New life for Detroit’s train station? Billionaire Moroun pledges more rehab
Billionaire Matty Moroun has pledged for years to clean up the Michigan Central Station, one of Detroit’s most iconic symbols of decay.
Up close: 8 most abandoned neighborhoods in Detroit
More than a third of the houses and buildings are vacant in eight Detroit neighborhoods.
Take before-and-after tour of Detroit’s most vacant neighborhood
Detroit’s most desolate area is in the shadow of the Coleman A. Young International Airport on Detroit’s east side, where entire blocks are overgrown parcels.
9 highlights from unprecedented study of Detroit’s blighted landscape
A task force charged with tackling blight released a sobering, unprecedented report today detailing the scope of decay in Detroit.
Demo begins on storied high-rises at Brewster-Douglass housing projects
Brewster-Douglass is considered the nation’s first publicly funded housing project for black people when it was built in the 1930s.
Mayor Duggan ditches teleprompter for first State of the City address
When Mayor Duggan positioned himself in front of the microphone Wednesday evening, he glanced down at a yellow legal pad with sparse handwriting.
Project to transform 140 acres of blight into large urban farm finally underway
The plan is to plant 15,000 hardwood trees like maple and oak this spring over an area riddled with abandoned homes, dead trees and piles of garbage, tires and old furniture.
Second stage of demo begins on historic Brewster-Douglass project
The Brewsters are the nation’s first publicly funded housing project for black people.
Look at what potential Packard owner also bought in Detroit
Chicago-area developer Bill Hults has his eye on Detroit’s east side.
Mapping all Detroit properties? There’s an app for that
Have a cell phone camera? Play a role in shaping Detroit’s future.