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Home»Posts tagged with»Auction (Page 3)

That sold for what?! 7 revealing facts about tax auction in Detroit

By Steve Neavling on October 30, 2013   Buildings, Headline, posts, Real Estate  

That sold for what?! 7 revealing facts about tax auction in Detroit

All houses and buildings started with a $500 bid. There were bargains, surprises and duds.

Does Texas Doc have $6M for Packard? Lots of red flags

By Steve Neavling on October 30, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, Headline, posts, Real Estate, The Packard Plant  

Does Texas Doc have $6M for Packard? Lots of red flags

New concerns were raised after the investors released a rambling, grammatically flawed statement about a “prophesy.”

From cars to homes: Vacant Packard Plant to get new life?

By Steve Neavling on October 28, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, Headline, Life in Detroit, posts, Real Estate, The Packard Plant  

From cars to homes: Vacant Packard Plant to get new life?

It would be a fitting new chapter for a factory that has come to symbolize Detroit’s decline.

Explore crumbling remains of newly bought Packard Plant

By Steve Neavling on October 27, 2013   Buildings, Headline, Lens On Detroit, Life in Detroit, posts, Real Estate, The Packard Plant  

Explore crumbling remains of newly bought Packard Plant

Over the past two months, we’ve chronicled what’s left of the plant – blocks of crumbling buildings, ravaged by scrappers, fire and extreme weather.

Explore crumbling remains of newly bought Packard Plant – Page 2

By Steve Neavling on October 27, 2013   page 2, posts  

Part 2

Abandoned Packard Plant sells for surprising $6 million

By Steve Neavling on October 25, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, Headline, Life in Detroit, posts, Real Estate, The Packard Plant  

Abandoned Packard Plant sells for surprising $6 million

The symbol of Detroit’s industrial decline attracted 111 bids from around the world.

Packard Plant bids reach $225,000 as auction ends today

By Steve Neavling on October 25, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, Featured Stories, Life in Detroit, posts, Real Estate, The Packard Plant  

Packard Plant bids reach $225,000 as auction ends today

Whoever buys the lawless wasteland will incur hefty costs for a property that is constantly on fire and crumbling.

Group tours at Packard Plant? Visitors placed at risk

By Steve Neavling on October 23, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, Headline, Life in Detroit, posts, The Packard Plant  

Group tours at Packard Plant? Visitors placed at risk

For whatever reason, the risks aren’t deterring opportunists from profiting off of group tours of the cavernous ruins.

9 ugly Detroit houses selling for $500

By Steve Neavling on October 21, 2013   Buildings, Culture, Featured Stories, Headline, posts, Real Estate  

9 ugly Detroit houses selling for $500

Many of the houses up for auction are dilapidated and structurally unsound.

Bold scrappers cause partial collapse at Packard Plant

By Steve Neavling on October 14, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, Headline, Life in Detroit, posts, The Packard Plant  

Bold scrappers cause partial collapse at Packard Plant

Firefighters perused the debris for a scrapper who had become pinned in the debris.

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Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

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