Originally Posted by
Gistok
Too bad the entire apartment district isn't fenced in with a nice wrought iron fence [[such as the Belle Isle Conservatory), and have a gated/manned entrance, like many condo's in the suburbs.
Granted such an idea is anathema to many urbanists, but without proper police response time, and taking a page from gentrification... it would likely promote the area as a safe haven... regardless of the rough surrounding area.
This in turn would likely promote the renovation of more of the apartment buildings. With the exception of the Gold Coast along east Jefferson, this was the only large historic residential area in Detroit that has the high density urban living common to so many large American cities, but lacking in Detroit.