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One less abandoned commercial building:

Entrepreneur Nya Marshall brings Ivy Kitchen and Cocktails to Detroit's east side

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A native east sider, Marshall moved back to Detroit and purchased property in the area seven years ago, ahead of its resurgence. The adjoining buildings at 9215 E. Jefferson Ave. in East Village were abandoned and dilapidated. “When I bought the property, there was no front facade,” Marshall says. “The buildings were covered in ivy. When we finally began the renovations, time and time again we would pull the ivy out and it would come right back. The resilience of the plant truly inspired me.”

The ivy plant was one of the earliest crops in this part of Detroit back when the area was marsh and farmland. In the late 19th century, the plant was used for medicinal purposes. “At the library, I read that no new ivy had been planted in this area in over a hundred years. These were essentially the same leaves, that just kept coming back.” The ivy leaves that once adorned the building inspired the name of the restaurant.

Ivy Kitchen and Cocktails' new American diverse menu is curated by Marshall and her executive chef, Devante Burnley. Pasta dishes are prominently featured, as well as seafood and chicken dishes like the Buffalo chicken sandwich — a hearty portion of chicken breast dousedin Buffalo sauce, topped with ribboned carrots and celery and charred Gorgonzola cheese. The menu also features unique dessert items including a decadent chocolate mousse.


Motown Museum nets $1M more in expansion campaign as Dresner Foundation steps up

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After a high-profile year of anniversary events and celebrations, the momentum rolls on for the Motown Museum.

The Detroit institution announced on Thursday the latest gift in its ongoing expansion fundraising campaign — a $1 million grant from the Vera and Joseph Dresner Foundation in West Bloomfield.

The funds will support programming for Hitsville Next, which will serve as hub to the museum's educational, entrepreneurial and community programming upon completion.

The Motown Museum's $50 million fundraising effort launched in late 2016 and crossed the halfway mark last year.

Hitsville Next, the first of four expansion phases at the West Grand Boulevard site, broke ground in September with a host of dignitaries including Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr. It will link three of the houses just east of the Hitsville, U.S.A., building that is now the heart of the Motown Museum and its fabled Studio A.


It looks like the first two pieces of steel have been put in place at the Hudson's Site. The first one is at 0:23 in the video in the upper left hand corner. A second is put in place at 2:54 directly behind the first. Video here.

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Minipark 'a win' for Grandmont Rosedale in Detroit

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Detroit — An awkward intersection along Grand River in the Grandmont Rosedale area frequently attracts speeding motorists and trash. So the community and the city came up with a big idea for a very small space: redesign the 7,500-square-foot patch as a minipark, or “parklet.”

Construction of the $700,000 Grand Parklet Streetscape Project at the corner of Grand River, Puritan and Plainview is expected to start this spring.

Renderings show landscaping that will give the space a park-like atmosphere with trees, flowers and grass. Space in the rear of the parklet along Puritan would accommodate food trucks.


Detroit's municipal center gets $4 million renovation

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Detroit — City Hall has undergone a $4 million overhaul to make its north entrance more accessible.

The Detroit-Wayne Joint Building Authority this week opened the new Larned Plaza at its north entrance of the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center. The six-month project, paid for by Detroit and Wayne County, includes an expanded ADA-compliant ramp, bike loops and pedestrian seating, and the reopening of a circular driveway for vehicle drop-off and pick-up.

The pedestrian-friendly plaza is the first exterior entrance renovation effort since the building opened in 1954. The circular drive had been closed since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, officials said.

The center houses 47 elected officials, 1,600 city and county employees and has about 5,000 visitors daily.




A New Hampshire-Via-Detroit Roaster Plans a Coffee Shop for McDougall-Hunt

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The coffee shop will take over part of the industrial building that used to house badge-maker Weyhing Brothers — it’ll feature 15 seats, as well as a small conference room with space for another 12 people; a walk-up window will serve both coffee and light bites.

