Knocking down abandoned buildings has a lot of benefits for Detroit − but it’s costly for cities
Few cities have experienced a sharper economic change of fortune than Detroit. It was one of the fastest-growing cities in ...
Demolition of empty Detroit hospital for future soccer stadium could start this summer
Southwest Detroit Hospital opened in the mid-1970s and the building — once clad in shiny stainless steel — has been ...
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Detroit soccer team gets nearly $6M to tear down hospital for stadium
The Detroit City FC soccer stadium proposal has gotten the green light for about $5.92 million in brownfield tax-increment ...
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Couple Buys Abandoned 1927 Detroit House—Revamps It Into Their Dream Home
Titled "Before and afters of turning our formerly abandoned 1927 Detroit home into our forever home," the post features striking before-and-after images of the transformation. Images of the ...
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Knocking down abandoned buildings has a lot of benefits for Detroit − but it’s costly for cities
A study that two of us published in 2017 answered this question in the affirmative: Tearing down an abandoned building in Detroit does increase the value of nearby properties by a small amount ...