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News from Crains today. Though its seems like a rather mundane office building, it's a win for Corktown. And of course I am not sure what type of space needs they have, which may require more than just offices.
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20130501/NEWS/130509996/mylocker-to-move-200-employees-to-new-detroit-hq
It's actually mylocker.NET.
Cool news!
.com worked for meQuote:
Originally Posted by jolla
uh oh, Fouts is going to be pissed
As will some on this board.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spartan
mylocker.com redirects to mylocker.netQuote:
Originally Posted by tkelly1986
To your question about space needs, tkelly:
And more from their website:Quote:
Ok, we admit it. Our place is a bit odd
First, we're an Internet business located in the heart of Warren, Michigan, best known for automobiles and army defense. Next, we've converted a massive retail & office building into a huge open floor plan where our sales, service, tech & production are all doing the fung shui thing together.
Their new location puts them kitty-corner to the National Dry Goods HQ. Interesting. I wonder if there's some connection between the two companies?Quote:
On the surface, we do pretty normal stuff. Tees, hoodies, hats and the like. But our team has built some very cool technology that allows anyone to custom design their own school & team gear instantly on-screen. From their screen to our machine...and out the door in a couple days. We like to think of it as our own mini-revolution. When you join our team, it's not rocket science, but you'll be part of cutting-edge stuff that sure is fun.
This area that they are moving to is going to be the next big boom area in Detroit. Lots of old warehousey type buildings, but stil right by Corktown and Downtown. Great place to get square feet on the cheap. I would expect more companies to move there and more residential development as well.
Regional growth and its best in Detroit.
This is the building?
@Downtownguy, National is on Trumbull. The article states the property is bounded by Rosa Parks, Abbott, and Porter.
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The article says it's actually 4 buildings, so it's that one, and the larger warehouse buildings behind it. It's everything on that block except for the hotel on the east end of the block.
That appears to be one of the buildings mylocker is getting. But the National Dry Goods HQ that I referenced is on Trumbull. As Jason points out, they are getting four buildings on the block, with the exception of the Corktown Inn which fronts Trumbull. The article also references Trumbull as the fourth boundary in the rectangle, which is why i said National is kitty-corner at the southeast end.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pcm
Good news! Very 'burb-type location, for moving to the city.
If I am not mistaken, that large swath of "light industrial" was created by demolishing much of what was Corktown in the '60s - 70's. The places were mostly occupied until a few years ago, when I started to notice a lot of the places go vacant. They may not be pretty, but hey, ya gotta have jobs.