It’ll be the first brick and mortar location for James Oliver, which has stuck to roasting up until now. With his mother a former public school teacher, Shock also wants to run a community-minded operation — the roaster currently sells a blend named Alma Mater, and $7.50 from every sale of it goes to the Detroit Public Schools Foundation.

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Meh, this doesn't surprise me:

Facing delays and rising construction costs, The Mid scales back

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Soon after the Michigan Strategic Fund awarded the project $58.3 million in incentives through the state’s Brownfield Redevelopment Program, developer Real Estate Interests expected to break ground in September.

But now, Crain’s Detroit Business reports that the developers still have a financing gap to close and the nine floors of luxury condominiums are unlikely to be built. The total cost of the project rose over $60 million just five months after it was announced, and profit margins do not justify their inclusion.

The rest of the designs for the multi-building project are being reevaluated. Original plans called for a 225-room hotel, 60 for-sale condos, 180 apartment units, a 12-story “co-living” tower, and 100,000 square-feet of retail space across 3.8 acres and several buildings on Woodward Avenue. It was last expected to cost $377 million.

Despite these issues, the developers say the project is still moving forward.
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This sale was supposed to include the plans for the 8 story Studio Live apartment building. The article doesn't mention Studio Live but mentions the sale included the parking lot where the new building was planned. We can probably assume they're not pursuing construction due to rising construction costs like everything else:

New Center developers buy former WJBK building for $2.6M

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Work is well underway at the Albert Kahn Building in New Center to convert the historic office building into 206 studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments with ground-floor retail. Meanwhile, developers Adam Lutz and Matt Sosin have just made another major purchase across the street.

Near the end of 2019, the groups closed on the former WJBK-TV Studios building at 7441 2nd Avenue for $2.6 million. Ottawa-based Halcor listed it in May last year for $3.5 million with Vincent Mazzola of O’Connor Real Estate.

Matt Sosin, president of Northern Equities Group, says they have no definite plans for the property at the moment. “It remains to be seen what will happen with the building,” he says. “The building, the site, the zoning are flexible. You can do office, hotel, apartments.” It also comes with 80 parking spots.

Instead, the group is focused on completing The Residences at the Albert Kahn and are offering the WJBK building for rent. The leasing agent is AJ Weiner at JLL.
The article also includes info on the Albert Kahn Building renovation, now called The Residences at the Albert Kahn:

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Lutz and Sosin say The Residences at the Albert Kahn are on track for a summer 2020 completion date—one of the few developments expected to finish on schedule due to rising construction costs.




NAIAS Adds International Motor Bella Outdoor Event to Kick Off 2020 Auto Show in June

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The North American International Auto Show today announced that a new outdoor event – Motor Bella Presented by PNC Bank – will kick off show activities June 5-8 on Broadway Street on the west side of the Detroit Opera House in the central business district.

Motor Bella will be a celebration of Italian and British car culture in a thriving part of Detroit during the weekend leading up to the NAIAS’s Press Preview. During the four-day festival, exotic car club members from dozens of clubs along with local supercar enthusiasts will experience some of the world’s finest supercars alongside authentic food and culture from the region.

“When we began to re-envision NAIAS, our goal was to expand the show into the city, provide more ways for the community to interact with the brands, and really showcase the global car culture throughout Detroit,” says Rod Alberts, executive director of the NAIAS. “Motor Bella will take place in one of the most dynamic and growing areas of the city and will give show goers an opportunity to engage with Italian and British luxury and sports car brands.”

Motor Bella, which is expected to feature more than 100 Italian and British supercars representing 12 brands, such as Ferrari and Rolls Royce, takes its name from the combination of motor and bella, which combines the historical British concept of “motoring” with the Italian word for beautiful. Motor Bella will be produced by NAIAS in association with the Consulate of Italy in Detroit and British Consulate General in Chicago, support from sponsors, and the anticipated participation of several dozen car clubs.


