Once fantasy, redeveloping Detroit’s old train depot now seen as doable

Closed for nearly 30 years, the massive Michigan Central Station in Detroit is widely known for its ornate architecture and haunting emptiness and decay, but so far has missed out on the surge in redevelopment happening in the city.

Now the possibility for a full renovation … Read More

South Florida home prices closing in on previous peaks

Home prices increased across South Florida in June and are inching ever closer to the peaks achieved before the market meltdown a decade ago.

Still, analysts are not forecasting another historic collapse.

They say the robust market is due for … Read More

How 3D Printing Is Revitalizing Downtown Detroit

An intricate model fueled by cutting-edge technology is Olympia Entertainment’s secret weapon in developing the city

When Tom Wilson, president and CEO of Olympia Entertainment, was first trying to sell suites in Detroit’s soon-to-open Little Caesars Arena and leases in the surrounding … Read More

FIRST PUCK SET TO DROP AT NEW ARENA IN DETROIT

Part of the legacy of the late Mike Ilitch, founder of Little Caesars Pizza and owner of the Detroit Tigers and Red Wings, is taking shape at I-75 and Woodward Avenue in the heart of the city.

Little Caesars Arena … Read More

5 Office Design Strategies That Will Make Employees Happier

How an aesthetically-pleasing office environment can help raise employee morale.

If I told you that a software engineer and salesperson need the exact same skills and tools to accomplish their job, you would call me crazy. Yet, when we take … Read More

Beacon Park: What to know about Detroit’s newest entertainment hub

Beacon Park opens in Downtown Detroit this week

DETROIT – Detroit’s newest entertainment hub is set to open this week in west central Downtown.

Beacon Park – a project between DTE Energy and the city of Detroit, will bring music, family activities, food … Read More

Royal Oak to develop former golf course into city’s largest park

ROYAL OAK, Mich. (WXYZ) – Two years ago, voters in Royal Oak decided to turn the Normandy Oaks Golf Course into the city’s largest park. A task force is meeting Thursday night to discuss five different groups who are vying … Read More

City expected to advance 6-story office building plans

ROYAL OAK — Commissioners are expected to give their go-ahead Monday night to lawyers tasked with finalizing development agreement documents for a new six-story office building in the existing Royal Oak City Hall parking lot.

Commissioners were expected to take … Read More