Detroit allows billionaire Gilbert to skirt affordable housing mandate for new tower
Yet another billionaire has been given preferential treatment over lower-income residents in Detroit.
At least 15 buildings, houses razed near new Red Wings arena
Since the city of Detroit announced the location of the new Red Wings arena in June 2013, at least 15 houses or buildings have been demolished within three blocks of the site.
Restoration finally begins on 139-year-old mansion in the Cass Corridor
After four decades of abandonment, the crumbling James Scott Mansion is finally undergoing an ambitious makeover.
What’s next for 23 vacant Cass Corridor apartments, hotels
Some of Detroit’s most beautiful apartment buildings and hotels were built in the Cass Corridor and are beginning to see new life.
Apartments built out of shipping containers springing up in Detroit
The grandson of renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright is the chief architect.
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.
Lens on Detroit: Red Wings arena to transform impoverished Cass Corridor
The Cass Corridor, one of Detroit’s most challenged communities, is about to undergo a major transformation because of a new Red Wings arena and entertainment district.
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.
Lens on Detroit: Historic Second Ave. undergoes transformation in Cass Corridor
Beginning next week, Second Avenue in the Cass Corridor and Midtown will become a two-way street, a sign of the incredible decline of the street since the 1930s.
5 exciting apartment renovations underway in the Cass Corridor
The Cass Corridor, long synonymous with crime and blight, is undergoing a renaissance of sorts.