Found Detroit

[Murphy de la Sucre]

that closeup of the "Book" is just stunning, beautiful and magnificant. I am so touched by the greatness of architecture with all those details.

[Velvet_Highground]

I have to agree the amount of intricate detail is amazing the upper floors of the tower crowned in a way just wasn’t done on this size of building it’s very stirring.


Helmut Ziewers - (www.ziewersphotography.com) for HistoricDetroit.org

333 Gratiot completed.

https://www.atproperties.com/2022105...48226-realcomp


https://www.linkedin.com/company/michigan-central

Corktown (Digging the Godfrey, the added height & density is long overdue for Corktown)

https://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/t...eshow/33142217

Michigan & Trumbull (I really can’t imagine who would want to live in the Ballpark development other than someone who just wants to party, the neighbors complain about the noise from the late night concerts already living with my back to it smh)

https://www.apartments.com/elton-par...it-mi/w35wmqj/

The Coachman. (Its incredible how much Corktown has changed just over the past year or two)

https://www.oconnordetroit.com/prope...arriage-house/

655 W Alexandrine St.

https://www.apartments.com/the-alexa...it-mi/3j3hxpg/


https://www.apartments.com/the-alexa...it-mi/3j3hxpg/

459 W Willis St.

https://www.homes.com/detroit-mi/cas...ent/1-bedroom/



https://www.homes.com/detroit-mi/cas...ent/1-bedroom/

444

https://www.redfin.com/MI/Detroit/44...home/102461200

[Murphy de la Sucre]

for all those thin-walled cookie-cutter apartment housings, sound-proof is big issue.

[Velvet_Highground]

Agreed there’s been a marked drop in the quality of projects in general since covid hit I’m certainly happy to see the progress in Corktown and there’s a general trend of improvement in the type of projects yet 2016-2017 had really seen Detroit development up its game. Sad to see the backsliding some of the projects that were under construction as Covid hit took a 180 turn for the worst.

That said I do believe there’s a demand for standards to keep improving. The units built around old tiger stadium are a good example while they are pretty damn ugly but the later Elton Park & the Godfrey Hotel generally seem to be good quality developments. It can be very frustrating to get emotionally invested in Detroit the city tends take a leap towards something better only to be smacked down by circumstances coming out of left field.

Though the changes that are happening to the cityscape are pretty remarkable Corktown is really blossoming right now. The Alexandrine which looks like a repurposed motel (actually how it caught my eye) is more interesting for me because of the cityscape aerials it has in its advertising campaign. The new eco homes development a couples blocks up and to the left of it is a project I’m glad to see going into a vacant area left over from a project that stalled out a few years ago.

There’s a gap between a new yet bland large scale mixed income development on the edge of downtown/midtown & the same kind of development that replaced a notorious public housing project neighboring the historic Woodbridge neighborhood. It’s a bit cathartic seeing infill with character and environmental sustainability in mind going up in this area.

Fingers crossed that the new University of Michigan graduate school goes ahead, i’m lacking faith in Olympia Development. its planned for Grand River just at the edge of downtown, the changes it could make to NW downtown & the Cass corridor cannot be understated.


https://detourdetroiter.com/ecohomes...sold-fast/amp/


https://detourdetroiter.com/ecohomes...sold-fast/amp/

[subterranean]

It's sometimes suprising seeing photos of new single family in other places around the country. Y'all have so much space between them! Here's a photo I snapped today of some "cheap" suburban infill in the Portland area. Pretty sure the side yard setbacks are 6 feet.

[Velvet_Highground]

Lmao it’s mind boggling sometimes having that said extra space not using as an advantage & asset. People in other cities would kill for a bit of extra privacy, sound buffering & just room to chill and recreate in the comfort of your own yard. Not having to build around mountains or on steep hills does have its advantages but the grass is always greener, eh?

[Velvet_Highground]

https://www.apartments.com/the-lindl...it-mi/0z73gs1/


https://www.apartments.com/622-w-for...it-mi/qxcj2mz/


https://www.commonapp.org/explore/wa...ate-university



College of Education building, seen from McGregor Memorial Conference Center at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan by architect Minoru Yamasaki

Jason R Woods


Hanne Therkildsen


Dale Gyure


https://www.docomomo-us.org/register...ference-center






https://www.reddit.com/r/Detroit/com...hitecture_the/


https://traverse360.wordpress.com/ta...te-university/


https://www.roadarch.com/modarch/miedu.html


https://detroit.urbanize.city/post/d...anuary-20-2023


https://www.roadarch.com/modarch/miedu.html

Bonus environs shot

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1203221...gn0418-detroit

Old Federal Reserve Bank

https://historicdetroit.org/buildings/federal-reserve


https://www.bedrockdetroit.com/prope...erve-building/




Passo di Danza by Giacomo Manzù at One Woodward Avenue

https://www.corpmagazine.com/break-r...meeting-spots/

7 mile & Lasher NW Detroit

https://thespaces.com/detroit-office...p-for-auction/


https://thespaces.com/detroit-office...p-for-auction/

[subterranean]

Originally Posted by Velvet_Highground

Lmao it’s mind boggling sometimes having that said extra space not using as an advantage & asset. People in other cities would kill for a bit of extra privacy, sound buffering & just room to chill and recreate in the comfort of your own yard. Not having to build around mountains or on steep hills does have its advantages but the grass is always greener, eh?

It’s the UGB, not mountains.

