After thumbing their noses at a judge’s orders for more than three years, the negligent owners of the Wurlitzer high-rise in downtown Detroit are finally removing dangling bricks and masonry from the abandoned building.
Michele Oberholtzer was surveying tax-foreclosed properties in Detroit when she was shocked by the number of homes still occupied by families with children.
The mayor personally apologized to some of the building owners who received citations.
The Grand River Creative Corridor has transformed drab, abandoned buildings into colorful works of art on Detroit’s west side, drawing international acclaim and becoming a model for combatting blight.
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.
Thieves stole copper plumbing, wiring, fixtures and pipes, while the city left tens of thousands of records behind.
A judge and attorney who own the dilapidated Wurlitzer high-rise continue to defy orders to remove shedding bricks and masonry.
There are few establishments left between Midtown and downtown with as much character, earnestness and hometown flavor.
One of every five Detroit properties in Detroit are in the process of foreclosure under an unprecedented effort by Wayne County to take possession of every property that is three or more years behind in taxes.
This is the third time in two months that the Duggan administration has demanded that we pay thousands of dollars for public records. One bill was $42,000.