Development Archives - Page 5 of 7

Is anyone actually in charge of oversight of the county tax auction?

Wayne County Ethics Board held a hearing to decide whether or not County Treasurer Eric Sabree broke ethics rules in his role overseeing tax foreclosure...

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The devil’s in the details of the Fiat Chrysler deal

When Detroit City Council’s development and planning subcommittee met Thursday, they didnâ€™t simply rubber stamp the deal to offer land to Fiat Chrysler to open...

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Shipping containers were pitched as the Next Big Thing in Detroit housing — but they couldn’t get off the ground

In Detroit, the two Three Squared Inc. project sites remain empty, except a â€œfor saleâ€ sign on the property at Rosa Parks Boulevard and Warren...

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7 of Detroitâ€™s architectural creatures watching you from above

You might not always notice the gargoyles and other faces carved on Detroit's famous buildings, but they see you......

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Detroit has a massive eviction crisis. Hereâ€™s how the city could keep renters from losing their homes

In Detroit, a full 46 percent of people facing eviction never showed up to court in 2017, no matter their circumstances. So their landlord wins...

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Detroit’s redlining past still plagues the city’s present

In a study, researchers suggest that in Detroit neighborhoods that were slower to recover from the Great Recession, residents were more likely to rate their...

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Detroit development is getting celebrated at the expense of displaced residents

â€œDesolation.â€ â€œMoribund.â€ â€œShabby.â€ â€œMostly empty.â€ â€œOnce-vacant.â€ â€œMostly vacant.â€ â€œSeldom-used.â€ â€œOblivion.â€ From the descriptions in this Free Press article earlier in February, youâ€™d think we were...

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