[Velvet_Highground]

Ah yes Portland is quite well known for its UBG though it slipped my mind. I was under the impression that the spur of the coastal range which cuts across the western part of town acted as a natural UBG. Reducing the availability of relatively flat cheaper and easier to build on land.

Did a sanity check and gave myself a refresher with the topographic layout of Portland, the Willamette Valley does provide more level terrain than I was picturing. My Hood being so prominent I thought that the Cascades & Costal Ranges came together at the Columbia in a much more dramatic way.

Speaking of UBG’s it’s interesting how Ann Arbor’s has effected the intermingling of development. Salem twp is under a lot of pressure to develop there’s a current battle developer eyeing a large tract at Gotfredson and M-14. However the green belt status quo and the generations of anti-sprawl culture has Superior twp for now successfully blocking city water & sewer from being run up from Ypsilanti twp.

Sprawl has been relegated to south of 94, it’s pushed Saline - Pittsfield to grow quite a bit. There’s also a path of development reaching out to Dexter with one arm reaching for Whitmore Lake while the more dominant one has its sights set on Pinckney.

It’s a bit fascinating out how much far flung the Whitmore Lake - Pinckney area has grown over the past few years. Brighton is on its way to becoming the crossroads of the metro’s but I’d wager in part due to the regular push for a 23 commuter rail that A2 and it’s adjacent restrictions are a big of a driver. Not as much as western Oakland but with its congested freeways my bet is the local ecosystem is a close second.

[pallo]

Originally Posted by Velvet_Highground

Helmut Ziewers - (www.ziewersphotography.com) for HistoricDetroit.org

Are those apartments? they look quite fancy. I wonder what they look like inside especially the ones on the top floors

[subterranean]

A cool shot from @badhairphotography on IG showing Hudson’s Tower in context from Belle Isle.

[Velvet_Highground]

Oh man that’s an awesome find! I’ve been looking for something like this everywhere, bummer the pic isn’t any larger. Not that I’m gonna look a gift horse in the mouth, it’s a good piece to contextualize the progress and final product.

[Velvet_Highground]

Smh this is one the angles I’ve been really looking forward to see the with the Hudson’s becoming a skyline altering feature, unfortunately this is the best I can find so far.


https://www.realestateone.com/MI/Way...230077105-MIRC


https://www.rockethomes.com/homes/29...troit-mi-48201

Props to Wikipedia it’s got a nice up to date shot of the Hudson’s Tower, surprisingly enough lol.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huds...pment_(Detroit)

[subterranean]

Thanks for posting those! Also the Huntington Bank building is surprisingly prominent in that first one.

Here's a pretty cool drone shot from Belle Isle, but it's about a month old. Still, it's going to be nice to get some height on that end of the skyline. It's going to take some mental readjustments for me, too. It's been the same for so long.

https://youtu.be/CNkN1Jj_iLo?si=CTUHZ7nEpPEFgoyL

[subterranean]

From Windsor:


Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzIUPQVt8UB/

[Velvet_Highground]

That’s an awesome picture the skyline from eastern Windsor and Belle Isle has the most beautiful natural setting but the Ren Cen, BCBS & Greektown kind of ruined the original. The addition of the Hudsons makes a big impact helping add needed balance.

Edit;

I like the Huntington Tower for adding height density along with a modern touch to the Woodward streetwall north of GCP but that signage blocking my view of the Book Tower is annoying. Not that they're aren't plenty of other angles but it's been cathartic to have a clean book from THE downtown-GCP skyline shot.


rsouthen - https://i.pinimg.com/originals/03/23...31bc554ad0.jpg

Cool to see work progressing at the Studebaker Building, the Ford Piquette Plant next to it has been restored into an early Ford Heritage Museum of sorts. My old man and some fellow Ford retirees friends volunteer with a larger group on Monday mornings to continue furthering restoration work on the Museum. The redevelopment of Fisher Body #21 down the street is still in the financing stage as costs have risen but expects to have an announcement on construction soon according to an Axios article from 11-31. Having this historic stretch of industrial Detroit along Piquette preserved with a Museum is a small but significant part of a greater dream to celebrate a great turning point not only in our city and nation’s history but the worlds.


Lowell Boileau - https://www.detroityes.com/mb/showth...290#post638290


mbell1975 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/mbell1975/48330178647

The historic Fisher Body #21 built in 1919 and empty since the mid 90’s the big boy on the block looming over Milwaukee Junction. Hopefully if everything is still on track construction will start in 2024. The image is pulled from the Axios article I mentioned for anyone interested in the details.

https://www.axios.com/local/detroit/...st-fisher-body

[Velvet_Highground]

Historic Detroit living up to its reputation

A picture taken in July 2023 after heavy rainfall

Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org - https://historicdetroit.org/gallerie...ovation-photos


Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org - https://historicdetroit.org/gallerie...ovation-photos

Walkway from Southwest Greenway Parking to the train station

Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org - https://historicdetroit.org/gallerie...ovation-photos


Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org - https://historicdetroit.org/gallerie...ovation-photos

[subterranean]

Looking so good!

[subterranean]

Found on FB today.

[Velvet_Highground]

Nice!

*The bridge is coming along nice & it’s cool framing with Zug Island in the bottom left with the Groesback HWY industrial corridor in the top left focused directly along the line of sight. I forget sometimes how big Lake St Clair actually is, bummer it’s waterfront isn’t utilized very well considering it’s mostly privately owned.