Wurlitzer Building Sale To Go Through TOMORROW

**jw101** · October-30-13, 06:33 PM

It's official! Well, almost. The Jewish developer that put the Wurlitzer building under contract will finally get it tomorrow, 30 days after the deal [[October 1st.) The Crain's article states that the developer has plans "larger than the city could call for." what do you think it might be?

**szla** · October-30-13, 07:53 PM

An IHop restaurant?

**Hypestyles** · October-30-13, 08:18 PM

...does the developer's ethnicity matter?

Hopefully this isn't another Texas eccentric situation.

**jw101** · October-30-13, 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by Hypestyles

...does the developer's ethnicity matter?

Hopefully this isn't another Texas eccentric situation.

Not really, I guess. Sorry for trying to be specific.

**canuck** · October-30-13, 09:04 PM

Originally Posted by Hypestyles

...does the developer's ethnicity matter?

Hopefully this isn't another Texas eccentric situation.

It does if he's greek apparently.

**Danny** · October-30-13, 09:09 PM

Gilbert might buy that building, too.

**DetroiterOnTheWestCoast** · October-30-13, 10:12 PM

I heard the sale of the Packard plant to the Christian woman fell through.

**401don** · October-31-13, 07:00 AM

Originally Posted by DetroiterOnTheWestCoast

I heard the sale of the Packard plant to the Christian woman fell through.

I would have guessed Scientologist.

**mikeg19** · October-31-13, 07:30 AM

Originally Posted by 401don

I would have guessed Scientologist.

Well we already have a cheesecake factory, so I'm guessing it's going to be a House of Blues.

**motz** · October-31-13, 09:40 AM

Originally Posted by mikeg19

Well we already have a cheesecake factory, so I'm guessing it's going to be a House of Blues.

I was hoping for the world's largest In N Out burger

**davewindsor** · October-31-13, 01:23 PM

Originally Posted by motz

I was hoping for the world's largest In N Out burger

How about a Big Kahuna Burger chain?

A fictional restaurant for another developer's pipe dream.

**Hypestyles** · October-31-13, 10:40 PM

what kind of money will it take to properly renovate that building?

**Honky Tonk** · November-01-13, 07:00 AM

Originally Posted by DetroiterOnTheWestCoast

I heard the sale of the Packard plant to the Christian woman fell through.

God Bless.....

**MikeyinBrooklyn** · November-01-13, 08:51 AM

I like a Royale with Cheese. And no, that does not constitute an endorsement of the metric system.

**kathy2trips** · November-04-13, 12:56 AM

According to this article, "After 31 years of vacancy, the Wurlitzer Building was recently purchased by an Israeli developer with big plans".http://www.improvementcenter.com/adv...enovation.html

**davewindsor** · November-04-13, 09:15 AM

Originally Posted by kathy2trips

According to this article, "After 31 years of vacancy, the Wurlitzer Building was recently purchased by an Israeli developer with big plans".http://www.improvementcenter.com/adv...enovation.html

Ya, his big plans are to flip it for more "than the city would call for" like the last owner tried to.

We don't know who he is. We know nothing about his experience. He won't say specifically what he's going to do with it. He makes no mention of applying for and has no idea of how much government tax credits and grants he could to apply for [[it's not feasible to do a huge overhaul like that without government aid). No specific plans = typical land speculator/future demolition order for parking lot due to further neglect.

**Detroitdave** · November-05-13, 04:35 PM

That's a very good positive national story about the city.
We stay have. WAYS to go, but at least the press is at least seeing another side to our story , but like I said there is still a LONG way to go

**gvidas** · November-09-13, 10:15 AM

Let's hope they have an open mind about what constitutes a "hazard" or "acceptable risk."

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/2...text|FRONTPAGE

Detroit— The group hoping to buy one of downtown’s “most dangerous” buildings wants to ensure it is no longer hazardous before finalizing the deal, according to city officials.

Structural engineers are inspecting the Wurlitzer Building as part of the pending sale of the 14-story structure at 1509 Broadway, across the street from the Detroit Opera House. Three years ago, a 40-pound chunk of terra cotta fell off the exterior and crashed through the roof of a neighboring building. The city has pursued the current owner in court ever since, labeling the structure a public risk.

“The buyers understandably want to make sure that no part of the building is going to fall off and possibly kill somebody,” said Michael Muller, the city of Detroit attorney involved in the Wayne County Circuit Court case.

...

“Right now, the structural engineers are in there in order to determine if Paul Curtis has removed all ... hazards,” Muller said. If he fails to resolve the issue, he could kill a deal that would allow him to get rid of an empty building and end the court case.