Quote Originally Posted by K-slice View Post
Residential development is badly lacking in this area currently. The area bordered roughly by MLK to the north, Grand River to the south, Cass to the east, and the lodge to the west is still very much Cass corridor and so far hasn't really benefited from the growth of Midtown or "The District". Trash strewn lots full of vagrants waiting for the remaining social service organizations to open is the norm.

Developments like this new theater, Founders, Detroit Shipping co, and the renewed interest in the old Chinatown certainly help but these are only temporary attractions if no one is actually living in the neighborhood full time.
Lots of those vacancies in this area are Illitch owned, especially further south near the new stadium and Masonic.