Quote Originally Posted by Dbest View Post
If it were only that easy. Do you know how much the Book restoration cost was? 300+ million...

I doubt Gilbert or any other wealthy elite in Detroit would be able to get a "big bank" to casually sign off on that amount.
Try about half that amount. http://www.detroitnews.com/article/2.../BIZ/701290345

$300 million is still a lot of money for any kind of construction. Ford Field was a very expensive project at $430 million, and most of that cost was due to the spans as well as the large office building attached to it.