Detroit’s giant RoboCop statue almost finished after nearly 10 years: Where it will be displayed

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DETROIT - Detroit will soon have its long-awaited RoboCop statue on display in the city. After nearly 10 years in the making, the giant bronze statue depicting the cyborg law enforcer from the 1987 movie, who patrolled the streets of Detroit in the near future, is nearly complete.

Organizers, who started the Kickstarter campaign in 2011, tell MLive the statue should be done by the end of March. Once it’s complete, the statue will be put on display outside the Michigan Science Center on John R St. most likely sometime this spring.

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Couple pics I was able to snap at the Hudson Site this morning.

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Couple pics I was able to snap at the Hudson Site this morning.

Woohoo! Going vertical! Thanks for sharing
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Speaking of the Hudson's Site, the base for the second crane was put in place today as seen in this video.
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And with this all retail space at Shinola Hotel is leased:

Mister Dips to bring griddle burgers and dairy dips to Shinola Hotel

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The latest Detroit food venture from New York City's NoHo Hospitality Group is Mister Dips, a burger joint set to open in Parker's Alley by the Shinola Hotel this spring.

The 2,000-square-foot restaurant will have around 30 seats and serve griddle burgers, waffle fries and "dairy dips," soft serve ice cream dipped in flavors and toppings.
Bedrock releases new renderings of One Campus Martius expansion ahead of opening

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The completion of One Campus Martius’s expansion is just around the corner.

Since 2018, Bedrock Detroit, the Dan Gilbert–owned development company, has been steadily working on an addition to its flagship building downtown. Once completed, the $95 million expansion on the skyscraper’s northern side will add over 300,00 square feet of office space. Prior to the expansion, One Campus Martius was already around 1 million square feet.

The building will also have rentable event space. The 27,529-square-foot venue will contain a main area that can be divided into three separate rooms and a wraparound outdoor terrace. The whole space will be able to hold up to 999 guests.




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Drove by a few hours ago and the Michigan Mutual Liability Annex is gone. They've added signs announcing TCF Tower around the site as well. Here's a few renderings from Neumann/Smith that I don't think have been posted:











I was skeptical of this project when it was first announced, but it looks better than I thought:

In Mexicantown, Detroit’s first-ever shared street is done

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Construction is complete on Detroit’s first-ever shared street. Covering two blocks of Bagley Street in Mexicantown, work finished in late 2019.

Between the I-75 Service Drive and 24th Street, there’s now an unmarked two-lane road of cement blocks, brick pavers on either side for parked cars, and street-level sidewalks made of another color of pavers. Small decorative designs repeat throughout the sidewalk. There’s also new landscaping and bollards to create visual interest and impediments for cars.

A spokesperson with the city’s Department of Public Works told Curbed Detroit that the project is “98 percent complete” aside from some festive lights that will be installed in March.


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City estimates Detroit home values rose 20 percent last year

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The city of Detroit announced yesterday that its 2020 assessments of residential property taxes are expected to increase by an average of 20 percent. If correct, it would mark the largest increase in home values since 1997.

It would also mark three years of growth after 17 consecutive years of declining home values.

“This is great news for Detroit homeowners, particularly those who held on to their properties and stayed in the city,” Mayor Mike Duggan said at a Tuesday press conference announcing the findings.

According to the city, nearly half of Detroit’s neighborhoods saw their average home value increase between 20 to 30 percent. Those neighborhoods includes large swaths of Corktown, Boston-Edison, Southwest Detroit, the Villages, Jefferson-Chalmers, East English Village, the Live6 area, and others. Only 4 percent of neighborhoods saw home values decrease.


Eastern Market food hub among projects awarded tax incentives

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A mixed-use food hub planned for Detroit’s Eastern Market is another step closer to construction after the Michigan Strategic Fund board on Wednesday approved $2.2 million in state tax incentives for the project.

The Mosaic Eastern Market Redevelopment Project will rehabilitate a 111,855-square-foot industrial building at 3500 Riopelle. Once complete, it will house Eastern Market Corp.’s accelerator for food entrepreneurs, a mix of food-based businesses, and 16,680 square feet of restaurant space, according to the Michigan Economic Development Corp.

