September 15, 20168 yr These pictures of Detroit make me want to visit Detroit. And you should. Detroit is having a wonderful renaissance in the center (see what I did there!). "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 15, 20168 yr DDA approves $175M for mixed-use developments in the District Detroit The City of Detroit Downtown Development Authority has approved development agreements for the $150 million Little Caesars World Headquarters Campus Expansion and the $24.4 million first phase of a mixed-use building on Henry Street. It will be north of the I-75 Service Drive and west of Park on Henry. A hotel on Henry Street is still in the works, with no official announcement yet. More below: http://detroit.curbed.com/2016/9/15/12929170/olympia-arena-construction-mixed-use-developments "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 16, 20168 yr New developments approved in Brush Park and West Village through Historic District Commission There were spirited debates at Wednesday night’s Historic District Commission meeting, as two new developments were up for approval. The commission voted to approve both of them, so we’ll hear more on each of these soon. First was another development in Brush Park. This one is .95 acres bordered by Winder, I-75 Service Drive, Brush, and Beaubien. It will add 287 new residential units, plus commercial spaces. They are of varying heights and widths and they look fairly similar to the City Modern development. They’ll also have a small pocket park, carriage houses, and interesting live/work units. Hamilton Anderson Associates has been working on this for a while and meeting with the Brush Park CDC. No timeline right now, but these are moving forward. (We'll get renderings soon). More below: http://detroit.curbed.com/2016/9/15/12931112/west-village-brush-park-development "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 16, 20168 yr The Ashton Detroit, an 11-story downtown luxury condo development, planned for 2018 Downtown will get even more residential with even more new construction. The Ashton Detroit, the first stand alone downtown condo project in decades, will bring luxury condos to the west side of downtown. The $35 million, 11-story development is slated to begin construction in 2017 next to Local NBC television affiliate WDIV Channel 4. Ashton Detroit will be built on the adjacent parking lot. The building located at 600 W. Lafayette is most recognized as the former home of local CBS affiliate WWJ TV-62 and Michigan AFSCME Council 25. More below: http://detroit.curbed.com/2016/9/8/12850958/detroit-downtown-luxury-condo-development-ashton "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 22, 20168 yr Micro Apartments are rising downtown Since it’s micro-week here at Curbed, and micro-living is a new thing for Detroit, we thought we’d check in on the construction of 219 micro-apartments that Bedrock is currently building downtown. This building (yet to be named) will be located on the corner of Grand River and Griswold, and apartments will range from 300-400 square feet. About a month ago, we heard that they were starting to go up, so we caught a few pics of the progress. The first one was taken in early August, and the rest this past week. You can see the first-floor retail is really taking shape. More below: http://detroit.curbed.com/2016/9/21/12999356/micro-apartments-are-rising-downtown "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 27, 20168 yr Wayne State approves private partnership for housing Wayne State's board has approved a partnership with a private company that will turn over the running of on-campus housing in exchange for renovations and taking on existing debt. The board unanimously approved the measure, without comment, during its formal board meeting on Friday afternoon. More below: http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2016/09/23/wayne-state-approves-private-partnership-housing/90934946/ "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 27, 20168 yr West Elm is 6th boutique hotel planned for Detroit In Detroit, it appears boutique hotels are the new black. Plans for a sixth boutique hotel — small, stylish lodgings that tend to locate in trendy neighborhoods — were announced Monday for the city. Brooklyn-based West Elm, an international retailer of modern furniture and home decor, declared it was going into the hotel business and that Midtown Detroit was one of the five U.S. locations that would be part of the new venture. More below: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2016/09/26/midtown-boutique-hotel-west-elm/91124326/ "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 27, 20168 yr Deals to bring almost 400 more residential units to downtown Detroit The Michigan Strategic Fund, an economic development arm of the state, is set to approve today two new projects in greater downtown Detroit that will add nearly 400 residential units and push