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Home»Posts tagged with»investor

Man offers to trade Detroit home for new iPhone 6 or iPad

By Steve Neavling on October 6, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Headline, Real Estate  

Man offers to trade Detroit home for new iPhone 6 or iPad

But there is no app to fix the brick house on the city’s east side.

Chicago-area investor begins gutting asbestos-laden factory after tiff with city

By Steve Neavling on April 30, 2014   Abandoned Buildings, Art & Entertainment, Headline  

Chicago-area investor begins gutting asbestos-laden factory after tiff with city

The Department of Environmental Quality received complaints that Bill Hults was forcing employees to work around hazardous materials.

Plan: Restore Detroit Boat Club, transform into boutique hotel

By Steve Neavling on January 25, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Buildings, Headline, posts  

Plan: Restore Detroit Boat Club, transform into boutique hotel

A Hong Kong-based investor wants to return the historic jewel on Belle Isle back to its original beauty and create a boutique hotel with 100 to 120 rooms and restaurants.

Bidder must pay $1.8 million today to buy Packard Plant

By Steve Neavling on November 15, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, Life in Detroit, posts, Real Estate, The Packard Plant  

Bidder must pay $1.8 million today to buy Packard Plant

Bill Hults already paid $200,000 in nonrefundable deposits for the 40-acre ruins.

Peruvian next up to buy Packard Plant after missed deadline

By Steve Neavling on November 4, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, Headline, posts, Real Estate, The Packard Plant  

Peruvian next up to buy Packard Plant after missed deadline

But will the Wayne County treasurer enforce the deadline and invalidate the bid of Chicago-area investor Bill Hults?

Chicago investor closer to buying vacant Packard Plant

By Steve Neavling on September 11, 2013   Development, Headline, posts, Urban Renewal  

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.

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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