like it's a done deal with a hard start date. From the articles about this project, it sounds like he has a lot of hurdles to overcome before there's a groundbreaking ceremony. Gilbert is no magician. He can't snap his fingers and make a new tower suddenly appear in the downtown of a struggling city. No one can. make no mistake, im not implying the grass in greener in detroit. LOL. But as i stated upthread, he is bullish...especially when it comes to Detroit. Im not gonna listen to phase 2 casino comparisons. His passion for that city is on a different level. I guess wait and see, but ill put my money he gets that done before NuCLEus ever does
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