Mosaic at Eastern Market

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The MSF board approved $1.6 million in state tax incentives for a mixed-use development planned for 7891 East Jefferson. The project, known as Jefferson Van Dyke 2 LLC, will also receive a $3.3 million Michigan Community Revitalization Program performance-based loan.

Jefferson Van Dyke


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The Osi Apartments at West End, a mixed-use development planned for 3820 Grand River, was awarded nearly $195,000 in state tax incentives Wednesday as well as a $1.2 million Michigan Community Revitalization Program performance-based loan.

The project involves the construction of a four-story, mixed-use building along the Grand River corridor in the Woodbridge neighborhood. When complete, the development will include retail space and 30 units of mixed-income residential housing, according to the MEDC.

Osi Art Apartments at West End

Detroit’s Atwater Brewery to be Acquired by Chicago’s Tenth and Blake Beer Co.

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Detroit’s Atwater Brewery has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Chicago’s Tenth and Blake Beer Co., the U.S. craft division of Colorado’s Molson Coors Beverage Co. Atwater is known in Michigan for its ales and traditional German-style lagers. Details of the transaction were not disclosed.

“The agreement with Tenth and Blake is both the culmination of our past and the catapult to our future,” says Mark Rieth, owner of Atwater. “For Atwater to continue to grow, it will require both capital and brewing expertise. Tenth and Blake brings both, which makes them the ideal strategic partner to help us continue to live our mantra, ‘Born in Detroit. Raised everywhere.’”

Rieth and his team will continue to lead Atwater’s day-to-day operations.

Atwater Block Brewery was founded in 1997 and revived Detroit’s brewing tradition from its location in the historic Rivertown district. After investing in the brewery in 2002, Rieth purchased it outright in 2005. Its best-selling beers include Dirty Blonde and Vanilla Java Porter. Other brands such as Better Life Choices and Decadent Dark Chocolate are also in the Atwater portfolio.


Detroit casinos report record-setting revenue in 2019

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DETROIT – Detroit’s three casinos set a record for adjusted gross revenue last year, earning $1.454 billion.

According to the state, that amount tops the record $1.444 billion set in 2018.

MGM Grand Detroit and MotorCity Casino both had the highest yearly adjusted gross revenues since they opened in 1999. MGM Grand had a revenue of $623.5 million last year, and MotorCity had a revenue of $493.6 million.
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Streetscaping on McNichols and four other roads to begin this spring

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Just as construction wraps up on several streetscaping projects in Detroit, more are expected to begin later this year.

The city of Detroit announced that, pending city council approval, the next round of infrastructure upgrades on streets across Detroit will begin with McNichols Road from Livernois to Greenlawn avenues. Construction could start in May and finish by the end of the year.

McNichols is one of five projects expected to start this year, including others on Conant Street, Rosa Parks Boulevard, Kercheval Avenue, and a parklet on Grand River Avenue.

McNichols Road

This is iinteresting, and could potentially become something really cool:

Off The Street Wit It: Chief Craig Hopes A Legal Spinout Zone Can Tame Detroit Drift Hellcats

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Police Chief James Craig will try to steer I-94 donut spinners and on-the-Lodge-wit-it hellcats into a burnouts-allowed area of Detroit.

"We want to work very quickly to find a place where they can have an opportunity to drift in a safe way," he tells WXYZ, which says the top cop “is now working on an agreement with a group of drivers aimed at getting those who cause shutdowns on freeways and major intersections to stop.”

The club that warms to the idea is called Tripmode Active, whose followers enjoy loud, smoky spinouts, 360s and other car show-style stunts. Trouble is, they and others use streets and freeways for racetrack moves.

"We're tired of running and tired of them [cops] chasing us," Daryl Hairston said this week in a sit-down with the chief. "We're not trying to get in anyone's way. We're just really trying to have fun."

