2 New Residential High-Rises to Overlook Comerica Park

[hybridy]

This makes the BS excuse for the demolition of the Park Avenue Hotel rather ironic now doesn't it?

The excuse given was for a loading dock large enough to accommodate entertainers of all scale which was of course complete and utter BS

[Junjie]

The excuse given was for a loading dock large enough to accommodate entertainers of all scale which was of course complete and utter BS

They also tried to say that it had to come down because terrorism, i.e. because someone could fire into the arena from a tall building next to it.

"The Ilitch's Olympia Development of Michigan contend the former Park Avenue Hotel must be demolished because it is so close to the new arena that it violates Homeland Security protocols followed by the National Hockey League, sources said."

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2015/01/30/ilitch-plan-save-one-historic-hotel-raze-another/22617217/

First google hit, or you can read various threads on this forum where people argued about it. It was always transparent BS.

[EGrant]

So they had to literally tear down a building because of the threat of terrorism. Did they not see the irony?

[bust]

So they had to literally tear down a building because of the threat of terrorism. Did they not see the irony?

That's funny. In a very tragicomic way.

I suggest the Ilitches tried every argument they thought could stick. They're too cynical to be swayed by the irony.

An even better question: How didn't all the people who bought that argument see the irony?

[CrashDummy]

From the Crain's article:
"The number of residential units is not known, nor is a time frame for construction or precise planned location."

Wow! Thanks Crain's.

For this kind of quality inside scoop, I rate them below Metro Parent Magazine and only slightly above Mark Hall's Facebook page.

[dtowncitylover]

For this kind of quality inside scoop, I rate them below Metro Parent Magazine and only slightly above Mark Hall's Facebook page.

Pure gold! Thank you for the laugh.

[313rd]

From the Crain's article:
"The number of residential units is not known, nor is a time frame for construction or precise planned location."

Wow! Thanks Crain's.

For this kind of quality inside scoop, I rate them below Metro Parent Magazine and only slightly above Mark Hall's Facebook page.

How would you rate the Freep...by far the worst on reporting
https://www.freep.com/story/news/loc...ts/1076121001/