the Fund's total assistance to Detroit to more than $700 million since 2011. The two projects include a Corktown redevelopment of the Old Checker Cab building into 150 residential units near the razed Tiger Stadium lot, and a mixed-use development with retail and 231 residential units that will be new construction on a surface lot near the Fisher Building on West Grand Boulevard in the New Center district. The new projects have been in the works for some time and already have most of their financing lined up. The Strategic Fund typically provides among the last pieces of financing to fall into place. These projects will continue the torrid pace of new residential development in and around greater downtown. Currently there are about 1,000 new residential units under construction and perhaps 2,000 or more units in various stages of planning in the greater downtown area. More below: http://www.freep.com/story/money/business/columnists/2016/09/27/detroit-medc-development-incentives-roxbury-corktown-michigan-arwood/91111530/ "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 27, 20168 yr New Corktown development, Elton Park, moves forward A few weeks ago, we brought you news that more residential was planned in Corktown, behind Nemo’s and McShane’s. Today we’ve learned in a press release that Soave Enterprises received approval from the Michigan Strategic Fund’s Board of Directors for a $6.9 million Community Revitalization Program investment in the $44 million project. Now we have a name and what it might look like (kind of). Elton Park is named after the 19th Century park that was located at Elizabeth Street and Eighth Street, until the late 1950s when it was demolished to build the Lodge Freeway. The development will span five blocks on the northeast edge of Corktown. The project is Soave Enterprises’ first major residential project in Detroit and the neighborhood’s first new construction in over 10 years. More below: http://detroit.curbed.com/2016/9/27/13077758/corktown-development-elton-park "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 27, 20168 yr Detroit's been blowing my mind recently. Can't wait to head up there over Indigenous Peoples' Day weekend and see how much has changed in the year since I last visited. “To an Ohio resident - wherever he lives - some other part of his state seems unreal.”
September 27, 20168 yr Detroit's been blowing my mind recently. Can't wait to head up there over Indigenous Peoples' Day weekend and see how much has changed in the year since I last visited. On paper, I have been impressed by (and, as a Clevelander, a bit envious of) all I have read about what's been happening in Detroit, development-wise - and wish the city well.. On a recent visit, however, I must admit I was surprisingly, underwhelmed by the Midtown area near the Shinola (and Filson and Will) store(s) - destinations in our trip - near where the West Elm Hotel will be located. Like totally, totally underwhelmed... (as we were by the loved Eastern Market and lauded DIA, too...) I still like much about Detroit, after many visits - but just didn't get the fuss over the above. What am I missing???
September 28, 20168 yr Detroit's been blowing my mind recently. Can't wait to head up there over Indigenous Peoples' Day weekend and see how much has changed in the year since I last visited. On paper, I have been impressed by (and, as a Clevelander, a bit envious of) all I have read about what's been happening in Detroit, development-wise - and wish the city well.. On a recent visit, however, I must admit I was surprisingly, underwhelmed by the Midtown area near the Shinola (and Filson and Will) store(s) - destinations in our trip - near where the West Elm Hotel will be located. Like totally, totally underwhelmed... (as we were by the loved Eastern Market and lauded DIA, too...) I still like much about Detroit, after many visits - but just didn't get the fuss over the above. What am I missing??? Detroit is making tremendous strides, but has come from further back than most cities. If you're used to the progress in Ohio cities like Cleveland or Cincinnati, what Detroit considers great strides may seem underwhelming. For example, inside the city of Detroit, there are hardly any walking districts with mixed use development outside of Greektown (which is downtown) and Midtown, where walking districts are in pockets. In places like Cleveland, Cincy and even Pittsburgh, such areas are taken for granted.
September 28, 20168 yr ^ This is exactly the way I tend to approach Detroit. The amount of destruction in Detroit is/was unmatched by other Rust Belt cities, and much of its urban form was pretty terrible to begin with. Seeing the fact that these projects are able to take root in this city gives me a lot of hope when it comes to fixing the mistakes made across this region in the past 50+ years. “To an Ohio resident - wherever he lives - some other part of his state seems unreal.”
