Quote Originally Posted by emu steve View Post
In this case, the developers opted to restore rather than put up on a new building. BTW, the photo in the article doesn't have a good perspective of the block. Need to go to Google maps. It is two older houses next to a block of new buildings. The restored house is adjacent to the apartment building with gray windows and dark tan brick.
I understood the article to say that another developer saved the historic structure by moving it.

That aside, I feel that there aren't a lot of analogies to this particular situation in Detroit. Historic structures in Detroit are most commonly demolished for unproductive uses like parking lots.