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"What about the neighborhoods?" Progress in Detroit Neighborhoods
"What about the neighborhoods?" is the most common counter question poised when news of the booming 7.2 square mile 'green zone' of Downtown to New Center is touted when citing the rise of Detroit.
In bits and pieces there is neighborhood progress. So I thought I would start a thread that highlights that.
As with this opening story, these are not Dan Gilbert giant steps but in their totality I believe they are balancing the gain vs loss ratio, the point when the going down is being balanced by the coming up -- and hopefully going beyond to surpass it.
Making over Detroit, street by street
Louis Aguilar , The Detroit News May 1, 2017
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Three years ago, Atkinson Street became a test case for a pair of successful millennials who wanted to see how much change they could create on one Detroit street by purchasing blighted homes and renovating them.
Their plan to focus on one street appears to be working and now city officials believe the pair’s work on Atkinson Street is a model that can be used to revive many Detroit neighborhoods....
So far, the team has fixed up 19 residential units in 10 properties. All but one of those properties were empty before the overhauls. In the sole occupied property, the resident was paying rent to someone who no longer owned the home, Alade said.
All of their properties are now occupied, with rents ranging from $500 to $1,500 a month.
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/new...eet/101140024/
Detroit adds Russell Woods, Jefferson Chalmers, Banglatown to neighborhood redevelopm
Detroit adds Russell Woods, Jefferson Chalmers, Banglatown to neighborhood redevelopment plans
The city of Detroit is seeking out planning and design strategies for Russell Woods, Jefferson Chalmers and Banglatown as it looks to expand its neighborhood redevelopment initiatives.
The city announced Wednesday it issued a request for proposals to create a framework in the neighborhoods for economic growth, following similar projects already underway in Livernois-McNichols and the East Riverfront area. Detroit is looking for a "diverse group" of planning and design companies to work on these three latest studies, it said in a news release.
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...-banglatown-to
http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/loca...49820446-story
It's too bad for Russell Woods that the adjacent Dexter-Davison commercial strip is about 2/3rds demolished. It could have been an additional draw for investors, entrepreneurs, and potential residents to the neighborhood like Jefferson-Chalmers has.
Cooley Reuse Project nears campaign goal to save historic high school
Cooley Reuse Project nears campaign goal to save historic high school
A group led by Preservationist Nicole Pitts and her husband LaMar has raised nearly $900,000 and hope to take property control of the 322,000-square-foot school soon.
https://detroit.curbed.com/2017/5/4/...ct-high-school
-Phase One of the project would include stabilizing the property; repairing the roofand renovating the kitchen, theater, and library.
-Phase Two includes restoring the pool, basketball courts, and gun range.
-Phase Three, they’d lease and develop the space for community, co-working, and more.
-School sits on 17 acres
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Project near Indian Village strives for affordable housing
Island View neighborhood always seemed to me a prime recovery area [pluses being proximity to downtown, Belle Isle and adjacent to the stable Indian Village] so it was nice to see this announcement today.
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A new mixed-use project in Detroit's Islandview/ Greater Villages district on the east side typifies a push to create more affordable housing in the city's neighborhoods.
Developers were starting work this month on the $23 million Parker Durand project, a four-story structure named for the two streets near the heavily traveled Kercherval and Van Dyke streets.
With 92 apartments on the upper three stories and retail on the ground floor, the Parker Durand aims to deliver a jolt of economic development to a neighborhood that spans Indian Village mansions, trendy shops and a large amount of vacant lots and run-down buildings.