September 28, 20168 yr I've never closely looked at this thread but the development proposed is quite impressive. Glad to see it. The thing that blew me away visiting Detroit for the first time a couple years ago was the wealth of 1920's era high rises, some completely empty. Just jaw dropping architecture I would kill to have in Cleveland! Despite all that though, It made me appreciate the condition Cleveland is in today. Detroit has a long way to go but the potential is unmatched in the region. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
October 12, 20168 yr $24.4M garage helps Ilitch meet arena goal A new parking garage likely will help the Ilitch organization to cross a crucial spending threshold for Detroit's future arena and entertainment district years earlier than required. Construction is under way on the new seven-story parking deck that will fit 500 vehicles and feature 7,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The structure will be a short walk from the future Red Wings arena and have room in the future for adding six floors of apartments or offices — if desired. More below: http://www.freep.com/story/money/business/2016/09/30/ilitch-parking-garage-detroit-arena/91328664/ "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 12, 20168 yr Little Caesars Arena construction on track More below: http://www.detroitnews.com/picture-gallery/news/local/detroit-city/2016/10/06/little-caesars-arena-construction-on-track/91678622/ "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 12, 20168 yr This whole sub-district is going to be really cool when it is done. I was impressed with the scale of it when I was up there over the weekend. “To an Ohio resident - wherever he lives - some other part of his state seems unreal.”
October 14, 20168 yr Shinola Hotel plans call for demolitions on Woodward Dan Gilbert’s Bedrock Detroit and Shinola will raze three buildings on Woodward to make way for their 130-room Shinola Hotel. The mid-rise building at 1424 Woodward, which houses the Jazz Convenience Store, as well as buildings at 1420 and 1412 Woodward – now vacant – will be demolished. Adjoining vacant buildings 1416 and 1400 Woodward will be remodeled for the boutique hotel slated to open in two years, with new hotel construction connecting the open spaces. The three buildings will be the first major structures to be demolished on Woodward downtown since 1998, when the J.L. Hudson building was imploded just across Grand River from the planned hotel. More below: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2016/10/13/demolitions-planned-shinola-hotel/92017828/ "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 14, 20168 yr New Center building in Detroit to house restaurant, foundation HQ A key corner in the nascent revitalization of Detroit's New Center neighborhood will see a new restaurant from the founders of Rose's Fine Food, a foundation's Detroit headquarters and 10 apartments thanks in part to state financial support announced Wednesday. The multi-use rehab project expected to start construction later this year is located near the northern end of the coming QLINE. The Detroit's street car line is slated to open next spring. Its boosters hope the 3.3-mile public transportation system connecting New Center to downtown will spur economic growth near its stops. More below: http://www.freep.com/story/money/business/michigan/2016/10/12/state-awards-750k-foundation-office-midtown-detroit/91945940/ "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 17, 20168 yr Motown Museum plans $50 million expansion Detroit's famed Motown Museum plans to undergo a $50 million expansion. The project, to be announced Monday morning, would add 40,000-square-foot to the existing Hitsville USA house on West Grand Boulevard in the city. The expansion would house interactive exhibits, a theater, a cafe and expanded retail, said Robin Terry, chair and CEO of the museum. More below: http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20161017/NEWS/161019886/motown-museum-plans-50-million-expansion "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 2, 20168 yr 60-story building on Hudson's site one of several possibilities being considered Dan Gilbert's team has two months to submit its development and financing plans to the Detroit Downtown Development Authority for its plan to build a new high-rise building on the former J.L. Hudson's department store site. It's possible that building, which would sit on the vacant 2-acre site on Woodward, could come in at 60 stories, sources are telling me. At that height, it would dwarf virtually everything surrounding it, including the nearby David Stott Building, which is 38 stories in Capitol Park at 1150 Griswold St. More below: http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20161031/BLOG016/161039966/sources-60-story-building-on-hudsons-site-one-of-several#utm_medium=email&utm_source=cdb-michmorning&utm_campaign=cdb-michmorning-20161101 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 2, 20168 yr That lot is yuuuuuuge and this building will be too, if the rumor is true. I'll be interested to see how Dan plans on siting Michigan's (presumably) second-tallest skyscraper there. “To an Ohio resident - wherever he lives - some other part of his state seems unreal.”
November 2, 20168 yr It would likely be the tallest in Michigan (if it's fully office) as the floor-to-ceiling heights would be higher than RenCen's Marriott which I believe are around 9 feet. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 2, 20168 yr Pedestrian plaza planned near Gratiot, Randolph intersection One of Detroit's more unusual intersections is getting a facelift, which will include a new pedestrian plaza near Greektown. The intersection of Gratiot Avenue, Randolph/Broadway and Macomb streets will be changed with the goal of making pedestrian crossings easier, linking Greektown to downtown and other areas and boosting green traffic signal times on Gratiot and Randolph, according to a news release from the City of Detroit. More below: http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2016/11/01/gratiot-randolph-intersection-being-reconfigured/93128518/ "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 2, 20168 yr Nice! It's unpleasant to walk around in that part of the city because of all the oversized awkward intersections. This will be a big improvement.