Craig has met twice "with a couple dozen drivers to secure a piece of property where they can do donuts, drift, and slide while keeping spectators safe," Kimberly Craig of WXYZ reports.
More Cruise Tourists Will Visit Detroit, Which Sends Reddit Overboard

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It's not as though actual Vikings are coming -- just Viking Cruises. Still, news that Detroit port stops are ahead makes waves at Reddit's local forum.

The Swiss-based line is booking eight-day voyages between Toronto and Milwaukee that start in April 2022 and include a day in Detroit. Eight one-way sailings that cost a pricey $6,000 and up per person are scheduled aboard a 378-guest vessel called the Octantis, which isn't built yet.


Detroit's Latest Square Pizza Arrives In Corktown Next Week

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New pizza spots have been popping up in the greater downtown area in the past few years. (One of our favorites is Mootz Pizzeria on Library Street.)

Now comes a Corktown square pizza maker, Michigan & Trumbull, which opens next Wedensday while awaiting liquor license approval, reports Brenna Houck of Eater Detroit:

Partners Kristen Calverley and Nate Peck are metro Detroit natives who together developed their own take on Detroit-style pizza while living in Pittsburgh. They got their start by sharing pizzas with friends and eventually evolved the business into a food stall at Federal Galley, one of two Galley Group food halls in the city.

Michigan & Trumbull, 1441 W. Elizabeth St.

This article includes a photo of FCA's Mack Avenue Assembly Plant construction:




I came across this project online the other day and drove by today and its very much under renovation. Weston Hall Apartments, 2211 Pingree Street. They're planning to open this summer.



My next photo update will have a current photo.

Edit: What's with those mountains in the background? Lmao
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Those are the landfills out in Wayne
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I was laughing at that mountain too before I even read your comment LOL. Thanks for the update.
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This is huge:

GM commits to $2.2 billion investment and 2,200 jobs at Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly

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General Motors is investing $2.2 billion in its Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant to make it a state-of-the-art facility building electric and self-driving cars.

The automaker said Monday the plant will provide 2,200 jobs as it shifts to become the company's first all-electric vehicle plant.

Detroit-Hamtramck will start production of an all-electric pickup in late 2021, then build the Cruise Origin, an all-electric self-driving car.

"This will be General Motors' most technically advanced assembly plant," GM President Mark Reuss said in a news conference at the facility. "That's really amazing."

For now, the plant is set to idle for retooling on Feb. 28, meaning about 800 hourly workers could be laid off or transferred. Union leaders have set up informational meetings with members to discuss their futures starting Tuesday.
Detroit moves forward with plans to get historic Fort Wayne redeveloped

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For years, Fort Wayne in Southwest Detroit has been steadily deteriorated with little funding going towards preservation. But a renewed push from the city to redevelop the historic site may soon change that.

The Detroit News is reporting that the city of Detroit will issue a request for information February 10 seeking development concepts for Fort Wayne. Development partners could be for- or nonprofits looking to occupy all or part of the city-owned 78-acre park. The city may also lease buildings and have a third party manage the property.

To encourage partnerships, it’s also going to lift land restrictions on the grounds to allow for a variety of potential developments.

In addition to the expansive grounds, the site includes the star-shaped fort built in 1842, a Native American burial mound, and various buildings including barracks, officers’ homes, a post office, and more. Many buildings will require extensive renovations and are in critical condition.

1848 barracks

This project is moving along quickly:

$22M multi-building development near West Village clears last financing hurdle

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A multi-building development near West Village led by the owner of the Leland Hotel has just gotten the last piece of financing necessary to move forward.

At Jefferson and Van Dyke avenues, developer Michael Higgins has plans for a mix of new and redeveloped buildings that would include 42 apartments, 17,000 square feet of commercial space, and a parking deck. Last week, the Michigan Strategic Fund approved two loans for the $22 million project through the Michigan Community Revitalization Program and in Brownfield Tax financing worth $4.9 million.
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Construction could begin in the next three months and take 18 months to complete. Berardi Partners, which has offices in Detroit, Cleveland, and Columbus, is the architect.


