Demolition of empty Detroit hospital for future soccer stadium could start this summer
Southwest Detroit Hospital has been vacant for about 18 years and many nearby residents consider it an eyesore.
Detroit officials, controversial property owner forge deal to clean up blighted buildings
Detroit just struck a deal with the owner of scores of empty buildings. Both sides hope it will be a reset and result in fewer empty blight buildings.
Detroit RenCen redevelopment plans confirmed; city council rejects historic designation
Detroit City Council has voted against a historic designation study for the RenCen, pursuing redevelopment instead.
Detroit's Rosa Parks Building on list of federal assets that could be sold
The Trump administration said yesterday it has drawn up a list of more than 400 properties it considers "non-core" assets.
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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 ...