Detroit

By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
Last week the Detroit Economic Development Corp. approved grants of up to $260,000 in federal tax money for three buildings owned by Dan Gilbert, founder of Quicken Loans. The Detroit News reports that the Dime, the […]

By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
Motown’s most noticeable real estate developments and transactions were highlighted by Crain’s Detroit Business in an article published this week that shows the city’s steady economic development progress.
Detroit’s revitalization plan has been focusing on a series […]

By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
The Live Midtown incentive program which was launched just eight months ago has almost exhausted its funds totaling almost $1 million. The amount provided by Detroit’s major companies, Henry Ford Health System, Wayne State University and […]

By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
The Elevator Building, one of Detroit’s historic landmarks currently offering office and retail space, will undergo major roof transformations with the help of Novi, Mich.-based SRI Energy, a company offering green energy solutions to socially responsible […]

By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) agreed to remove Detroit from the “troubled designation list” where it had been since 2005. The decision was taken based on the recommendations offered by members of […]

By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
With the number of floating workers rapidly increasing in the new economy, the concept of shared workspaces is growing in the country’s major cities and their metropolitan areas. Freelancers, professionals working from home or independent contractors […]

By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
According to a report issued this week by Realcomp II Ltd., a real estate information company headquartered in Farmington Hills, Metro Detroit residential real estate continued to fall for the sixth consecutive month. The report, quoted […]

By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
Grosse Pointe Park city officials and the Grosse Pointe Housing Foundation launched a student grant program that would help reduce the renting cost for 580 units. According to Patch.com, the program is designed to encourage young […]

By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
The empty David Whitney building, located at 1553 Woodward Ave., might be transformed into a boutique hotel, a one-of-a-kind entity in Detroit. Though the boutique hotels movement started in London in the early 1980s and popular […]

By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
After more than two years, the renovation of one of the dilapidated buildings located at 4444 Second Ave. in Midtown Detroit is nearing completion. According to www.greengaragedetroit.com, the building dates back to 1920, when it served […]