November 3, 20168 yr Is Dan Gilbert buying the former Detroit Free Press building? Is Dan Gilbert the new owner of the old Detroit Free Press building? We don't know for sure yet, but chatter around the water cooler has been mounting in recent weeks that the Rock Ventures LLC and Quicken Loans Inc. founder and chairman has bought the building at 321 W. Lafayette Blvd. Multiple real estate sources have had differing accounts of where a possible purchase stands; some have said Gilbert has the building under contract, while others have said the deal has closed. More below: http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20161102/BLOG016/161109970/is-dan-gilbert-buying-the-former-detroit-free-press-building "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 3, 20168 yr Ok, what part of downtown Detroit DOESN'T Dan Gilbert own? "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 3, 20168 yr Skin center to open in The Scott at Brush Park next spring The $65 million, 200,000-square-foot, five story mixed-use development, known as The Scott at Brush Park, continues to make progress with an opening expected by December 1. This Wednesday, Broder & Sachse announced that the new-to-market Carter Snell Skin Center and dermatology office will open in the building in the spring of 2017. Located at 3150 Woodward Avenue, the privately owned and operated skin center will span 1,950 square feet with Dr. Brittany Carter-Snell, a board certified physician, heading the office. According to a press release, Carter-Snell chose the location due to its close proximity to the new M-1 Rail. More below: http://detroit.curbed.com/2016/11/2/13500750/brush-park-scott-skin-center "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 4, 20168 yr Detroit is on fire (and not literally this time). Gilbert's new 28 Grand micro apartment building to get residents in June The new 28 Grand micro apartment building in Detroit's Capitol Park is expected to start getting its first residents in June. The development, by Dan Gilbert's Bedrock Real Estate Services LLC, is under construction, with about six of its 13 floors out of the ground now, at 28 W. Grand River Ave., where a burned-out strip club building was demolished in March. During a tour of a model unit Thursday for media, Bedrock Principal Steve Rosenthal said the average unit size for the 218 apartments — 85 of which are to be affordable units — is 260 square feet. The remaining 133 units will be market-rate, although the exact rents for those have not yet been determined. More below: http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20161103/NEWS/161109954/gilberts-new-28-grand-micro-apartment-building-to-get-residents-in & http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20161103/NEWS/161109954/gilberts-new-28-grand-micro-apartment-building-to-get-residents-in **Bonus** It's coming... "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 4, 20168 yr Its great that detroit is experiencing all of this development. I just wish all of this infill wasn't so ugly. Truly wonder how long it'll take to get 3d printing to become a main staple so we can have developers build classic, detailed buildings for very cheap. 3d printing is definitely the future of architecture and development, and will make developing of any style of building dirt cheap like it was in the late 1800's/early 1900's. I just hope that developers will use it for good and bring upon a wave of rebirth of classical type buildings again.
November 4, 20168 yr No. Just no. There's zero reason to build in a style of a completely different era and doing so is insulting to buildings actually of that era. It blows my mind that people don't understand that different eras have different styles and trying to emulate something from a wildly different era makes little to no sense. And the idea that something new or modern is immediately brushed off for not having frilly, over the top ornamentation is ridiculous. You don't need all that to be a good building. In fact, with today's construction standards I almost always just assume a building that's faux old is built in the cheapest manner possible because it's a tactic used by developers to lure people who have the mindset of, "oh the past had pretty buildings, why can't we just keep making pretty buildings" into buying in places that are shitholes. Many of the new buildings going up in Detroit are actually fairly attractive. And the juxtaposition of them against their older neighbors makes both stand out in their respective ways. I really wish the idea of faux old being something to strive for would just die. It's a terrible idea and is harmful to how we view historic buildings.
November 4, 20168 yr Its great that detroit is experiencing all of this development. I just wish all of this infill wasn't so ugly. Truly wonder how long it'll take to get 3d printing to become a main staple so we can have developers build classic, detailed buildings for very cheap. 3d printing is definitely the future of architecture and development, and will make developing of any style of building dirt cheap like it was in the late 1800's/early 1900's. I just hope that developers will use it for good and bring upon a wave of rebirth of classical type buildings again. I actually quite like the building rendering. We'll see how it looks in person.
