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