Planning and development in Detroit since the late 20th century has attempted to enhance the economy and quality of life of

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, Michigan, United States. In 1970, the private group Detroit Renaissance began to facilitate development in the city. Its successor,

Business Leaders for Michigan Business Leaders for Michigan is a private, non-profit organization based in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Originally formed in 1970 as the Detroit Renaissance, the organization was reconstituted in 2009 as Business Leaders for Michigan with ...

, has continued to facilitate development into the 21st century. Projects have included new commercial facilities, revitalization of neighborhoods, hospitality infrastructure, and improvements to recreational and public facilities, such as the

QLine The QLine (stylized as QLINE), originally known as M-1 Rail by its developers, is a streetcar system in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Opened on May 12, 2017, it connects Downtown Detroit with Midtown Detroit, Midtown and New Center, Detroi ...

light rail project.

History

In 1970,

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conceived of the

Renaissance Center The Renaissance Center (also known as the GM Renaissance Center and nicknamed the RenCen) is a group of seven connected skyscrapers in Downtown Detroit, Michigan, United States. The Renaissance Center complex is on the Detroit International R ...

as a way to help the city retain residents who were moving to the suburbs. The group announced the first phase of construction in 1971. Detroit

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Roman Gribbs Roman Stanley Gribbs (December 29, 1925 – April 5, 2016) was an American politician who served as the Mayor of Detroit from 1970 to 1974. Later, Gribbs served as a judge on the Michigan Court of Appeals. Gribbs was the last white mayor of the ...

touted the project as part of "a complete rebuilding from bridge to bridge," referring to the area between the

Ambassador Bridge The Ambassador Bridge is a tolled international suspension bridge across the Detroit River that connects Detroit, Michigan, United States, with Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1929, it is the busiest international border crossing in North ...

that connected Detroit to

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and the MacArthur Bridge, which connects the city with

Belle Isle Park Belle Isle Park, known simply as Belle Isle (), is a island park in Detroit, Michigan, developed in the late 19th century. It consists of Belle Isle, an island in the Detroit River, as well as several surrounding islets. The U.S.-Canada border ...

. He presented architectural renderings of "linked riverfront parks" from Renaissance Center to MacArthur Bridge, like a necklace, for public access. The first Renaissance Center tower opened on July 1, 1976.Detroit News Staff (September 29, 2001)
How the Renaissance Center changed the landscape of Detroit
Michigan History, ''The Detroit News.'' Retrieved on May 3, 2009. Architects' initial design for the Renaissance Center focused on creating secure interior spaces, while its design later expanded to connect with the exterior spaces and waterfront through a reconfigured interior, open glass entryways, and a Wintergarden. Late in 1973, Detroit elected its first African-American mayor,

Coleman Young Coleman Alexander Young (May 24, 1918 – November 29, 1997) was an American politician who served as mayor of Detroit, Michigan, from 1974 to 1994. Young was the first African-American mayor of Detroit. Young had emerged from the far-left ele ...

. During his administration, major developments completed included a combination of residential, retail, business, and retail projects:

, the

Joe Louis Arena Joe Louis Arena was an arena in Downtown Detroit. Completed in 1979 at a cost of US$57 million as a replacement for Olympia Stadium, it sat adjacent to Cobo Center on the bank of the Detroit River and was accessible by the Joe Louis Arena sta ...

, the

Detroit People Mover The Detroit People Mover (DPM) is a elevated automated people mover system in Detroit, Michigan, United States. The system operates in a one-way loop on a single track encircling downtown Detroit, using Intermediate Capacity Transit Syst ...

, the General Motors Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly Plant,

Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit Receiving Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, is the state's first Level I Trauma Center. Receiving's emergency department treats more than 105,000 patients annually, and nearly 60% of Michigan's emergency physicians are trained at Receiving. ...

, the Chrysler Jefferson North Assembly Plant, the Riverfront Condominiums, the

Millender Center Apartments The Millender Center is a mixed-use complex in downtown Detroit, Michigan. The complex spans two city blocks, containing a retail atrium, Detroit People Mover station, and parking garage on its first seven floors, plus the 33-floor Renaissance ...

