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Development

Watch A Walking Tour Of The New Detroit Shipping Company

Jul 13, 2018 by Sven Gustafson

Today is the soft opening for the Detroit Shipping Company, the new food court/biergarden/art gallery/event space made out of shipping containers in Midtown the lower Cass Corridor. While it doesn't …

Watch A Walking Tour Of The New Detroit Shipping CompanyRead More

Filed Under: City Of Detroit, Development, Food + Drink, Midtown, Shopping Tagged With: Detroit Restaurants, Development, Retail

Developers Demolish Pharmacy For New 7.Liv Project at 7 Mile and Livernois

Jul 13, 2018 by Sven Gustafson

Activity at the site of the $8 million 7.Liv mixed-use development has entered a new phase with the demolition of a former pharmacy next to the long-vacant B. Siegel Department Store on the corner of …

Developers Demolish Pharmacy For New 7.Liv Project at 7 Mile and LivernoisRead More

Filed Under: Bagley, City Of Detroit, Development, Food + Drink, Shopping, University District Tagged With: Detroit, Detroit Restaurants, Development, Retail

Listen: Detroit’s Fitzgerald Neighborhood Gets Attention With Ambitious Fitz Forward Project

Jun 28, 2018 by Shianne Nocerini

 One of the popular narratives of Detroit’s comeback is that it doesn’t include the neighborhoods. But a program, Fitz Forward, is over by McNichols (Six Mile) and Livernois is solidly in the …

Listen: Detroit’s Fitzgerald Neighborhood Gets Attention With Ambitious Fitz Forward ProjectRead More

Filed Under: City Of Detroit, Development, Fitzgerald, Podcasts Tagged With: Detroit, Development, Fitzgerald, Neighborhoods

In Ferndale, Angst Rises Alongside Housing Prices And New Developments

May 18, 2018 by Sven Gustafson

My wife and I talk a lot lately about what to do with our house. We just passed our 13th anniversary of buying our first home here in Ferndale. We’ve had two children in that time. Our home is, at …

In Ferndale, Angst Rises Alongside Housing Prices And New DevelopmentsRead More

Filed Under: Development, Ferndale, Longform, Oakland County Tagged With: Development, Don't Ferndale My Royal Oak, Ferndale, Gentrification, royal oak, Suburbs

RENDERINGS: Baltimore Station Projects In Detroit Make Progress

Apr 11, 2018 by Sven Gustafson

If you’ve driven through Detroit’s New Center on Woodward Avenue you probably noticed a major new renovation project. It involves two buildings on the east side of the street… and it was spawned by …

RENDERINGS: Baltimore Station Projects In Detroit Make ProgressRead More

Filed Under: City Of Detroit, Milwaukee Junction, New Center Tagged With: Baltimore Station, Detroit, Development, The Platform

PODCAST: Detroit Nonprofit Day, Warren Wants To Create A Downtown, Detroit Councilman Sued & More

Mar 31, 2018 by Daily Detroit Staff

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte podcast for Saturday, March 31, 2018. -The suburb of Warren is trying to create a downtown -A Detroit councilman is being sued -Local furniture maker …

PODCAST: Detroit Nonprofit Day, Warren Wants To Create A Downtown, Detroit Councilman Sued & MoreRead More

Filed Under: City Of Detroit, Development, Doing Good, Education, Macomb County, Podcasts, Warren Tagged With: Detroit, Detroit nonprofit day, Development, education, Michigan, Warren

Dear Ilitches: Nobody Moves To Detroit For The Surface Parking Lots

Feb 2, 2018 by Jer Staes

When it comes to planning our city, we had hoped developers might have learned a lesson after the demolition spree of the last few decades, where building after building was torn down for surface …

Dear Ilitches: Nobody Moves To Detroit For The Surface Parking LotsRead More

Filed Under: City Of Detroit, Opinion Tagged With: Demolition, Development, Historic Preservation, Ilitch

New City Club Apartments Promise “Sexy Bathrooms,” Gourmet Market, Pet Shop, & Restaurant

