Developers have ambitious plans for Detroit’s old Mammoth Building

[Airforceguy]

I'm skeptical of this development actually happening, but we shall see....


Developers have ambitious plans for Detroit’s old Mammoth Building

After being abandoned for more than two decades, the old Mammoth building on Detroit’s west side could finally be revitalized.


According to a news release, Mammoth Building Investors [[MBI) has proposed the name “GrandRiverTown” for the project and surrounding area.


Built in 1949, the building served as the Federal Department Store until the 1970s. Then in the 1980s, Kingsway Department Stores used the building, which was later replaced with the Mammoth Department Store until its closure in 2000. It has since fallen into disrepair.


In May, Detroit sued the owners of the building, saying that its blight had become a “danger to the public” and that it failed to adhere to city code on numerous occasions throughout the past year. The lawsuit stated that Park High Apartments bought the building in 2002, allowing it to deteriorate. The city pushed for demolition.


The development group MBI has since come in to save the building, announcing plans for the revitalization of the area surrounding the old building at Grand River Avenue and Greenfield Road.


According to a news release, MBI has proposed the name “GrandRiverTown” for the area.


The developers aim to transform the location into a mixed-use facility anchored by a development called “The Experience!” which will include 100 modern apartment units as well as 80,000 square feet of retail space.


Additionally, the building would include two restaurants, as well as a facility for education and entertainment with a Family Entertainment Center and a STEAM [[Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) center.

https://www.metrotimes.com/news/deve...lding-33817002

[mwilbert]

I hope something works out, but I do not want to hear "GrandRiverTown" ever again.

[Richard]

That’s one ugly building,it needs to be put out of its misery.

[Gistok]

That’s one ugly building,it needs to be put out of its misery.

Agree with ugly... but it just needs to be redeveloped/expanded with something resembling a facade with apartments. Where are the 100 apartments windows supposed to be in that building?

Saving it would retain some semblance of density in that major intersection. But how residential fits in is the big mystery here??

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3926...8192?entry=ttu

[Henry Whalley]

Agree with ugly... but it just needs to be redeveloped/expanded with something resembling a facade with apartments. Where are the 100 apartments windows supposed to be in that building?

A face that only a mother could love, unless she's jivin' too.

[stasu1213]

Probably another low rate development by urbane developers who greased the palms of Probably of those downtown. By tge way how is the development of the former Fisher Bidy Plant building coming along? Crickets being heard?

[Hypestyles]

We'll see what happens. If anything. Is Herb Strather involved in this?

[Danny]

What! I thought that Federal's, Kingsway, Mammoth Building is on the demo list.