Serman's to close after 96 years of business

[Bham1982]

I wonder what Gilbert has in mind for that location?

I wonder what Gilbert has in mind for all his downtown locations. I have no clue what he's going to do with all this land, and wonder if he has any clue yet.

[rjlj]

He has mentioned his plans numerous times in the press, his intentions are clear.

I wonder what Gilbert has in mind for all his downtown locations. I have no clue what he's going to do with all this land, and wonder if he has any clue yet.

[Honky Tonk]

He has mentioned his plans numerous times in the press, his intentions are clear.

Please feel free to share.

[TexasT]

Please feel free to share.

You do kind of have to piece it all together but it appears he wants to make a entertainment district that stretches from Campus Martius through Greektown.

Gilbert, who along with his partners was given the go-ahead Tuesday by the Michigan Gaming Control Board to obtain 76 percent ownership of the city's smallest casino, envisions a vibrant downtown entertainment district that connects Campus Martius to Greektown. He wants a neighborhood that's more open and interactive.

His plan is to talk to architects and designers about opening up the casino, possibly with the type of inviting glass entrances that define the Horseshoe Casinos in Cleveland and Cincinnati, which Gilbert also owns.


"We want to promote two-way traffic," Gilbert said after Tuesday's gaming board meeting. "You're not just taking a trip to the casino, valet parking, and getting back in your car when you leave. We want to attract the customer that wants to have a full-blown experience downtown and attract the business that will be able to enhance that."

From The Detroit News: /BIZ/304100335#ixzz2VG6TCiv4

Gilbert's Horeshoe Casino is definitely more a fabric of the downtown community, compared to Greektown:




On top of that, he's beefing up downtown business by filling up these buildings with daytime tenants - I read he's put over 80 companies in his buildings.

[bailey]

You do kind of have to piece it all together but it appears he wants to make a entertainment district that stretches from Campus Martius through Greektown.

From The Detroit News: /BIZ/304100335#ixzz2VG6TCiv4

Gilbert's Horeshoe Casino is definitely more a fabric of the downtown community, compared to Greektown:

....


On top of that, he's beefing up downtown business by filling up these buildings with daytime tenants - I read he's put over 80 companies in his buildings.

One thing is for sure, unlike other downtown building owners, the buildings he buys don't sit idle for long.

[Honky Tonk]

You do kind of have to piece it all together but it appears he wants to make a entertainment district that stretches from Campus Martius through Greektown.

Well, THAT explains the need for the 3 mile choo-choo.