, Harbortown,

150 West Jefferson 150 West Jefferson is a skyscraper and class-A office center in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. The building's construction began in 1987 and was completed in 1989. It stands at 26 stories tall, with two basement floors, for a total of 28. The buildi ...

One Detroit Center Ally Detroit Center, formerly One Detroit Center, is a skyscraper and class-A office building located in Downtown Detroit, overlooking the Detroit Financial District. Rising , the 43-story tower is the tallest office building in Michigan and t ...

and restoration of the Fox Theatre.

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, a former

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Justice and mayor in the mid-to-late 1990s, supported a plan to add casinos as a catalyst for development in Detroit. Initially, his plan was for a casino cluster along the east riverfront. Ultimately, three large hotels with attached casinos were constructed in or near Detroit's downtown area: the

Greektown Casino Hotel Hollywood Casino at Greektown, formerly Greektown Casino-Hotel, is a casino hotel in the Greektown neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan. It is owned by Vici Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment. The casino opened in 2000, under the majorit ...

, the

MGM Grand Detroit The MGM Grand Detroit is one of three casino resort hotels in Detroit, Michigan, and one of four in the Detroit–Windsor area. It is owned by Vici Properties and operated by MGM Resorts International. The casino opened in its temporary locatio ...

, and the Motor City Casino. In 2007, ''

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'' reported that the State of Michigan received more than $8.3 million yearly from Detroit's three casinos, and that in 2006 Detroit ranked fifth in U.S. casino markets with $1.3 billion in annual revenue. Archer also championed the construction of two new sports stadiums,

Ford Field Ford Field is a domed American football stadium located in Downtown Detroit. It primarily serves as the home of the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL), as well as the annual Quick Lane Bowl college football bowl game, state champ ...

for the

Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North Division. The team play their home games at For ...

and

Comerica Park Comerica Park is a baseball stadium located in Downtown Detroit. It has been the home of Major League Baseball's Detroit Tigers since 2000, when the team left Tiger Stadium. History Construction Founded in 1894, the Tigers had played at the c ...

for the

Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) Central division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was f ...

In June 2007, the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, a 501(c)(3) organization, celebrated the first significant opening of new public space on the

Detroit International Riverfront The Detroit International Riverfront is a Tourism in metropolitan Detroit, tourist attraction and landmark of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, extending from the Ambassador Bridge in the west to Belle Isle Park (Michigan), Belle Isle in the east, for a ...

since its inception in early 2003. It has raised hundreds of millions of dollars to develop and manage Detroit's riverfront. The International Riverfront area ranges from the

to Belle Isle in downtown

, encompassing a multitude of parks, restaurants, retail shops, skyscrapers, and high-rise residential areas along the

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. In 2009, Detroit Renaissance expanded its mission to address the need for regional economic development; the successor organization, Business Leaders for Michigan, is a group that gives thousands of dollars to Republican political campaigns. It is devoted to the creation of the Newt Gingrich-supported Michigan Turnaround Plan. Other participants in area revitalization efforts include the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, the Detroit Economic Club, the

Detroit Club The Detroit Club is a private social club located in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. The building was constructed in 1891 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. History The origin of the Detroit Club dates to 1882, when D ...

, Cityscape Detroit, universities in the Detroit region, and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, which has offices in the

Cadillac Place Cadillac Place, formerly the General Motors Building, is a landmark high-rise office complex located at 3044 West Grand Boulevard in the New Center area of Detroit, Michigan. It was renamed for the French founder of Detroit, Antoine Laumet de ...

state office complex in the city's

New Center New Center is a commercial and residential historic district located uptown in Detroit, Michigan, adjacent to Midtown, one mile (1.6 km) north of the Cultural Center, and approximately three miles (5 km) north of Downtown. The area is ...

area. In recognition of the city's architecture and historic significance, many of the city's buildings and districts have been listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artist ...

. They are eligible for federal historic tax credits for development.National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
Public Law 102-575, ''National Register of Historic Places'', Official site. Retrieved May 12, 2010. State tax historic tax credits are also available for qualified historic preservation.

Initiatives

Some of Detroit's successful revitalizations include the New Center, Lafayette Park,

East Ferry Avenue Historic District The East Ferry Avenue Historic District is a historic residential district in Midtown Detroit, Michigan. The nationally designated historic district stretches two blocks from Woodward Avenue east to Brush Street; the locally designated historic ...