Old Soul Vintage prepares for February opening in Midtown

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In Midtown, there’s no shortage of places to eat or drink. But there’s about 15 places to shop, Mary Capicchioni says, with “half being gender specific or unaffordable.”

That’s why she’s opening Old Soul Vintage in mid-February at the corner of Cass and Martin Luther King. The business was one of 10 semifinalists in the most recent Hatch Detroit Contest. While the business didn’t make the final round, she has worked since then to open the store because she’s on a mission.

“I’m here to provide a positive retail impact in the community,” she says of her shop, which combines all of her passions for history, culture, and sustainability under one roof.
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Hudson's site tower will not eclipse Ren Cen Marriott, Matt Cullen says
Tower concepts had reached up to 912 feet high as of September 2018, have been scaled back
Construction of mixed-use development on 2-acre site expected to be done in 2023



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^Disappointing, but not surprising.

We'll see, I guess:

Ilitch organization says its trying harder to build the arena district

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The Ilitch organization is rebooting its approach to real estate development in the wake of criticism over the slow pace of construction for a large district around Little Caesars Arena.

Whether the new ambition and the half-dozen projects underway will be enough to quiet the critics is an open question.

The organization says it added dozens of staffers so that Olympia Development can handle more projects in-house and depend less on outside firms as partners. And it insists it is finally moving forward on some — although not all — of the stalled projects in the district.

The Eddystone


Women's City Club Building

^This article incorrectly states that renovation work is underway on the United Artists Building and 1922 Cass as well construction resuming on 111 and 120 Henry. There's been no movement at any of these recently.

Michigan Central Station in Detroit to Add Fourth Building, Mobility Test Area, and Parks

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During a presentation today at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Detroit Policy Conference at the MotorCity Casino Hotel, Mary Culler, development director for Ford’s Michigan Central Station redevelopment, announced that the $744-million project will include a mobility test area behind the iconic train depot.

Showing a new site plan, Ford or one of its partners may add a building west of the train station, though no details of what the structure would be used for were offered. In addition, Ford plans to add an outdoor park between the station and the former Book Depository building (originally Roosevelt Warehouse), to be called The Triangle, as well as a Station Plaza in front of the train depot. The plaza will adjoin Roosevelt Park, which the city of Detroit plans to renovate.

In addition, the May Creek Greenway, a tributary that dates to the founding of Detroit by the French in 1701, which later was filled in to accommodate rail lines, will be converted into a landscaped trail similar to the Dequindre Cut east of downtown Detroit. The Greenway will be completed by the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy and connect the Corktown community to the upcoming Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park (west of the Riverfront Towers). The 22-acre park is scheduled to open in the next four year.


Plans unveiled for Hamtramck's Veterans Memorial Park

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Hamtramck — In the coming years, Hamtramck's Veterans Memorial Park could be transformed into a major destination brimming with features such as a splash pad, wooded trails, even outdoor "living rooms."

That's the vision officials have to help rejuvenate the historic site. Following public feedback and lengthy talks, preliminary plans for the 26-acre site were unveiled Friday night during a community meeting.

The long-gestating plan aims to help transform the land into "an activate and peaceful place that welcomes all of Hamtramck’s residents and visitors from Detroit and beyond," said Maura Rockcastle, principal and co-founder of Ten x Ten, the Minnesota-based landscape architecture and urbanism firm involved in the design.

The plan presented by the group and Global Detroit, the team that led the design and community engagement effort, has not yet been finalized and will likely include more input, Rockcastle said.

"It’s still a draft," she told the audience of nearly 100 participants at the People's Community Center. "We have a few more meetings to pull it all together."


Photos: Take a look at Bedrock’s renovation of the David Stott Building

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It took 90 years, but the David Stott Building has finally gotten the attention it deserves.