Jan 11, 2018 by Shianne Nocerini

In place of the historic Statler Hotel will be a development that will have "sexy bathrooms." I'm not exactly sure what that means, but one can only imagine. Today was the official ground …

New City Club Apartments Promise “Sexy Bathrooms,” Gourmet Market, Pet Shop, & RestaurantRead More

Filed Under: CBD, City Of Detroit, Development Tagged With: City Club Apartments, Detroit, Development, Groundbreaking

WATCH: The Motor City Is Getting Rid Of A Freeway

Dec 10, 2017 by Daily Detroit Staff

In the heart of the Motor City lies a freeway whose days are numbered. I-375 is a mile-long, sunken freeway serving downtown Detroit. Its construction half a century ago destroyed an historic …

WATCH: The Motor City Is Getting Rid Of A FreewayRead More

Filed Under: CBD, City Of Detroit, Development, Lafayette Park, Transit, Video Tagged With: Detroit, Development, Freeways, I-375, MDOT, Urbanism

PICS: $8 Million Retail & Residential Development Going In At 7 & Livernois In Detroit

Nov 28, 2017 by Jer Staes

The historic Avenue of Fashion is going to get some new swagger thanks to a new mixed-use development called "7.Liv." Developer Bagley Forest Properties, LLC plans to rehab the former B. Siegel …

PICS: $8 Million Retail & Residential Development Going In At 7 & Livernois In DetroitRead More

Filed Under: Bagley, City Of Detroit, Sherwood Forest, University District Tagged With: Avenue of fashion, Detroit revitalization, Development, Neighborhood Development

Allow Me To Freak Out About $400K Homes In My Old Detroit Neighborhood

Sep 17, 2017 by Sven Gustafson

I last spent time in Woodbridge Farms, my old neighborhood, last fall, when I joined some coworkers to plant trees with crews from the Greening of Detroit. And I wrote about what I saw and how it …

Allow Me To Freak Out About $400K Homes In My Old Detroit NeighborhoodRead More

Filed Under: City Of Detroit, Development, First Person, Opinion, Woodbridge Tagged With: Changing Neighborhoods, Detroit, Development, Rising Prices, Woodbridge

Midtown Is Getting A Barcade, Brewing School As Part Of $20 Million Investment Package

Aug 30, 2017 by Jer Staes

A year from now, Selden street in Detroit between Second and Fourth will have a completely different feel than it does now. That's thanks to news out of Detroit's Midtown neighborhood today, …

Midtown Is Getting A Barcade, Brewing School As Part Of $20 Million Investment PackageRead More

Filed Under: City Of Detroit, Development, Midtown Tagged With: Barcade, Development, Midtown, Selden

PODCAST: What’s Next For Downtown Detroit? We Talk With Eric Larson Of The DDP

Jul 25, 2017 by Sven Gustafson

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PODCAST: What’s Next For Downtown Detroit? We Talk With Eric Larson Of The DDPRead More

Filed Under: City Of Detroit, Podcasts Tagged With: Detroit, Development, downtown detroit partnership, Eric Larson, Happy Hour, MoGo, podcast, Podcast Detroit, QLINE

Dog Daycare Canine To Five Embarks On $1.6 Million Expansion Plan On Cass

Nov 12, 2016 by Daily Detroit Staff

This story is for the the dogs.. literally. And their owners too. Canine To Five, the dog daycare founded in 2005 in Detroit on Cass Avenue just south of Martin Luther King, is expanding their …

Dog Daycare Canine To Five Embarks On $1.6 Million Expansion Plan On CassRead More

Filed Under: Development Tagged With: Canine To Five, Detroit, Development, Dog Day care, Dogs

A Look Inside Of The Future 260 Square Foot Micro Lofts At The New 28Grand

Nov 3, 2016 by Shianne Nocerini

If you haven't been through Capital Park lately, you might have missed the construction that is currently happening on Grand River and Griswold Street on the site of what was most recently a parking …

A Look Inside Of The Future 260 Square Foot Micro Lofts At The New 28GrandRead More

Filed Under: Development Tagged With: 28Grand, Bedrock, Development, Lofts, Micro Lofts