Campus Martius The Campus Martius (Latin for the "Field of Mars", Italian ''Campo Marzio'') was a publicly owned area of ancient Rome about in extent. In the Middle Ages, it was the most populous area of Rome. The IV rione of Rome, Campo Marzio, which cov ...

Grand Circus Park Historic District The Grand Circus Park Historic District contains the Grand Circus Park in Downtown Detroit, Michigan that connects the theatre district with its financial district. It is bisected by Woodward Avenue, four blocks north of Campus Martius Park, ...

, and

Washington Boulevard Historic District Washington Boulevard Historic District is a multi-block area of downtown Detroit, Michigan. It consists of structures facing Washington Boulevard between State and Clifford Streets. In 1982, it was added to the National Register of Historic Pla ...

. In 2002, a major renovation of the historic

consolidated state offices from around the area into the city's New Center area. In 2003, General Motors completed a $500 million redevelopment of the Renaissance Center as its world headquarters. The east riverfront promenade development for the

was planned at $559 million, including $135 million from GM and $50 million from the Kresge Foundation. The city has completed major redevelopment of

Campus Martius Park Campus Martius Park ( ') is a re-established park in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. After the fire of 1805, Campus Martius (from the Latin for ''Field of Mars'', where Roman heroes walked) was the focal point of Judge Augustus Woodward's plans to ...

and Cadillac Square Park. The plans have produced new downtown stadiums and a rebuilt freeway system intended to showcase the city for

Super Bowl XL Super Bowl XL was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Seattle Seahawks and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion ...

. With $1.6 billion in construction projects in 2004, the rapid pace of development in the city prompted construction of a $30 million cement terminal. In 2007, Bank of America announced that it would commit $25 billion to community development in Michigan following its acquisition of LaSalle Bank in

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.''Crain's Detroit Business'' (October 4, 200
Bank of America commits $25 billion for community development in Michigan
''Metro Mode Media''. Retrieved on September 6, 2008. For 2010, the domestic automakers reported significant profits, indicating the beginning of rebound.Schroeder, Robert (July 30, 2010
Obama says U.S. auto industry on rebound
''Wall Street Journal.'' Retrieved on December 28, 2010.Cwiek, Sarah (November 30, 2010
New study shows strong economic recovery in Metro Detroit
''NPR Michigan''. Retrieved December 28, 2010. Between 2009 and 2010, Detroit ranked seventh in the nation for economic recovery.Alan Berube and Philipp Rode: "Global MetroMonitor: The Path to Economic Recovery", The Brookings Institution and London School of Economics and Political Science, November 30, 2010. A study conducted in 2006 by the

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determined that, in addition to the roughly 18,000 employees at the

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport , usually called Detroit Metro Airport, Metro Airport, or simply DTW, is a major international airport in the United States covering effective December 30, 2021. in Romulus, Michigan. It is the primary ...

, activity had generated an additional 14,500 jobs in Wayne County and another 70,000 statewide, primarily through firms such as hotels, restaurants, and rental car agencies. The study made the assumption that passenger traffic through the airport and economic activity in these service industries would increase on a 1:1 ratio. The

