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Digital illustration of community space outside a large red brick building with a projector screen on it. A couple dozen people sit in a plaza and stroll through a row of vendors under tents.

‘In With The Old’ rehab show has a Detroit episode coming up with an eyebrow-raising subject

by Aaron Mondry September 22, 2023September 22, 2023

yellow and orange illustrated houses

This week in Detroit development: Ilitch extension, Eastern Market demo debacle and more

by Aaron Mondry September 21, 2023September 21, 2023

Brick building with large sections of the exterior wall missing and interior floors collapsed, with bricks piled up in front. The building has a mural and the words “Busy Bee” painted on it, with the original word “Hardware” now illegible due to a collapsed wall section.

A key Eastern Market development is delayed. The city and a neighbor are losing patience

by Aaron Mondry and Jena Brooker September 21, 2023September 22, 2023

Aerial view of a rectangular, seven-story, brown brick building with six perpendicular wings. It is surrounded by empty parking lots, residential neighborhoods and a highway. Taller buildings are in the distance.

What’s the latest with the guy who owns Herman Kiefer?

by Aaron Mondry September 20, 2023September 20, 2023

Brown, heavily dilapidated theater building on a sunny day. A sign mounted on the roof says “Civic,” next to an Art Deco facade and above the front entrances boarded up with plywood. The building sits on a street corner at Kelly Road and Alma Street.

Does the Wayne County Treasurer do anything with blight ticket info?

by Aaron Mondry September 13, 2023September 13, 2023

Stone entrance marker with tiny bushes in front. Carved into the stone are the words, “Elmwood Cemetery. 1200 Elmwood Avenue.”

This spooky season, tour the historically significant (and hilly) Elmwood Cemetery

by Aaron Mondry September 13, 2023September 29, 2023

Computer rendering of a group of several high-rise buildings in contemporary styles along a wide avenue.

This week in Detroit development: Morouns, The Mid, renter reforms and more

by Aaron Mondry September 13, 2023September 13, 2023

Stone entrance marker with tiny bushes in front. Carved into the stone are the words, “Elmwood Cemetery. 1200 Elmwood Avenue.”

One way to increase homeownership in Detroit

by Aaron Mondry September 13, 2023September 12, 2023

Farm with dozens of rows of leafy plants. Wood chips cover the ground. The farm is next to a street with four houses and telephone poles.

This week in development: District Detroit debate, land tax legislation and more

by Aaron Mondry September 6, 2023September 6, 2023

Facebook post reads, “Currently up for tax auction. Reynolds Aluminum Building. 16000 Northland Dr. City of Southfield, MI. Designed by Yamasaki, Leiweber & Hellmuth.” The post has photos of a building with an open first floor made of glass and two higher floors covered by golden, interlocking rings.

Dennis Kefallinos is at it again. Wayne County didn’t stop him

by Aaron Mondry September 6, 2023September 6, 2023