Bedrock Detroit, the Dan Gilbert–owned development firm, bought the Art Deco skyscraper in 2015 for $14.9 million and had been working on renovations for the past several years. It needed a lot of work—the previous owners, Shanghai-based investment firm DDI, did considerable damage to the historic building through just two years of mismanagement.

Now redevelopment on the Stott is complete—Bedrock finished the final pieces of restoration in summer 2019. It had been steadily opening floors and offering units for lease since 2018.








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Ruth Ellis Center building 43 units of supportive housing for LGBTQ young adults

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Detroit — In 18 months, what's now an empty field on Clairmount, just west of Woodward, will be a new home for dozens of LGBTQ young adults now experiencing homelessness.

The 43-unit mixed-use permanent housing development is a collaboration between Highland Park’s Ruth Ellis Center and Full Circle Communities, a non-profit developer out of Chicago and represents a movement toward offering a vulnerable community housing before tackling other issues that can lead to homelessness.

Thirty-four of the units will be offered supported by vouchers that will cover most, if not all, of their expense. Eight units will be offered at low-cost. The final unit will be home to a live-in peer support specialist.
Renderings from Full Circle Communities' site:





Detroit Announces Winners of Ford-created City:One Mobility Challenge

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Mercy Education Project is a nonprofit charitable organization that proposed the creation of Rock City Mobility Stations, which would increase access to information and various types of mobility options. Each station would feature a kiosk stocked with signage, maps, bus schedules, and parking information. Outside the kiosk would be a central location for various modes of transportation, including bike-sharing, scooter, and ride-sharing services.

AbleLink is a technology solutions provider that proposed improving transportation for individuals with cognitive disabilities or other special needs with its WayFinder ecosystem. Whether they have a disability or low English proficiency, people will be able to download a customized WayFinder app and get instructions from a cloud-based WayFinder SMART Route Library to help route them to their destination and travel independently.

Finally, a team comprised of the Downtown Detroit Partnership, DTE, and local artists proposed improving the safety and walkability of the Michigan Avenue Bridge over the Lodge Freeway to better connect Corktown and Southwest Detroit to the downtown area. The project involves the installation of colorful public art commissioned from two Detroit-born artists, Freddy Diaz and Donald Calloway, paired with street furniture and amenities. This is intended to make the bridge more inviting for people using all modes of transportation, including pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers.
Table Tennis, Anyone? Pong Detroit Opens In Eastern Market

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Pong Detroit LLC took up residency last week at Bert's Warehouse in Detroit's Eastern Market, where it has set up a collective combining food and drinks with table tennis.

The company, started by Mal Lang, offers table rentals and supplies balls and paddles, Lang said in an email. Hours are 5-11 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Cost to rent a table is $10 per hour 5-7 p.m. and $15 per hour 7-11 p.m.
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This is a few months old, but I didn't see it posted here. Apparently in September, the DDP releases an annual development report. It includes a lot of projects we've covered, and I think a few we haven't.

DDP 2019 Downtown Detroit Development Update
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^I'm glad to see Broadway Lofts and the Gateway Center redevelopment are still planned. I'm very curious about the latter.

Another Corktown redevelopment coming soon:

Two James Owner Plans New Döner Kebab Spot and Tasting Room in Corktown

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The owner of Two James Distillery is plotting another project along Michigan Avenue. David Landrum tells Crain’s he’s in the process of building out a new restaurant called Supergeil with spirits production and an events space across the street from his Corktown tasting room at 2442 Michigan Ave.

Supergeil, which roughly means “super cool” or “super hot” in German, will capitalize on the city’s current obsession with döner kebab with some Mediterranean dishes also in the mix. Landrum tapped chef Brendan McCall, formerly of Ann Arbor’s Mani Osteria and Isalita, to head the restaurant. The rest of the 10,000-square-foot building will be devoted to bottling and blending spirits as well as an events space.
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Most recent update on the gateway center
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/voices...evard-building
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