Wayne County Airport Authority The Wayne County Airport Authority is a governmental entity that operates airports in Metro Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan. The authority operates Detroit Metropolitan Airport and Willow Run Airport. *The City of Detroit Downtown Development Authority supports private investments and business growth within Detroit's central business district with loans, sponsorships and grants, capital improvements to public infrastructure, and other programs that increase economic activity. *The Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (DBRA) to promote revitalization of environmental clean-up areas within the boundaries of the City of Detroit. The DBRA has approved over 160 brownfield plans, which are expected create $6 billion in new investments, 13,000 jobs, and over 9,000 housing units. *The Economic Development Corporation of the City of Detroit assists local industrial and commercial enterprises to strengthen and revitalize the city and state economy through a loan program, public infrastructure improvements, and other programs. *The Office of Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization (ONCR) has created a system of support services and strategies to targeted commercial strips, incorporating technical assistance and training, grants, and loans to address local business development. Some programs from the ONCR include Re$tore Detroit, ReFresh Detroit, and Small Business Detroit! Microloan, all of which provide financial support and assistance. *The Michigan Works! System is the first unified workforce development system in the country and an instrumental partner for developing Michigan's economic future. The system comprises twenty-five agencies that focus on innovative, proactive solutions to meet the demands of a rapidly changing economy. Some experts believe that Detroit needs to utilize the region's rich automotive history to break into new industries, such as battery technology, hybrid vehicles,Evan Klonsky: ''5 Reasons To Start A Business In Detroit'', Inc. - Small Business Resources for the Entrepreneur, October 7, 2010. and the auto parts industry, along with auto assembly. Other experts believe that Detroit's geographic location next to Canada provides a unique opportunity for trade and organizational growth. For example, Detroit's Wayne State University and the University of Windsor, Canada host an annual business symposium in order to tap into this strategic advantage and expand cross-border partnerships between Detroit and the Windsor region. Quality of life initiatives, including the revitalization of parks, residential units, new construction, and historic renovations are at the forefront of the city's plan to accelerate redevelopment across the city. For instance, in 2004, the city added hundreds of new residential units to its downtown area. From 2000 to 2007, the city saw continuous annual increases in tax revenues from its casinos with the city estimated to collect $178.25 million in casino taxes alone for 2007, with the casino resorts opening in 2008.

Urban infrastructure

In October 2013, approval was given to

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, a successful financial consultant in Detroit, who is devoting $30 million of his own funding to create

Hantz Farms Hantz Group is a business financial services conglomerate in the U.S. founded by John Hantz. The company operates in Michigan and Ohio with offerings including banking, casualty insurance, financial planning, health benefit plans, retirement ...

, a commercial

urban forestry Urban forestry is the care and management of single trees and tree populations in urban settings for the purpose of improving the urban environment. Urban forestry involves both planning and management, including the programming of care and ...

initiative;

Hantz Woodlands Hantz Woodlands, also known as Hantz Farms, is an urban tree farm on the lower east side of Detroit. The project has cleared more than 2,000 vacant city-owned lots, totaling more than 140 acres, and has demolished blighted homes and cleared empty ...

, an urban tree farm project; and redevelopment of a blighted Detroit residential area covering nearly 180 acres on the city's east side. The Hantz project area is bordered by Van Dyke on the west, St. Jean on the east, Mack Avenue on the north and Jefferson on the south. On December 6, 2013, bankruptcy judge Steven Rhodes approved a $210 million financing arrangement for overhauling the city's antiquated lighting system. On December 13, 2013, the Public Lighting Authority (PLA) completed the initial sale of $60 million in bonds, part of a $210 million, two-step bond issue, to finance the purchase of up to 50,000

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s. The new 150 watt LED lights are longer-lasting, are more than twice as bright as the old 70 Watt sodium lights, and are more affordable to operate. The goal was to have the installation completed in all neighborhoods by the end of 2015, and underground wiring of the thoroughfares done by the end of 2016. On June 12, 2014, Detroit's Public Lighting Authority, created to take up fixing nonworking streetlights throughout the city, said that it would borrow $185 million in bonds, $20 million more than it initially had planned, after Standard & Poor's graded the agency's credit risk as relatively low, and compared with that of the bankrupt city. The sale of these bonds means an additional 15,00 lights will bring the total number of new LED street lights to 64,500. On July 20, 2014, Olympia Development announced a three-year development plan, starting in September 2014. The centerpiece of the plan is the construction of a new $863 million

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, and concurrently with another $200 million in apartments, restaurants, office buildings, parks and shops over 45-50 blocks of Downtown and Midtown areas, creating a new sports and entertainment district, known as "The District Detroit". Additionally, Olympia is now promising to spend “tens of millions” more for infrastructure improvements in the district, mainly around Cass Park, west of the arena site to create a new mixed-use neighborhood. Plans include a new 130 to 170-room hotel north of I-75 at Henry and Woodward that likely would be a third-party development. All together, the area stretches from Charlotte Street, the street north of Temple Street, south to Grand Circus Park, east to the existing stadiums, and to a northwestern boundary abutting the MotorCity Casino Hotel in North Corktown. On July 28, 2014, M-1 Rail officially started construction. The streetcar line will stretch from downtown Detroit to the Amtrak rail station in New Center, continuing to just north of Grand Boulevard. There will be 20 stations serving 12 stops, with most of the stations being curbside on either side of Woodward Avenue going uptown or downtown, but changing to center road stations at the north and south ends of the system. The streetcar line was expected to be operational by mid-2017. On October 13, 2015,

