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Real Estate and Development

Real estate and Development stories in and around the city of Detroit.

On today's all-local Daily Detroit (with Norris Howard):

00:40 - What car should Norris buy next?

03:07 - Detroit's new apartments are among the smallest apartments in America, even smaller than Manhattan

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A 100-year old building in Detroit's North End is getting rehabbed

I was headed down Oakland Avenue over the weekend and saw some big construction work happening on what will become a mixed-use building with retail spaces, apartments and a parking lot out back.

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Built in 1925, the commercial block was on the city's demo list until the non-profit Stafford House put the project forward.

It'll have four ground-floor commercial spaces at about 1,000 square foot each. Last I could find, there'd be a coffee shop, training center, retail and offices for an engineering company.

The second floor will have 10 affordable apartments.

The project aims to be complete by the end of this year.

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Devon, Norris, and Jer respond to your listener feedback on recent stories - specifically around Michigan Central seeming to be very quiet, and the prospects for improved transit in the city and area - and

Join me and Devon O'Reilly on your Daily Detroit for a packed episode covering everything from hopeful superstitions to major downtown developments and exciting new food spots!

Recorded live from TechTown, there's also a video

Norris Howard is in as we talk three interesting stories around metro Detroit:

  • Ground officially broke on a project that will reimagine Greektown's streetscape in Detroit
  • Warren approved an ordinance without limits on the number