Guardian Building Up For Sale?

[animatedmartian]

My response is highly relevant because it has to do with jobs. No jobs = empty buildings. Your response is pretty irrelevant. The lack of well paying jobs is why so many notable buildings in downtown were demolished and skyscrapers like the Book and Stott are now vacant.

The bankruptcy was about downsizing and getting the city's books in order. City jobs are government jobs.

But what does any of that have to do with Wayne County?

It could be more convenient for many Wayne County residents in the suburbs to do business just outside the COD in one of the suburbs. The COD is not the only city/town/village directly connected to the freeway and there would be a lot of space for free parking in one of the suburbs plus less traffic. Where those jobs end up is a very real and legitimate issue. Not to mention the fact that the county has a bad track record of overspending on buildings when moving due to incompetence and corruption, ex. fail jail.

More convenient for many WC residents, but a lot less convenient for many more WC residents. More than half of the county's residents live east of Telegraph. At best, Dearborn would be the only suburb that would make sense, but even then that's not really any less traffic because there's fewer freeways going through that area.

Say if WC moved to an area near Ford HQ and pretty much the only option would be Southfield Freeway or a surface street.

[davewindsor]

But what does any of that have to do with Wayne County?

My question was whether downtown is going to lose more government jobs. If the jobs are moved from the Guardian from the sale of the building, it could be moved out of downtown to anywhere in Wayne County.

[Dumpling]

"More convenient for many WC residents, but a lot less convenient for many more WC residents. More than half of the county's residents live east of Telegraph. At best, Dearborn would be the only suburb that would make sense, but even then that's not really any less traffic because there's fewer freeways going through that area.

Say if WC moved to an area near Ford HQ and pretty much the only option would be Southfield Freeway or a surface street."[/QUOTE from Animatedmartian's post.]

Is the Adoba Hotel at Michigan Avenue and Southfield Freeway being considered here?
They were recently spared from closing from not being able to pay Wayne County back taxes.