Wayne State University Wayne State University (WSU) is a public research university in Detroit, Michigan. It is Michigan's third-largest university. Founded in 1868, Wayne State consists of 13 schools and colleges offering approximately 350 programs to nearly 25,000 ...

opened its new $92 million, 207,000-square-foot Integrative Biosciences Center (IBio). As many as 500 researchers and staff will work out of the IBio Center located at 6135 Woodward Avenue. On May 3, 2016, M-1 Rail announced the opening of the Penske Tech Center, which will serve as its headquarters, operations center, and streetcar maintenance facility, located just north of Grand Boulevard on Woodward Avenue in New Center. On March 14, 2016, the Michigan Humane Society opened its new and expanded $15.5 million animal care campus on five acres, which includes a 35,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art veterinary facility, located just east of New Center at 7887 Chrysler Drive near Clay Street. The society said the larger facility will enable it to expand its teaching and training opportunities with Michigan State University's College of Veterinary Medicine. On December 5, 2016, the

Henry Ford Health System Henry Ford Health (formerly the Henry Ford Health System) is an integrated, not-for-profit health care organization in Metro Detroit. The corporate office is at One Ford Place, in Midtown Detroit, Michigan. Henry Ford Henry Ford (July 30, ...

announced the start of a second development beginning in the spring of 2017 on its evolving 300-acre South Campus site in New Center, with the construction of a new $150–160 million, 187,000-square-foot, six-story Brigitte Harris Cancer Pavilion, scheduled to open in early 2020, along with a skywalk across West Grand Boulevard to connect it to the Henry Ford Hospital. Detroit also plans both public and private redevelopment of Brush Park, the Brewster Recreation Center, and the nearby Eastern Market site.

Neighborhood revitalization

East Ferry Avenue Historic District 3 - Detroit Michigan

In April 2008, the city unveiled a $300 million stimulus plan to create jobs and revitalize neighborhoods, financed by city bonds and paid for by earmarking about 15% of the wagering tax.Next Detroit
. ''City of Detroit''. Retrieved on December 31, 2008. The city's plans for revitalization with the Next Detroit Neighborhood Initiative, a

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organization, include 7-Mile/Livernois, Brightmoor, East English Village, Grand River/Greenfield, North-End, and Osborn. Private organizations have pledged substantial funding to neighborhood revitalization efforts.Community Development
.''DEGA''. Retrieved on December 31, 2008.Detroit Neighborhood Fund
.''Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan''. Retrieved December 31, 2008. A new master plan draft prepared in 2004 has the city composed of ten clusters of neighborhood areas and commercial districts. The plan revealed that Detroit has many growing neighborhoods with youth population increases of greater than ten percent within each cluster, while also showing that larger youth population losses were focused in certain areas, providing support for the concept of focused redevelopment and planning. The city issued a Strategic Master Plan in 2006. In addition to increased business investment, the city's revitalization has been focused on retaining young professionals. The city has cleared a section of land to initiate the Far Eastside Plan for new neighborhood construction and revitalizations.Rose, Judy (May 11, 2003
Detroit to revive 1 neighborhood at a time
''Chicago Tribune''. Retrieved November 29, 2011.Morice, Zach (September 21, 2007
Planning community in fallow fields
.''American Institute of Architects''. Retrieved on June 24, 2009. A 2009 parcel survey found 86 percent of the city's homes to be in good condition, with another 9% needing only minor repairs.Detroit Parcel Survey
Retrieved on June 24, 2010. The survey found 33,527 or 10% of the city's housing to be unoccupied, but recommended that only one percent or 3,480 of the city's housing units needed to be demolished. About 3,000 of these residential structures were cleared away in 2010.Kavanaugh, Kelli B. (March 2, 2010
Intensive property survey captures state of Detroit housing, vacancy
''Model D''. Retrieved November 3, 2011.Associated Press (February 10, 2010

