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Agree with several posters here in that a very small portion of MCS would ever be used for a train station, probably ever again. In this scenario, Ford uses the bulk of the building for its offices...

As far as reactivating the station to work with the proposed A2-DET commuter line, the distance from downtown issue remains. Much closer than the New Center station but still not getting you where...

Perhaps this has been done before but I would really like to see a tally of buildings demolished by the Illitches. Compare that with the ones that have been saved [[even giving them credit for the...

While I would not really consider this a pedestrian mall in the traditional sense, the question of pedestrian malls is intriguing.

Pedestrian malls were urban renewal projects primarily in the...

1953, I believe you're referring to the old Hoffman Building at Woodward and Sibley.

http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1380/1278193125_0a4eb17f96_z.jpg?zz=1

I believe you guys are referring to 70 W Alexandrine?

There was a $20M plan in place to renovate it but I believe it fell through.
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Although I'm not really in favor of a neutral site for post season hockey until you get to the NCAA Championship level [[an MSU-PSU matchup in the B1G championship, although unlikely, would draw about...

I've been behind this concept for a while. I've never understood why it hasn't been given more consideration. We have an already built ROW with stations serving every part of downtown. Scrap the...

I've been a huge proponent of simply expanding the People Mover up Woodward since the beginning. I've never understood why we ignore an already built ROW that does an excellent job serving downtown....

As the person who originally posted this, let me clarify that I think this is a long term, currently low-priority project/goal. I agree that there is plenty of cheap, buildable land in the...

The potential capping of the highways that gash through the fabric of Detroit's neighborhoods as been discussed here many times but there was a great blog in the Chicago Tribune's Cityscapes blog...

That building is owned by Dennis Kefallinos, the Loft Place guy.

He's been called a slumlord in these forums many times but there's no doubt he's saved a few buildings over the years. Looks like...

Very impressed as well. Opening up Cobo to the city and the river and thereby making a monolith more congruent with the urban space is a huge step in the right direction. And I agree that Detroit...

Heard today that the Hilton-Garden Inn downtown's loan has been transferred to a special servicer, indicating eminent default. 2009 occupancy of 61% which seems relatively decent but was not able to...

Sounds like it's all but a done deal and I'm glad to hear it. With the proper ownership/management, there's no reason 1001 can't be one of the better performing buildings downtown.

Not sure how...

The building is owned by a guy named Raad Kouza out of Belleville, MI. Looks like he is just an individual investor sitting on the property. A $1.4M price tag is simply ridiculous.

Does anyone know what happened to Boland's Bar on West Vernor Highway in Detroit? It was on Vernor Highway just east of Clark Park on the south side of the street. Roughly across the street from...

I've read through these threads and I apologize if I missed it but who are these guys? Does anyone have a website? Who are the principals? What is their experience? You don't come from nowhere to...

For a point of reference, the Shops at Compuware is asking $20/SF for 4,800 SF of built out restaurant space.

Buffalo Wild Wings typically takes around 7,000 SF.

I was under the impression retail rents in the CBD were closer to $18-$20/SF right now anyway. Regardless, all restaurants and retailers have to weigh the cost of doing business in a particular...

I believe the building is subdivided into office condos with each company owning their own suite. There are approximately 295 separate parcels associated with that address according to the Wayne...