Wednesday, March 02, 2011
Your "New" Cobo Center
Cobo Center officials today unveiled details of a $221 million facelift of the convention center. The plan also reconfigures Cobo’s existing spaces crating more than 100,000 square feet of extra exhibition space. View the fly-through
Sunday, February 06, 2011
Another Brush Park Setback
The Inn at 97 Winder in Brush Park is up for sale. My only hope is that someone will buy it soon and put it to a fitting use. I would hate to see it end up in the same situation that the Lucian Moore House restoration is in.
$2.5M price tag on Detroit mansion an eye-opener | The Detroit News
$2.5M price tag on Detroit mansion an eye-opener | The Detroit News
Friday, January 14, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Baby Steps?
It looks like the last vacant building on 100 block Watson street in Brush Park will be saved. The Devon building, built in 1905, is slated to be converted into four 1,300 square feet condos. With the rehabilitation of the concrete building, the restoration of this particular block will be complete. That's not to say that it couldn't use a few more buildings for infill. The art deco facade will be saved, but the rear of the building will be demolished and rebuilt with floor to ceiling windows. This will also make room for new garages to be build along the alley.
Construction is set to begin in the first quarter of 2011. However, work will not begin until all four units are sold. The expected price per unit will be $220,000.