Riverfront Towers faces foreclosure after default

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Riverfront should have put their retail on the *outside* of the gates, like Harbortown did. I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, but for some downtown residents, we like Stroh's, the Garden Court, Harbortown, Shoreline East and the rest of the Gold Coast because we like being on the water. I love the Riverwalk because it gives those of us who live here a "boardwalk..."

Too bad Rivertown/the Warehouse district was massacred in the late 1990s, I suppose. But out of that limbo, we got something wonderful -- the Riverfront. I'm glad that we don't have our casinos or a red light district there. I had a beautiful first summer as a neighbor to the Detroit River, and look forward to many more.

Now let's get rid of Chene Park & re-do/take away JLA, so we can have this walk extend from the Ambassador Bridge to Lake St. Clair. Can you imagine how awesome that would be?

If GM could give the RenCen more of an open feel, perhaps the same could be done with Riverfront. My only quibble is that the apartments are TINY -- as in NYC tiny. I considered a one bedroom there a year ago, but it just wasn't feasible, since I had more books than I would have had room for there.

[DetroitPlanner]

Riverfront should have put their retail on the *outside* of the gates, like Harbortown did. I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, but for some downtown residents, we like Stroh's, the Garden Court, Harbortown, Shoreline East and the rest of the Gold Coast because we like being on the water. I love the Riverwalk because it gives those of us who live here a "boardwalk..."

Great idea! Might as well make some revenue selling 40oz beers to Wings fan booze-hounds!

[stasu1213]

Riverfront should have put their retail on the *outside* of the gates, like Harbortown did. I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, but for some downtown residents, we like Stroh's, the Garden Court, Harbortown, Shoreline East and the rest of the Gold Coast because we like being on the water. I love the Riverwalk because it gives those of us who live here a "boardwalk..."

Too bad Rivertown/the Warehouse district was massacred in the late 1990s, I suppose. But out of that limbo, we got something wonderful -- the Riverfront. I'm glad that we don't have our casinos or a red light district there. I had a beautiful first summer as a neighbor to the Detroit River, and look forward to many more.

Now let's get rid of Chene Park & re-do/take away JLA, so we can have this walk extend from the Ambassador Bridge to Lake St. Clair. Can you imagine how awesome that would be?

If GM could give the RenCen more of an open feel, perhaps the same could be done with Riverfront. My only quibble is that the apartments are TINY -- as in NYC tiny. I considered a one bedroom there a year ago, but it just wasn't feasible, since I had more books than I would have had room for there.

The Riverfront Towers were design to be a city within a city. Farmer Jacks was the grocery store that was inside of the gated complex. The upper middle class and rich were suppose to live there and have the experience of living downtown without having to associate with unwanted people in your neighborhood. It was completed after the closing of Hudson's and the fast declining of downtown. I would had thought that the Lafayette Towers were be the ones going into foreclosure instead of the Riverfront