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Home»Posts tagged with»Packard Plant (Page 4)

Packard Plant bids reach $225,000 as auction ends today

By Steve Neavling on October 25, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, Featured Stories, Life in Detroit, posts, Real Estate, The Packard Plant  

Packard Plant bids reach $225,000 as auction ends today

Whoever buys the lawless wasteland will incur hefty costs for a property that is constantly on fire and crumbling.

Group tours at Packard Plant? Visitors placed at risk

By Steve Neavling on October 23, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, Headline, Life in Detroit, posts, The Packard Plant  

Group tours at Packard Plant? Visitors placed at risk

For whatever reason, the risks aren’t deterring opportunists from profiting off of group tours of the cavernous ruins.

Tourists carjacked while taking photos at Packard Plant

By Steve Neavling on October 19, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, Crime & Fire, Headline, Life in Detroit, Police, posts  

Tourists carjacked while taking photos at Packard Plant

The carjacking is just the latest attack at what has become a lawless wasteland on Detroit’s east side.

Police: Packard Plant isn’t our problem, despite scrapping

By Steve Neavling on October 17, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, Crime & Fire, Headline, Life in Detroit, Police, posts, The Packard Plant  

Police: Packard Plant isn’t our problem, despite scrapping

DPD denies evidence of a brazen, dangerous scrapping operation that is putting motorists and residents at risk.

Bold scrappers cause partial collapse at Packard Plant

By Steve Neavling on October 14, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, Headline, Life in Detroit, posts, The Packard Plant  

Bold scrappers cause partial collapse at Packard Plant

Firefighters perused the debris for a scrapper who had become pinned in the debris.

Packard Plant fetches $21,000 bid from anonymous investor

By Steve Neavling on October 9, 2013   Development, Headline, posts, Urban Renewal  

Packard Plant fetches $21,000 bid from anonymous investor

Whoever wins the auction will inherit hefty costs, from demolition to a six-figure tax bill.

Going, going, not gone! No takers in Packard auction

By Steve Neavling on September 24, 2013   Headline, posts  

Going, going, not gone! No takers in Packard auction

Now the city must make a tough decision –  take possession of the property or sell it for pennies on the dollar.

Packard Plant burns; developer misses deadline to buy ruins

By Steve Neavling on September 13, 2013   Buildings, Culture, Headline, posts, Real Estate  

Packard Plant burns; developer misses deadline to buy ruins

It was back to usual at the abandoned, sprawling Packard Plant on Detroit’s east side.

Chicago investor closer to buying vacant Packard Plant

By Steve Neavling on September 11, 2013   Development, Headline, posts, Urban Renewal  

Chicago investor closer to buying vacant Packard Plant

The plan calls for turning the abandoned plant into a sprawling hub for housing, office space and entertainment.

Will Packard Plant see new life? Plans comes down to wire

By Steve Neavling on August 22, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, Headline, Life in Detroit, posts, The Packard Plant  

Will Packard Plant see new life? Plans comes down to wire

Time is running out for a developer to transform Detroit’s symbol of industrial decline into housing, restaurants, retail space, offices and a hotel.

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Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

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