Apartment renovations show how to combat gentrification in Cass Corridor
Instead of becoming the next trendy spot for new Detroiters, the apartments will be rented to low-income workers because of strong efforts to combat gentrification.
Abandoned Wurlitzer close to being sold to trendy Brooklyn developers
The 14-story Wurlitzer Building in downtown Detroit is within days of salvation, if all goes as planned.
Red Wings arena site goes silent 3 months after groundbreaking
Small piles of garbage are all that’s left on the arena site after crews removed fencing, lighting and other materials.
Mysterious investor demolishes century-old homes to make way for Red Wings development area
Secret investors have been gobbling up Cass Corridor properties and letting them languish before selling for large sums of money.
Techno guru envisions new beginning for long-abandoned Fisher Body
The founder of a German nightclub and record label wants to transform the hulking and abandoned Fisher Body Plant 21 in Detroit into something entirely different.
Comet Bar, a Cass Corridor staple, closing in shadow of Red Wings arena
There are few establishments left between Midtown and downtown with as much character, earnestness and hometown flavor.
Up Close: M-1 Rail begins taking shape in downtown Detroit
Woodward Avenue is unrecognizable in some areas as crews begin laying rails for Detroit’s M-1 streetcars.
Judge – finally – orders Wurlitzer owners to safeguard crumbling building
The crumbling brick exterior of the Wurlitzer in downtown Detroit has been falling for more than a decade.
Gentrification? High-end retail to replace Cass Corridor’s only grocery store
Tomboy Market was a small grocer that served the Cass Corridor’s lower-income residents for years.
Transformation begins: 15 photos of Red Wings arena, M-1 Rail development
Works is beginning on the $140 million M-1 Rail for streetcars and laying groundwork for a new $450 million Red Wings arena.