1 - The redevelopment of the old Tiger Stadium while preserving a playing field used since the 1880’s is pretty damn ugly.
2 - A church closing isn’t exactly unusual but a well preserved one from 1872 being historically preserved & repurposed is something you don’t see every day.
(There is a church in Brush Park that was from the late 1800’s yet more of a shell, it’s in the process of becoming a restaurant. I would hope St Paul’s will be used for its acoustic’s)
3 - I get new homes being potential targets but crime is low in the area & is part of the greater downtown which is one of the safest and cleanest downtowns in the country.
Addendum - (You would be very surprised how few areas in the city have “beauty grates” bars over their windows. Doors yes the stylishly curved heavy metal “beauty grates” but not on windows).
Addendum - (Crime dropped 18% last year making it the year with the lowest violent crime since 1966 albeit the city had twice the population. Still crime didn’t suffer a spike during the pandemic and has hit its lowest point in the modern era)
Originally before the automotive boom downtown Detroit was to be expanded west along Michigan Avenue, Michigan Central is a relic of this era.
Helmut Ziewers -
https://historicdetroit.org/gallerie...ovation-photos
The Brook on Bagley is the development you may have seen in my earlier photo of Michigan Central soon to reopen as part of the Detroit to Toronto HSR.
https://elcentralmedia.com/the-chang...hwest-detroit/
Some developments like the corner which got its name from the idea to preserve the corner of the old stadium which fell through due to it being pre-bankruptcy and money was tight. This development while keeping baseball played on the same spot since the 1880’s is pretty ugly.
https://www.apartments.com/elton-par...it-mi/w35wmqj/
Some developments like Elton Park did well repurposing & building new behind the street front commercial district.
There’s always been row homes in Corktown the neighbors have mixed feelings about the loss of space and quality of some developments.
Some neighbors have been very unhappy as the new Godfrey Hotel & Perennial Apartments have opened as they don’t feel the size and scale are right for ther neighborhood.
https://www.detroitnews.com/restrict...70847103007%2F
https://detroit.urbanize.city/post/i...est-apartments
The Michigan Ave frontage of The Perennial Apartments.
https://www.detroitnews.com/picture-...n/70935911007/
Michigan Ave frontage of the Godfrey Hotel.
https://marxlayne.com/new-godfrey-ho...pen-in-august/
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