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This thread could be re-titled: "Dan Gilbert: the enemy of my enemy is my friend."

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If you are exploring alternate histories: consider this: if Detroit had not been the center of the auto industry, consider that the auto industry might not have existed - and not just Detroit, but...

I frankly don't get the "anti-semitism" thing. His dad was Jewish ethnically, but culturally, Fieger has never identified as Jewish [[at least as far back as I can remember), his mom was not, he was...

This has to be about consolidation; 300K sq ft would be more than 20 office floors of a Ren Cen tower [[which are 16K @ gross), and Ally does not occupy anywhere near that kind of space [[which would...

Really, really expensive. The only way this is going to happen is if some "Road in front of Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy" emerges.

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I own a European luxury car [[actually, I've owned several, with a couple of Cadillacs thrown in), and I don't think the issue is the dealership experience or marketing so much as it is Cadillac's...

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Look, my response on the grammar was heavy-handed and excessive by design. I don't even worry about things like that most of the time. And there are certainly more subtle ways of saying that...

I assume that this is a parody of Mr. De Nysschen's party line, which explanation for the move to New York was insanely tone deaf. If that is the case, you can stop reading right here. I saw the...

Gilbert may not want or need to consolidate his operations in one building. It's possible, but many large companies don't [[and in fact, their "signature" buildings are often mostly leased to other...

People seem to be overlooking the bigger implication, which is that Quicken will not be building a new headquarters any time soon.

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Sad to read about that. Definitely smart and equipped with a sense of humor. Forty-eight seems way too young to go.

HB

GP, you have to consider the effect market economics - and that is the difference between restoring an old structure, building a new structure in its place, and having a vacant lot.

For...

Can't go there. There are recorded deed restrictions. No retail - only nonprofit, educational, residential or white-collar office.

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I live in the Lafayette corridor too, but I don't think you're really seeing the same problem I do. I drive I-375 up to 4 times a day, at various times. I can also see into it most of the time. It's...

Physician, heal thyself. Your statement is dogmatic, ideological and demonstrably incorrect on just about every count.

First, I-375 had nothing to do with the tunnel. It was designed to complete...

Two points:

1. Retail people are constantly in Detroit vetting sites for things. It's not publicized, and you don't hear about every one of them; primarily, you hear about the ones that do decide...

I've heard thirdhand that it's one of the top performers in the country. Most of its prices are also lower than the other WFs in the area.

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Reading this thread, the words "churlish" and "entitled" come to mind.

One, although not pretty, these "monstrosities" are not materially different from the housing chosen by 80% of our metro...

Good steel frames are insanely expensive because the mass-producers have moved to AL, and in that context, Shinola is not very expensive at all. They're lovely.

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I think you can surmise that, given Mayor Duggan's statements at the press conference, he will not be abolishing DEGC.

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Here's the real question: can the bus make the roundabout at the blocked off southern end of Kercheval?

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Whenever Hastings Street and Black Bottom comes up, it always seems to provoke the observation that "hey, look what the government swung through and destroyed in some misguided social [[or...

So what explains the sudden uptick in demolition speed in the last week? Did Homrich figure out it wasn't being paid by the hour on this project?

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6,000 sq feet for $750K is $125k/sq ft, which is not peanuts for a low-rise building. If anything, it shows you the lousy economies of scale you get by doing tiny projects.

I wouldn't read too...

Tasteless comment.

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