New WSU Business School Building To Break Ground On Woodward Next Week

Jul 15, 2016 by Daily Detroit Staff

Back in October there was an announcement about a new business school building for the Mike Ilitch School of Business - well, on Wednesday, the actual work is getting underway. To be located at the …

New WSU Business School Building To Break Ground On Woodward Next WeekRead More

Filed Under: Development Tagged With: Business School, Detroit, Development, District Detroit, Ilitch School of Business, Wayne State University, WSU

LOOK: $65 Million Orleans Landing On The East Riverfront Breaks Ground

Oct 20, 2015 by Joel Gullickson

The riverfront is starting to heat up as a development destination. On Tuesday, Partners of Rivertown Phase, LLC were joined by business and community leaders to mark the start of construction with …

LOOK: $65 Million Orleans Landing On The East Riverfront Breaks GroundRead More

Filed Under: Development, News Tagged With: Detroit, detroit riverfront, Development, Orleans Landing

Amazon To Open Tech Hub In Detroit, Giving Detroit’s Tech Sector Another Boost

Sep 28, 2015 by Joel Gullickson

Detroit's budding technology sector is set to receive another boost, helping to grow the city's presence as a tech savvy market worthy of national attention. On Monday morning online retail …

Amazon To Open Tech Hub In Detroit, Giving Detroit’s Tech Sector Another BoostRead More

Filed Under: Development, News Tagged With: Amazon, Detroit, Development, Michigan, Tech

Casamira Apartments Built In 1925 To Be Redeveloped Into 44 Apartments

Aug 26, 2015 by Daily Detroit Staff

In 12 months, the Casamira Apartments in New Center should have new life. There will be $10.2 million invested in the four story, 42,200 square foot property on Delaware street, near the end of the …

Casamira Apartments Built In 1925 To Be Redeveloped Into 44 ApartmentsRead More

Filed Under: Development Tagged With: Casamira Apartments, Detroit, Development, New Center

An Inside Look At Parker Street Market’s Expansion In West Village

Aug 7, 2015 by Janis Tsai

As of late, many of Detroit's developments have been "big" - a new Lawrence Tech building, the Whole Foods, multiple square blocks of Brush Park, and the new Red Wings arena. But the fun - and the …

An Inside Look At Parker Street Market’s Expansion In West VillageRead More

Filed Under: Development, Food + Drink Tagged With: Detroit neighborhoods, Development, expansion, Parker Street Market, West Village

Downtown Royal Oak To Get New Hotel As Part Of Multi-Purpose Development

Aug 1, 2015 by Erika DeVriendt

Set to open sometime in 2017, a five story, $48 million multi-purpose development will take over some prime real estate at the north end of Royal Oak's downtown Main Street. Approved this week by …

Downtown Royal Oak To Get New Hotel As Part Of Multi-Purpose DevelopmentRead More

Filed Under: Business, Development Tagged With: Development, Hotel, royal oak, Suburbs

Green Sky Sees Blue Skies Downtown, Makes Move To Detroit

Jul 31, 2015 by Joel Gullickson

Local video production and photography studio Green Sky is the next suburban-based company to move their business to the rapidly expanding downtown district.  The company, known for impressive work …

Green Sky Sees Blue Skies Downtown, Makes Move To DetroitRead More

Filed Under: Business, Development Tagged With: business, Detroit, Development, Green Sky

Ally Financial Switches Plans, Decides To Consolidate Downtown; Gilbert Buys One Detroit Center

Mar 31, 2015 by Daily Detroit Staff

Rendering of Ally Detroit Center with new sign at the press event.

