The question is, what is the ROI? How many rental units does the associated Ilitch companies own in Detroit or anywhere for that matter? I am pretty sure none. Residential leasing and redevelopment is not their business. When you have other businesses generating ROI far beyond what rental payments generate, why would you enter the risk? Any real estate play they have made downtown has been pure financial. The Fox may be the only exception but they needed a headquarters anyway. In my view, they are holding up the progress and re-development of downtown, just look at parking lot city west of the Fox. Anyway, the GAR should not even be mentioned with the word IIitch since it would have been below a new hockey arena if he had control of all the property behind the Fox.
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