November 4, 20168 yr I was talking more of intricate details. The older architecture that you see in Europe for instance. It's almost as if the building was made by a sculptor who was possessed with details. I'm not saying create faux anything. I just want to see buildings with attention to details again that just grabs your attention and drops your jaw. 3d printing should allow that to happen because of lower production costs. Very few modern development has done that for me. But I will admit the Milwaukee art museum is flat out stunning.
November 4, 20168 yr The details that make architecture exciting have moved from impressive ornamentation to impressive construction techniques. Obviously one of those is far more noticeable to the general public's eye, but I'd argue the latter is far more impressive. Creating a construction solution that is incredibly well thought through and detailed makes modern buildings stand out. But those moments are arguably a lot more subtle and don't have that "WOW BEAUTIFUL" effect. Which I have no problem with. Things being built in beautiful ways is more important than things having beautiful ornamentation. Granted those things can obviously overlap, but I'm speaking in generalities here.
November 4, 20168 yr Your an architecture by trade, no? I think that's where the gap exists. Your able to see beyond what the average person see's when it comes to architecture and design. I cannot. I only have eyes that are capable of judging a building by its facade, and the details that encompass the facade. I don't have that higher level of knowledge to appreciate archechiture of this nature because I don't understand the design process. Unfortunately there are very few people with your knowledge and your set of eyes, and alot of people like me who can only judge a building by the feelings and emotions the facade and the overall design evokes (a grey modern house, vs an 1800 Victorian mansion).
November 4, 20168 yr ^I agree with this sentiment. I can appreciate cool feats of engineering, but it's difficult for me to see how a building was constructed and appreciate it for that. We need to focus more on how a building makes the average person feel when they look at it, not how an architect understands it. That being said, I think this particular building is pretty good infill. I'm usually guided by emotions and feelings for buildings.
November 4, 20168 yr Your an architecture by trade, no? I think that's where the gap exists. Your able to see beyond what the average person see's when it comes to architecture and design. I cannot. I only have eyes that are capable of judging a building by its facade, and the details that encompass the facade. I don't have that higher level of knowledge to appreciate archechiture of this nature because I don't understand the design process. Unfortunately there are very few people with your knowledge and your set of eyes, and alot of people like me who can only judge a building by the feelings and emotions the facade and the overall design evokes (a grey modern house, vs an 1800 Victorian mansion). Sure, and I totally understand that. Someone in any field will be more in tune with the nuances of that field and it would be naive of me to believe that everyone should share the same sentiment as I do since not everyone is interested in architecture beyond face value which is completely fine. Emotion is definitely an important aspect of design. Those construction details I'm mentioning might not be immediately recognizable to many, but when used intelligently the overall feel of a building is generally much nicer. Even if you don't know why you can grasp that there's a sense of quality and effort put into a well-detailed building versus a cheaply thrown together EIFS sided box (I'm looking at you U Square or The Banks). The best architecture, in my mind at least, is architecture that is detailed beautifully, doesn't try to be something it's not, creates a tangible sense of space, fits into a larger context without trying to subvert that context for the sake of subverting that context, and puts new ideas out there all the while feeling familiar. Unfortunately that list is challenging to complete and is generally expensive to do so. But there are great examples around the world of everyday buildings that are just damn good without being over the top in any fashion. Those are my favorite.
