Alright! Soon more empty space to be reclaimed as prairie. A place where the neglected and overgrown grass can hide tons of garbage and maybe even a body. This should fix all Detroit's problems.
Alright! Soon more empty space to be reclaimed as prairie. A place where the neglected and overgrown grass can hide tons of garbage and maybe even a body. This should fix all Detroit's problems.
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I don't see this as being news, really. Bing said he wanted to do this anyway. The key word being 'said'. Does anyone think that the demo will actually take place? Bing, how about 'doing' it? He said it was supposed to be down by the end of the year. Well.....see how that turned out?
I second the positive comments. This is huge. They tore down the projects at Grand River and the Lodge and built a very nice housing complex so miracles do happen in The Great Detroit.
Maybe they'll build something like:
Agreed. I would argue that this is a way better location too.
Nothing like a good implosion to make me happy.......bring it!!!!
I'm sure there are no post-demo plans just like a bunch of other demos in the city.
This land is very attractive. It is on the service drive so you can hop on 75 quickly, any kind of height to any residential will have great views of downtown and the stadiums. It is walking/biking distance to EM, Dequindre Cut, stadiums, Midtown and the DMC. Plus it cleans up a known crime area of the city.
Naysayers keep naysaying while I and others make their way downtown to live, work and play. You can stay in your cozy suburban home and 15 years from now be left holding the bag. Now is your opportunity to embrace all of the good happening in several areas of the city.
Yes this is a small step in the right direction, but at least it is in the right direction.
I'm a die-hard Detroiter and I loathe the suburbs, but you may want to pump the brakes a bit. This place is still unspeakably fucked up.This land is very attractive. It is on the service drive so you can hop on 75 quickly, any kind of height to any residential will have great views of downtown and the stadiums. It is walking/biking distance to EM, Dequindre Cut, stadiums, Midtown and the DMC. Plus it cleans up a known crime area of the city.
Naysayers keep naysaying while I and others make their way downtown to live, work and play. You can stay in your cozy suburban home and 15 years from now be left holding the bag. Now is your opportunity to embrace all of the good happening in several areas of the city.
Yes this is a small step in the right direction, but at least it is in the right direction.
Generally good news, but where the hell did all the people from the projects go? Now you have groups like the Michigan Welfare Rights Organization putting homeless people in vacant homes, in many cases in stable neighborhoods, and totally fucking things up for them and the people who actually live there and pay taxes. These social problems don't go away, but unfortunately we choose to ignore them.
The only thing this administration can claim it has done is demolish structures behind schedule. That isn't progress, either.
Oh yeah, there are still a TON of areas that need to be cleaned up, including the city council, but I think all of this focus on the area from 375-75/10/94 is a great strategy to start revitalizing the city. Add in Lafayette Park and Corktown and you have some areas of the city that are either healthy, or going to be soon.I'm a die-hard Detroiter and I loathe the suburbs, but you may want to pump the brakes a bit. This place is still unspeakably fucked up.
Generally good news, but where the hell did all the people from the projects go? Now you have groups like the Michigan Welfare Rights Organization putting homeless people in vacant homes, in many cases in stable neighborhoods, and totally fucking things up for them and the people who actually live there and pay taxes. These social problems don't go away, but unfortunately we choose to ignore them.
The only thing this administration can claim it has done is demolish structures behind schedule. That isn't progress, either.
This isn't going to be fixed overnight. Maybe not even in our lifetime. I'm very realistic about that. However I also think it had to start somewhere and the area that people are focusing on to redevelop is exactly where it should be.
Very true statement. Between Brewster, Jeffries and Herman Gardens alone thousands of family's that were ill prepared for living and caring for single family homes pushed into stable neighborhoods all over the city. The results were catastrophic!Generally good news, but where the hell did all the people from the projects go? Now you have groups like the Michigan Welfare Rights Organization putting homeless people in vacant homes, in many cases in stable neighborhoods, and totally fucking things up for them and the people who actually live there and pay taxes. These social problems don't go away, but unfortunately we choose to ignore them.
Love it! Well said..I'm tired of preaching this.This land is very attractive. It is on the service drive so you can hop on 75 quickly, any kind of height to any residential will have great views of downtown and the stadiums. It is walking/biking distance to EM, Dequindre Cut, stadiums, Midtown and the DMC. Plus it cleans up a known crime area of the city.
Naysayers keep naysaying while I and others make their way downtown to live, work and play. You can stay in your cozy suburban home and 15 years from now be left holding the bag. Now is your opportunity to embrace all of the good happening in several areas of the city.
Yes this is a small step in the right direction, but at least it is in the right direction.
"You can stay in your cozy suburban home and 15 years from now be left holding the bag."
Best one I've heard today.
I would rather have an empty field than an abandoned building with all the windows missing greeting people who enter downtown.
I wonder why it took so long? Cabrini-Green has already been demolished and most of the site already redevloped and people living there.
I'm not being negative, just realistic and if I'm wrong...AWESOME. I want to be wrong about it. I look forward to something new there that would enhance the city. I'm all in on that. And it is also true that a prairie would be better than what's there. I'm not asking to keep the buildings up. Tear it down! Developers are more likely to do something with it. It it will be huge news and positive news if it actually comes down.
Has any leader ever been summed up, in his own words, so completely?We don't have a plan at this point.
This may be true, but who knows if a few developers went to Bing and asked about the area. Just because no proposals were forwarded and approved, doesn't mean that there aren't any in the hopper.
Although, unfortunately, you might be right as well. We'll have to see.
We don't have a plan at this point," said Bing.
The man is consistent, you have to give him that....
I read that just now on Curbed. You beat me to it, brizee.
What is the city supposed to do? no one wants to come in and invest in Detroit outside of Dan Gilbert. Ask Gilbert if he wants the property.
The first step is to clear the land. That is what this accomplishes. Heck, if I had the money I'd propose a mix of retail/restaurants and 8-10 story residential. This is a large enough plot of land that anyone with any vision and deep pockets, should be able to get anything they want done. However, as said earlier in the thread, even if this just removes more blight, it is worth it.
We had something similar in LA, but they were redone like this http://www.parklabrea.com/templates/...p?w=parklabrea
I'm not sure this can be done with the Brewsters, but if anyone knows that area that area it changed that area completely .
It was also near LA's farmers market [[our eastern market) and they built the grove ,http://www.thegrovela.com/, right across from it and now it's the hottest area in the city , crowded but busy .
So it can be done I've seen it any thoughts ?
Dave, no comparison between Brewster and Park La Brea. While the appearance is somewhat reminiscent of a "housing project" PLB was never public housing. It was simply a massive apartment complex. Even during its "low point" [[80s-90s) it was never a slum--nor was the neighborhood [[even at its "low point") as undesirable. The unit amenities just weren't updated & competitive with other housing surrounding it. Tenants were mostly seniors who had been living in rent-controlled units since they moved in 1950s-1970s. In the 80s, I had a friend whose Mom lived there. The unit was huge. Dated and needed some work--but it was a bargain, since she had lived there for 20+ years. As housing on the nearby Westside drifted completely out of control in the 90s & 00s and seniors died off, it became a no-brainer for a developer to attempt to yuppify the place.We had something similar in LA, but they were redone like this http://www.parklabrea.com/templates/...p?w=parklabrea
I'm not sure this can be done with the Brewsters, but if anyone knows that area that area it changed that area completely .
It was also near LA's farmers market [[our eastern market) and they built the grove ,http://www.thegrovela.com/, right across from it and now it's the hottest area in the city , crowded but busy .
So it can be done I've seen it any thoughts ?
Another piece of Detroit history gone. I find it sad myself.
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