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New retail downtown 🍎 and more development news from around Detroit.
02/17/2025

New retail downtown 🍎 and more development news from around Detroit.

Here are a few of the stories we're reading this week:An Apple store is coming to Woodward

Development headlines from around the city.
02/01/2025

Development headlines from around the city.

Here's what we're reading as we move into February.An affordable alteration in the District DetroitCould we see a new apartment building break ground soon in the District Detroit near the University of Michigan Center for Innovation? It looks more likely, as this week the Michigan Strategic Fund app...

The Arthur Murray will bring 32 new apartments to the neighborhood
01/29/2025

The Arthur Murray will bring 32 new apartments to the neighborhood

Another development on East Warren is one step closer to groundbreaking. The Arthur Murray project, the adaptive reuse of a former dance studio, was awarded $2.4 million by the Michigan Strategic Fund this week. The Michigan Community Revitalization Program (MCRP) performance-based loan was approved...

The new development sits near Clark Park in Southwest Detroit.
01/29/2025

The new development sits near Clark Park in Southwest Detroit.

A new apartment complex along Vernor Highway near Clark Park has officially opened in Southwest Detroit. Officials gathered this week to cut the ribbon at La Joya Gardens, which brings 53 new apartments, plus community and retail space to the busy neighborhood. 11 of these apartments are market-rate...

A renovated apartment building opened and a new residential building broke ground this week in Grandmont Rosedale.
01/24/2025

A renovated apartment building opened and a new residential building broke ground this week in Grandmont Rosedale.

Earlier this week, officials celebrated new residential in a northwest Detroit neighborhood. The Residence at West Outer Drive opened while Minock Park Place broke ground in Grandmont Rosedale. The city and county joined Cinnaire Solutions and the Grandmont Rosedale Development Corporation (GRDC) fo...

You can bid on your own RenCen tower in March.
01/24/2025

You can bid on your own RenCen tower in March.

It's been a busy week in the ongoing saga for the RenCen, which faces an uncertain future. As GM prepares to move out, Bedrock and GM will go back to the state to seek funding for future plans (released late last year).

The project, still in its early stages, would build out greater connections between downtown, Midtown, and Brush Park.
01/17/2025

The project, still in its early stages, would build out greater connections between downtown, Midtown, and Brush Park.

This week, the Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP) released new renderings of the potential cap(s) over I-75 in downtown Detroit. The caps would give pedestrians a better connection between downtown, Midtown, and Brush Park. Last week, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) received a $2 mi...

More funding for the Joe Louis Greenway and other development headlines from around the city.
01/13/2025

More funding for the Joe Louis Greenway and other development headlines from around the city.

Here are a few of the stories we're reading this week. More money for the Joe Louis Greenway

A new park, a new bridge, and a few big groundbreakings are coming this year.
01/03/2025

A new park, a new bridge, and a few big groundbreakings are coming this year.

Welcome to 2025! While we'll see a few major projects finish this year, we'll also start to see construction on a few sites that have been stagnant for a few years. While there's much more happening around the city, here are a few key development stories to keep your eye on this year. Ralph C. Wilso...

While the incredible restoration of Michigan Central was the top development story of the year, our most-read story invo...
12/27/2024

While the incredible restoration of Michigan Central was the top development story of the year, our most-read story involved a certain sign along I-94.

2024 saw a grand reopening in Detroit, ground breaking on major eds & meds projects, and a lot of discussion around our freeways. One notable development story in Detroit didn't make the list of our most-read stories of the year - the future of the RenCen. Maybe we're just ready to see what's really...

Could we finally see a People Mover expansion? Plus more headlines from around the city.
12/20/2024

Could we finally see a People Mover expansion? Plus more headlines from around the city.

Here are a few of the stories we're reading this week. Detroit News moving to New Center

The hotel will open for guests next month, while the restored Bonstelle Theatre will open for events in the spring.
12/19/2024

The hotel will open for guests next month, while the restored Bonstelle Theatre will open for events in the spring.

Work is wrapping up at the latest hotel to open near downtown Detroit. The AC Hotel Detroit at the Bonstelle is set to open for guests in January 2025. The hotel includes a new 10-story building with 154 guest rooms, a fitness room, meeting rooms, and a cozy lounge on the first floor. A conservatory...

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