What is going on at Red Wings arena site?

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Big plans revealed for Temple Street near new arena





Owners of the Red Wings want to double the size of a street near the massive new arena being built in Cass Corridor and hinted they also hope to redevelop three empty buildings near the arena.

But the fate of three other buildings seem much more unclear.

The Wings’ owners would like to widen Temple Street between Cass and Woodward avenues. That stretch of Temple is one block north of the 650,000-square feet new sports/entertainment venue under construction. It’s slated to open in 2017.

Representatives for Olympia gave a presentation to the advisory board Thursday that indicated Olympia hopes to redevelop three buildings near Temple and Cass, said Amy Elliott Bragg, president of the nonprofit Preservation Detroit. She attended the Thursday meeting. One of the buildings is 2900 Cass, on the northeast corner of Temple and Cass, which is next to the Temple Bar. The other two buildings mentioned were the former Hotel Fort Wayne, later renamed American Hotel, on the northwest corner of Temple and Cass, and the former Alhambra apartments on Temple. All three of the buildings are on the north side of Temple.

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/bus...rena/72058698/

I like that they're more plans to save buildings in the area. Not sure how I feel about widening Temple. I guess on some level it makes sense that it matches the other parts in the neighborhood.