Mayor Duggan fielding proposals to redevelop storied Brewster-Wheeler Rec Center
The news comes less than a month after the mayor warned of impending demolition barring any last-minute, viable proposals.
Mayor Duggan to announce fate of Brewster-Wheeler Recreation Center
Preservationists are hoping the city is close to finding a developer to prevent looming demolition.
Lens on Detroit: Downtown bustled with people, optimism Friday evening
19 photos of hope and energy in downtown Detroit on Friday evening.
Packard Plant owner pays delinquent taxes, readies for cleanup
For the first time in decades, someone is paying property taxes on the abandoned Packard Plant.
Rec center where Joe Louis learned to box faces final round
The Brewster Wheeler Recreation Center may be demolished as Detroit Mayor Duggan looks for developers for the Brush Park area.
Plan would convert Metropolitan Building into apartments in Detroit
Detroit’s Downtown Development Authority is negotiating the sale of the 89-year-old building to a group of developers that wants to build 60 high-end apartments with commercial and retail space on the lower floors.
Old Wayne County Building in downtown Detroit finds new owner
The Farbman Group has been trying to find a new owner since Wayne County vacated the Beaux Arts-style building in 2009.
Plan would save historic baseball field at former Tiger Stadium site
City officials reached a compromise that would preserve the historic baseball field at the former site of Tiger Stadium.
Historic Detroit fire headquarters to be converted into upscale hotel
The mighty downtown headquarters was built at a time when Detroit had one of the largest populations in the U.S.
Meijer to break ground on second Detroit store at former school site
Meijer plans to open its second store in Detroit by next summer after announcing today that it will break ground on its newest site on the northwest side Monday.