Hantz Farms: Massive tree-planting project never intended to be job-generator
When more than 1,000 people gathered to help plant trees Saturday, only a handful were compensated employees.
Photo essay: Explore blighted area to be turned into 140-acre forest in Detroit
The largely abandoned area is littered with trash, tires, furniture, rotting homes and discarded boats.
DDA: Metropolitan Building has ‘rapidly deteriorating facade’ in downtown Detroit
Still, officials hope they can find a buyer before it’s too late.
Debris falls from neglected Metropolitan Building in downtown Detroit, hits truck
The 15-story gothic-style building is owned by Detroit’s Downtown Development Authority, which has let the building rot while spending $285 million in public funds for a new Red Wings arena.
From Duke Ellington to high ed: Long-abandoned lot on Woodward gets new life
The elegance and luxury of the once-famed block in Detroit have long been replaced with a McDonald’s and vacant lot with broken liquor bottles and empty bags of snacks.
New Packard Plant owner cracks down on trespassers by stranding them
Some photographers and explorers are walking out of the ruins to find themselves without a car in the crime-ridden area.
Storied Temple Hotel demolished in Cass Corridor for DTE
DTE reportedly purchased the Detroit hotel for more than $3 million as the Red Wings arena .
5 exciting apartment renovations underway in the Cass Corridor
The Cass Corridor, long synonymous with crime and blight, is undergoing a renaissance of sorts.
Chicago-area investor begins gutting asbestos-laden factory after tiff with city
The Department of Environmental Quality received complaints that Bill Hults was forcing employees to work around hazardous materials.
23 images of downtown Detroit’s mural-splashed parking garage
“The Z” is a behemoth, mural-splashed, 10-floor parking garage that can accommodate 1,300 vehicles in downtown Detroit.