November 4, 20168 yr And then there's this... SOM's 50-year plan for Detroit's East Riverfront --- Maurice Cox's Detroit The first time I visited Detroit, five years ago, I got a grand tour one evening from one of the city’s most tireless boosters, advertising exec and author Toby Barlow. He took me to an avant-garde piano concert in the hip neighborhood of Corktown, an artisanal pizza joint near Eastern Market, and, oddly, a wrap party for a Hollywood movie held at a soul food restaurant downtown. During my trip I realized that if I tagged along with someone like Barlow, I could find a city that felt vital and urbane, a connect-the-dots puzzle of imagination and ambition, in which small-scale and entrepreneurial efforts were leading the way. There was an awakening here, but you had to know where to find it. I highly recommend you clicking below for an interesting article: http://www.architectmagazine.com/design/maurice-coxs-detroit_o Orleans Landing, a 278-unit apartment development that’s nearing completion close to downtown "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 16, 20168 yr Midtown: 'No sign of oversupply' as 3,600 new apartments and condos planned in Detroit Midtown stood alone in Detroit for much of the past decade as the place that attracted new residents, new housing and new investment in a city that sought renaissance for generations. Today, that district – located north of downtown in the heart of the cultural and medical center – is poised for the changes coming from rapid residential development that is channeling $938 million toward new housing. The announced development pipeline calls for nearly 2,900 new homes added to the district - most of them apartments - according to Midtown Detroit Inc. That's compared to 6,072 housing units that were located there at the end of 2015, with another 730 under construction now. More below: http://www.mlive.com/business/index.ssf/2016/11/detroit_midtown_3000_new_apart.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
November 16, 20168 yr Detroit is really kicking it into gear. I hope they continue to keep growing and keep pushing. Obviously, so much work to do up there, but if they can keep expanding the tax base and helping out the outer neighborhoods along the way, hopefully a lot of people who are having a tough go can have a better chance as time moves forward.
November 23, 20168 yr Well THIS is big news. Detroit Pistons moving downtown: 'We want to be all in on Detroit' The Detroit Pistons are coming back downtown. Detroit Pistons Owner Tom Gores, Ilitch Holdings CEO Christopher Ilitch and Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced the agreements during a press conference today at Cass Tech High School. “Tom Gores and the Pistons will contribute tremendously toward the incredible, positive momentum underway in Detroit, making our city stronger,” Ilitch said. The Pistons are currently playing their 29th and final season in Oakland County. They will honor players and championship teams the remainder of this season. Oakland County executive L. Brooks Patterson said in response, "We wish the Pistons well. Thanks for all the memories." More below: http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2016/11/22/detroit-pistons-downtown/94279874/ "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 23, 20168 yr Great news for Detroit--I feel bad for Auburn Hills though. That's a lot of revenue to replace!
November 23, 20168 yr ^ I feel bad for the small business owners who will lose out on the gameday revenue. I have zero sympathy for Auburn Hills or Oakland County though.
November 29, 20168 yr NYC architect gives clues to big North Corktown plans An elite New York City architect says he’s been commissioned by a private philanthropist to help create a blocks-long affordable housing development in North Corktown. The project appears to be in the concept stage; at this point, architect Alexander Gorlin is the only one providing details. And the details are enticing: 54 acres of unidentified land; rows of townhouses and single-family homes with a modern design; an unnamed patron, and possibly the involvement of Grammy Award-winning musician Pharrell Williams, whom Gorlin said he was “teaming up” with on the project last year. “We have been commissioned by a private philanthropist to apply modernist design principles to stabilize the 54-acre district,” Gorlin’s website says about the North Corktown proposal. More below: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2016/11/25/detroit-north-corktown-development-alexander-gorlin-pharrell-wiliams/94444690/ "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 29, 20168 yr :clap: Gilbert to start Tuesday on $70M Brush Park project Officials will break ground next week on Dan Gilbert’s $70 million mixed-use development project spanning 8.4 acres in Detroit’s Brush Park. Gilbert will be joined at 1 p.m. Tuesday by Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and other Rock Ventures and Brush Park Development Co. officials for a groundbreaking ceremony for the project, recently named “City Modern.” City Modern will have 410 units of housing spread throughout six apartment complexes, 17 townhouses, some duplexes and a number carriage houses. The project will also renovate four Victorian homes on Alfred Street. More below: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2016/11/25/gilbert-brush-park/94431680/ "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 29, 20168 yr very cool, ambitious project. I'm very familiar with this area though and I hate the combined architectural styles of modern townhomes right beside classic Brush Park homes....
December 1, 20168 yr Bedrock touts two ‘transformational’ towers downtown Dan Gilbert’s Bedrock Detroit will overhaul a mostly vacant two-square-block area in the heart of downtown Detroit by building two modern towers for office and residential use, and space for stores and restaurants. Preliminary plans for the site known as the Monroe Block call for a 20-story office tower fronting Campus Martius at one end of Monroe, and a 16-story residential tower facing Greektown at the other end. Between the towers would be mixed-use mid-rise buildings with at least 60,000 square feet of ground floor retail space. Construction would start by spring 2018. More below: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2016/11/30/gilbert-monroe-block/94667416/ "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
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