In light of the possible sparing of the "Hammer" building on Woodward in Midtown...

...The Eddystone and Park Avenue [[AKA Harbor Light) hotels are supposed to be demolished as part of the New Red Wings stadium redevelopment. In the Detroit News article dated June 24th, 2013, it was stated that a hotel might be included in the stadium project. Wouldn't it make some sense to at least seriously consider these 2 buildings for a hotel or residential?

Those buildings are really dilapidated right now, and although they are not exactly architectural masterpieces, if new windows were installed and if the architectural details of the lower floors were spruced up and unbricked, I think that they would look spectacular and grand. I believe the redevelopment of these 2 hotels would really add interest in residential living in this new development.

These hotels were a part of the history of the development of Park Avenue and the Cass Corridor in the 1920's during its heyday, and it would be phenomenal if they could be part of that area's re-birth.

These 2 buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places, and thus their restoration is eligible for numerous grants [[and maybe tax credits?) Are these buildings structurally sound? Do they sit in the footprint that the stadium is supposed to occupy? Does anybody have any idea how much it would cost to renovate these 2 hotels? In 2005, an $8.1M redevelopment was proposed for the Eddystone [[http://www.urbanplanet.org/forums/in...redevelopment/).

Would the powers that are finalizing the stadium deal be willing to listen to appeals for incorporating these structures into the new stadium? Is there anything an everyday citizen or citizen[[s) can do to try to get the "powers that be" to consider redeveloping these hotels.