Gentrification. Argh, the very sound of the word evokes a visceral sensation in my gut. It seems to be the topic du jour among Detroit’s civically engaged minority.
Paul Draus was doing a research project comparing Detroit and Berlin when he hit upon the concept of utilizing green spaces to benefit communities that
A once weeklong celebration of the city’s design scene has expanded greatly in 2018
Detroit continues to inspire with old favorites and new attractions
The city of Detroit offered a tax subsidy to a landlord so that low- and moderate-income tenants can continue to live in a building after renovations.
Residents qualifying for help would receive up to $4,500 over a three-year period.
Detroit Cass Corridor residents who have met for four years with Ilitches about District Detroit plans says reality is far from what has been promised
Capitol Park center shows city can attract, retain and produce talent it needs to compete with rivals, Silicon Valley.
Consider an inclusive plan like Restore the 'Moor in the Brightmoor neighborhood as a model.
Ann Arbor spillover stirs fears of gentrification
After 92 years in Detroit, Marygrove College to close, a victim of declining enrollment, rising debt. On its campus: a new model for public education
Not everyone is feeling welcomed in downtown Detroit as it undergoes a resurgence and redevelopment with shiny new facades.
"I'm not displaced but I am somehow."
The city of Detroit offered a tax subsidy to a landlord so that low- and moderate-income tenants can continue to live in a building after renovations.
Michigan's economic development arm to invest in Detroit building repurposed to house Wilson Foundation.
Detroit’s planning office seeks redevelop plans for Russell Woods/Nardin Park, Jefferson Chalmers and Champau/Banglatown
An examination of the properties in the heart of Detroit linked to the Ilitch organizations reveals a long history of keeping properties idle
Many of the incarcerated have this in common — they start out as casualties of “redevelopment.”…
Could Detroit be pioneering a new type of gentrification? It is possible. The recovery—with its innovative experiments in revitalization—is set to become Since Detroit's bankruptcy five years ago, the city has rethought the design of development, with an eye to uplifting underserved communities.
"Detroit grew as a flat sprawl instead of upward towers. That gives us a unique opportunity to beat gentrification here."
See neighborhood maps and gentrification data for Atlanta.
The city of Detroit offered a tax subsidy to a landlord so that low- and moderate-income tenants can continue to live in a building after renovations.
Surrounding communities look to stay competitive against the suddenly trendy downtown Detroit.
From re-installed cornices to elaborate ceilings, floors, moldings and more, these design elements once defined Detroit's major structures.
U.S. exhibit at the 2016 Architecture Biennale puts focus on the city, prompts some to criticize outside vision for area
Bankole writes: "The March 27 meeting represented yet another trial on the recovery, where many residents lined up to speak out."
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is sending City Council a 30-year, $250M bond proposal to rid the city of blight by 2025
Investments will focus on neighborhoods, strengthening the city’s workforce system and helping minority-owned businesses
The city of Detroit offered a tax subsidy to a landlord so that low- and moderate-income tenants can continue to live in a building after renovations.
Bedrock selected Detroit-based Rossetti to create plan for 22-acre site
25 different construction projects are scheduled for the Motor City in the next 5-10 years.
Chapter 2: The Seven Mile Bloods hunt for rivals after a chance meeting on Detroit’s west side
I keep coming back to Detroit. It's bizarre how photogenic the downfall of America’s industrial powerhouse can be. However there's an eerie and unwanted sense of responsibility to be felt when looking through these before & after photographs of Detroit taken in 1973 and 2010 by the same photogra
Many of the incarcerated have this in common — they start out as casualties of “redevelopment.”…
Lenderful, DeliverMyRide and PerfectRealty plan to hire more than 100 employees in Pontiac over the next 36 months
Work-a-day Detroit — the decades-old assumption that a solid middle class job can be had without a solid high school education and some post-secondary training — is a thing of the past. No politician spouting hollow platitudes can erect enough trade barriers, or co-opt enough union bosses, or browbeat enough CEOs, to meaningfully change that.
