Quote Originally Posted by DetroitPlanner View Post
Why is it assumed that it is a permit issue? This is going into a building that has had no tenants for years. It could be that major updates are required to the building. That requires a lot of coordination with the landlord to update the building. It could be that the landlord is trying to do things on the cheap, or has looked at risk/reward in a bizarre way. It could be that they have to renegotiate about who is in charge of what.

There are lots of businesses that open in Detroit with much shorter turn arounds. Every situation is unique.
Starbucks in the Ernst and Young building had issues with the inspector when the store was set to open. He didn't show on the set date. Starbucks had to open a week later. The store is in a modern building. No excuse