Real estate magnate and Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert expanded his portfolio to some 70 properties today with the purchase of 43 story, 957,000 square foot One Detroit Center. The purchase price …

Ally Financial Switches Plans, Decides To Consolidate Downtown; Gilbert Buys One Detroit CenterRead More

Filed Under: Business, Development Tagged With: Ally Detroit Center, Ally Financial, Bedrock Real Estate, Dan Gilbert, Detroit, Detroit real estate, Development, Downtown Detroit, Jeffrey Brown

Here’s The Inside Lane On Metropolis Cycles, Detroit’s New Bike Shop Opening In April

Mar 29, 2015 by Daily Detroit Staff

Bicycling in Detroit is getting bigger by the day. The city known for putting the world on four wheels has more and more people every day choosing to explore it (or commute in it) on two. To help …

Here’s The Inside Lane On Metropolis Cycles, Detroit’s New Bike Shop Opening In AprilRead More

Filed Under: Business, Development, Lifestyle Tagged With: Bike shop, Bike shop Detroit, Corktown, Cycling, Detroit, Development, Metropolis, Metropolis Cycles, Retail, Shayne O'Keefe

Michigan Central Station To Get More Than 1,000 New Windows

Feb 23, 2015 by Daily Detroit Staff

Michigan Central Station as shot today. Daily Detroit Photo

It looks like there may be progress ahead on one of Detroit's most iconic eyesores. Michigan Central Station, closed since 1988, has become a windowless hulk overlooking a burgeoning Corktown …

Michigan Central Station To Get More Than 1,000 New WindowsRead More

Filed Under: Development Tagged With: Chamberlain, Corktown, Detroit, Development, Matty Maroun, Michigan Central Station

Gilbert Buildings The New Home For Six Businesses

Feb 17, 2015 by Ardelia Lee

Cary Building, after recent renovations. Daily Detroit File Photo.

Bedrock Real Estate Services announced earlier this week that six new businesses have opened a total of 16,000 square feet of office space in Dan Gilbert-owned buildings. The square footages of each …

Gilbert Buildings The New Home For Six BusinessesRead More

Filed Under: Development Tagged With: ColburnColburn, Development, Dixon Inc, Gilbert, Great Lakes Architectural Products, JFM Consulting Group, Siegfried Group, Ultimate Parking Management

M-1 Rail Releases Renderings for the New Penske Tech Center

Feb 15, 2015 by Jer Staes

Aerial view of M1-Rail Penske Tech Center. Press Rendering.

The corner of Bethune and Custer off of Woodward is about to get a whole lot busier. M-1 RAIL, the 3.3 mile-long streetcar project under construction in downtown Detroit, has released conceptual …

M-1 Rail Releases Renderings for the New Penske Tech CenterRead More

Filed Under: Development, News Tagged With: Detroit streetcar, Development, M1 Rail, Penske Tech Center, Renderings

Strathmore Hotel Built In 1924 To Come Back To Life, 40% Of Units To Be Affordable

Jan 13, 2015 by Daily Detroit Staff

A highlight of the historic Strathmore Hotel from historic archives.

For more than a decade, the Strathmore Hotel on West Alexandrine has sat empty. Around it, Midtown has started to flourish. Great Lakes Coffee is across the street. On the same block is the Union …

Strathmore Hotel Built In 1924 To Come Back To Life, 40% Of Units To Be AffordableRead More

Filed Under: Development, News Tagged With: Detroit, Development, Midtown, Midtown Inc, Strathmore, Strathmore Apartments

Moribund Corner Park To Get A New $250,000 Lease On Life

Dec 18, 2014 by Daily Detroit Staff

Redmond Plaza. Photo: Nick Hagen for Daily Detroit

The Midtown neighborhood of Detroit is changing rapidly. We're hearing that Midtown Inc., the non-profit development engine behind much of the resurgence in the neighborhood, is dropping $250,000 into …

Moribund Corner Park To Get A New $250,000 Lease On LifeRead More

Filed Under: Development Tagged With: Detroit, Development, Midtown, Midtown Inc, Redmond Plaza

LOOK: The David Whitney Building Is Kind Of Amazing

Dec 16, 2014 by Daily Detroit Staff

You're going to want to see this. It has taken $92 million and countless hours of effort, but the historic David Whitney Building is back in action after sitting dark since 2000. Yesterday, the …

LOOK: The David Whitney Building Is Kind Of AmazingRead More

Filed Under: Development, Gallery, Staff Picks Tagged With: Aloft Hotel, David Whitney Building, Detroit, Development, Historic Preservation, Renovation

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