Downtown/Midtown Rents "Downtown Detroit rents go through roof"

[wolverine]

I'm not sure we are saying the same thing. It sounds as if you think downtown could be a vibrant district attracting outside people without there first being more residents. I don't believe there is a path to that state without significantly more residents that there are now. Other than that, I think we are mostly in agreement.

Of course it could become vibrant before towers get built. But the busiest districts are not a result of their immediate surroundings of high population density. If such a direct correlation existed there would already be bustling retail around Detroit's existing residential towers. Instead it's mostly service based, some of it fast food, and much of it closes late evening.