Third and Grand

Construction is underway on the Third and Grand, a mixed-use retail/residential space in Detroit's New Center neighborhood. The six story building will provide 231 apartments as well as 20,000 square feet of commercial space. Construction is due to be completed in the summer of 2018.

Getting There

Little Caesars Arena nears completion.

More Parking Opportunities Arise in "Wildcat Corner"

A second parking garage rises on Montcalm Street between St. Johns’ Episcopal Church and the current Detroit Tigers’ garage.

Little Caesars Headquarters Building

Prep work has begun for construction of the Little Caesars headquarters building on Columbia street.

Little Caesars Arena in September

Little Caesars Arena

A New Look for Detroit's Little House on the Urban Prairie

Detroit's Little House on the Urban Prairie through the years.

February, 2008

May, 2012

June, 2016

June, 2016

June, 2016

New Development in Rivertown.

The $65 million initial phase of the Orleans Landing development is taking shape near the Detroit River.  It is part of the first new market-rate residential construction on Detroit’s East Riverfront in 25 years. This phase promises 278 residential units along with street level retail. A second phase with 230 additional units is planned.

The Scott at Brush Park

The Scott at Brush Park

Little Caesars Arena

Brush Park Village North

It looks like Brush Park Village North is on the verge of finally being completed almost ten years after initial construction began.

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Little Caesars Arena

Brush Park Village North 2.0

After being left unfinished and exposed to the elements for several years following the financial downturn, it appears that Brush Park Village North will finally be completed.

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 (August, 2015)

(September, 2015)

Lawrence Technical University's Detroit Center for Design + Technology

Quite a lot of progress has been made over the past year.

Rising on Brush *Update*

A new location for Gameday Detroit is being constructed at the corner of Brush just north Gratiot.

About Face

Developers of what was to be the Midtown Professional Building at the corner of Stimson and Woodward have changed their minds. Instead of a five-story, 75,000 square foot office building, Queen Lillian II LLC will be erecting 68 apartments on the site with an additional 25,000 square feet dedicated to retail space. The development will also include a 230-space parking deck.

WSU's Mackenzie Home at Risk?

Having already survived one demolition scare in 1975, the future of Wayne State University's David Mackenzie Home has again been called into question.

Wayne State recently announced a $48.6 million expansion of its Hilberry Theater.  The University plans on expanding the theater complex to occupy the entire block, raising questions about what will happen to the 1895 Queen Ann home.

There has been talk about moving the home to another lot in the neighborhood, but no official announcements have been made by the University at this time.


To find out more about the Mackenzie Home and its role in Detroit's preservation movement, check out this video about Preservation Detroit.

Lawrence Technical University Has Designs on Midtown

The corner of Willis and Woodward has come alive as crews have begun excavating the future site of Lawrence Technical University's Detroit Center for Design + Technology.

The 30,000 square foot building will house LTU's Detroit Studio, along with Evans Architects Inc, DetroitSHOP, Studio Couture and Invest Detroit.  The facility is being constructed on the site of long since demolished Greystone Ballroom.

Construction Pace Quickening at Corktown Site

Well, we now know what the webcam that had been documenting the construction of The Z has been focusing on since the completion of that 10-story parking garage.  It turns out that the camera has been relocated to a lofty position in Corktown overlooking the construction of Dan Gilbert's new 66,000-square-foot data center and office complex.

Half of the building located at Rosa Parks and Porter Street will be used to house data servers and technology staff for Quicken Loans. The remainder of the office space, along with a portion of the server capacity, will be available for lease.

Work is scheduled to be be completed by January of 2015.

 

The Griswold 3.0

The Roxbury Group is finally moving ahead with plans it first developed in 2007 to build housing above a city owned parking garage constructed for the renovated Book Cadillac Hotel.

The Detroit Commerce Building was demolished in 2007 to make way for a garage/condo development on the site. However, due to the economic crisis that year, only the garage was built.

The project has undergone some changes over that time. Now, Instead of condos, $22 million will be spent constructing 80 apartments in a less aesthetically pleasing style.

2014 Rendering (Click on Detroit)