''Mlive.com''. Retrieved November 27, 2011. Immigrants have successfully contributed to the city's neighborhood revitalization, especially in southwest Detroit. This area has experienced a thriving economy in recent years, as evidenced by new housing, increased business openings and the recently opened Mexicantown International Welcome Center.Williams, Corey (February 28, 2008

''USA Today''. Retrieved on December 31, 2008 Lafayette Park is a revitalized neighborhood on the city's east side, part of the

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Residential District listed in the

.Vitullo-Martin, Julio, (December 22, 2007)
The Biggest Mies Collection: His Lafayette Park residential development thrives in Detroit
''The Wall Street Journal''.Retrieved on December 31, 2008. The

urban renewal Urban renewal (also called urban regeneration in the United Kingdom and urban redevelopment in the United States) is a program of land redevelopment often used to address urban decay in cities. Urban renewal involves the clearing out of bligh ...

project was originally called the Gratiot Park Development. Planned by van der Rohe,

Ludwig Hilberseimer Ludwig Karl Hilberseimer (September 14, 1885 – May 6, 1967) was a German architect and urban planner best known for his ties to the Bauhaus and to Mies van der Rohe, as well as for his work in urban planning at Armour Institute of Technology ( ...

and

Alfred Caldwell Alfred Caldwell (May 26, 1903 – July 3, 1998) was an American architect best known for his landscape architecture in and around Chicago, Illinois. Family and education Caldwell and his wife Virginia had a daughter, Carol Caldwell Dooley, born ...

, it includes a landscaped, park with no through traffic, in which these and other low-rise apartment buildings are situated. Churches, schools, parks,

theaters Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...

, and retail businesses have helped to anchor neighborhoods in the city.Cityscape Detroit - see neighborhoods

Partial list of residential developments

Old buildings in the city are being transformed into

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condominium A condominium (or condo for short) is an ownership structure whereby a building is divided into several units that are each separately owned, surrounded by common areas that are jointly owned. The term can be applied to the building or complex ...

s, and high rise residential apartment units at an accelerated pace along with new Formstone and brick rowhouse construction. *

Alden Park Towers The Alden Park Towers is an apartment building located at 8100 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It is also currently known as Alden Towers. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Description Alden ...

(2014). *

Riverfront Towers Riverfront Towers is an apartment and condominium complex of three high rise residential skyscrapers along the International Riverfront in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Each Riverfront Tower creates an ascending tier of three towers. Bu ...

(2014). * Town Residences (2014) *

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(2014) *

David Whitney Building The David Whitney Building is a historic class-A skyscraper located at 1 Park Avenue (1550 Woodward Avenue from 1921 to 2014), on the northern edge of Downtown Detroit, Michigan, within the Grand Circus Park Historic District. The building stands ...

, hotel & apartments (2014) *

David Broderick Tower The Broderick Tower is a residential skyscraper in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. Original construction began in 1926, and was completed in 1928. The Broderick was fully renovated in 2012 by JC Beal Construction Inc.,who also served as the developer ...

(2012) * Westin Book-Cadillac, hotel & condominiums (2008) *

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, luxury condominiums (2007) Many more projects are in the process of planning/rendering, and this is all helping bring back more residents to the downtown area.

Buildings

Significant renovations are being undertaken by luxury hotel developers downtown such as Hilton,

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, Double Tree, and

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. Some buildings are being redeveloped into high-rise condominiums and residential lofts. These projects are attracting new investment in corporate headquarters, offices, and retail.The world is coming, see the change
. ''City of Detroit Partnership''. Retrieved on June 23, 2009.Howes, Daniel (November 13, 2007
Quicken to move to Detroit
''The Detroit News''. Retrieved on June 23, 2009. The city has demolished many unused buildings in order to make way for new development. Highlights of some of the significant renovated buildings and vacant structures are noted below:

Renovated structures

Vacant structures

Major structures demolished

References

External links

Planning & Development Department - City of DetroitModel D Media
{{DEFAULTSORT:Planning And Development In Detroit *Planning Economy of Detroit .03 Government of Detroit Detroit, Planning And Development

History

Initiatives

Urban infrastructure

Neighborhood revitalization

Partial list of residential developments

Buildings

Renovated structures

Vacant structures

Major structures demolished

See also

References

Further reading

External links