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During a discussion on Detroit’s future at the annual “Pancakes & Politics” breakfast, businessman Dan Gilbert suggested that the Detroit Pistons move to downtown Detroit. He says he’s talked before with Pistons owner Tom Gores about the prospect of moving the Pistons to Detroit. Gilbert said, “I always try to put the bug in his ear.”
Detroit mayor Dave Bing announced today that all of the city’s parks will stay open this spring and summer, thanks to reallocated funding, grants and community support. Local businesses and foundations have pledged $14 million to the Active and Safe Campaign to support recreation centers and programming. Lear Corporation is donating $5 million over five years to support the city’s… Read more »
There’s a new housing development in Detroit for people with special needs. Penrose Village II is a part of the Arab American and Chaldean Council’s Seven Mile Project, which is focused on revitalizing the area between Woodward and John R. The development will be made up of 48 single-family units with a combination of two- and three-bedroom duplexes and three-bedroom… Read more »
The Federal Transit Administration gave the green light today for the 3.3 mile Woodward Avenue streetcar project to proceed. The FTA has completed the environmental clearance for the project. Construction on the M-1 Rail Project is expected to begin south of Adams Street this year. Construction north of Adams street will begin in 2014. The streetcar system is expected to… Read more »
It’s a time of change in Detroit. As the city confronts its fiscal crisis, Dan Gilbert is leading the charge to transform downtown Detroit. And the owner of Hot Sam’s, a long-time business in the city, says it’s time to embrace the opportunity that comes with a changing Detroit.
From wxyz.com: Downtown Detroit will soon gain a new grocery option. Dan Gilbert announced Thursday that Papa Joe’s will move into a ground floor space in the First National Building. The news came out of an event that chronicled the progress of downtown business and real estate developments and looked to the future, showing renderings of what a renewed Woodward… Read more »
Quicken Loans chief Dan Gilbert and a number of community leaders held a news conference today outlining their vision for the future downtown Detroit. But there is one major parcel that still has no concrete plan. You could help change that! Check out details below of a design competition to come up with the best use for the site of… Read more »
Big things could be happening downtown along Woodward Avenue. On Thursday, plans will be rolled out for what’s being called “a creative and distinctly-Detroit development of Woodward Avenue retail and the activation of public spaces, sidewalks and streets along the corridor.”
Forbes Magazine, the publication that called Detroit the nation’s “most miserable city”, now ranks the Motor City among the 15 American cities with emerging downtowns. Detroit got the nod largely because the number of 25 to 34 year olds living downtown increased 59% between 2000 and 2010. Other factors listed in the article were the millions of dollars Quicken Loans… Read more »
Dan Gilbert’s Rock Ventures today added building number 16 to its downtown Detroit real estate portfolio with the acquisition of the 1001 Woodward office tower. The building is located at the corner of Woodward and Michigan Avenues, across from Campus Martius Park. The 23-story 1001 Woodward features 275,000 square-feet of Class-A office space. The building was designed by Detroit-based SmithGroup, and… Read more »
