Packard Plant fetches $21,000 bid from anonymous investor
Whoever wins the auction will inherit hefty costs, from demolition to a six-figure tax bill.
Going, going, not gone! No takers in Packard auction
Now the city must make a tough decision – take possession of the property or sell it for pennies on the dollar.
Chicago investor closer to buying vacant Packard Plant
The plan calls for turning the abandoned plant into a sprawling hub for housing, office space and entertainment.
Will Packard Plant see new life? Plans comes down to wire
Time is running out for a developer to transform Detroit’s symbol of industrial decline into housing, restaurants, retail space, offices and a hotel.
Abandoned Packard Plant up for auction in September. New life for lawless wasteland?
Packard owner Dominic Cristini was shocked to hear the news when we contacted him this afternoon.
Bing’s administration won’t stop illegal scrapping that is endangering Detroiters
Last week, Bing’s office and the police department told us they were oblivious to a large backhoe and dozens of scrappers who have been aggressively tearing apart the asbesto-laden Packard over the past three months.
Detroit plans takeover of Packard Plant; defiant owner responds, “Kiss my ass”
The city is preparing to seize the Packard Plant because of unpaid taxes that the owner refuses to pay. He maintains he owes no taxes because the city won’t provide basic services to protect his property from arsonists, vandals and thieves.
Part 2: Packard Plant crumbles without consequences to owner; city too broke to solve problem
To many, the sprawling Packard Plant is nothing more than a dangerous eyesore and an unsettling reminder of Detroit’s tragic decline. To others, it’s an urban playscape. A mammoth canvas. The Great Ruins of Detroit. But to the embattled city, the 40-acre plant is a stark reminder of how broke and powerless the cash-starved government has […]