Posted Oct 17, 2020, 12:21 AM
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Scaffolding was installed yesterday outside the Fowler Building, leading me to believe that facade work is about to begin. Renovations began last spring. Plans call for basement and ground floor retail space with office space on floors 2-8. The Raymond Loewy-designed storefront will be recreated along with the original cornice. Plans can be seen here.
Hudson's Site from 10/14 by 313rd on DetroitYes:
Osi Art Apartments to bring affordable housing and design to Detroit's Woodbridge area
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City officials and developers broke ground Thursday on the Osi Art Apartments in Detroit's Woodbridge neighborhood, where half of the units in the building will be reserved for affordable housing.
Fifteen of the 30 units in the $6.6 million development will be set aside for those at 80% of the area median income, or a $40,000 to $60,000 income range. The exact rent for the units has not been determined yet.
The four-story building at 3820 Grand River Ave. aims to include three studios, two two-bedroom and 25 one-bedroom apartments. The 25,000-square-foot development will also feature 5,000 square feet of rentable commercial space.
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Interestingly, the Detroit News posted what I'm assuming to be the current rendering from the groundbreaking ceremony while also providing the original shown above:
GM Invests $2.2B in Detroit-Hamtramck Plant, Flagship Facility for EV Production
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General Motors Co. today announced a $2.2-billion transformation of its Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center near I-75 and I-94 into an all-electric vehicle assembly plant. Renamed Factory ZERO, it will be the launchpad for GM’s multi-brand EV strategy.
The GMC HUMMER EV pickup and the Cruise Origin, a purpose-built electric, self-driving, shared vehicle, and other GM EVs will be built at Factory ZERO. Production of the GMC HUMMER EV pickup will begin in late 2021.
The ongoing renovation of the facility includes advanced technology and tooling, and was redesigned with a focus on sustainable manufacturing. Company officials say Factory ZERO reflects GM’s advancement of zero-crashes, zero-emissions, and zero-congestion future.
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Foster Financial Acquires 211 Tower in Downtown Detroit, Plans $10M+ Renovation
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Foster Financial Co. Inc. in Grosse Pointe today announced it has acquired the 211 Tower, a 28-story, 450,000-square-foot building at the southeast corner of West Fort Street and Washington Boulevard. Terms of the sale were not disclosed.
Brad Foster, founder and managing partner of Foster Financial, a full-service real estate firm that offers management, investment, and construction services, says he and his partners plan to invest more than $10 million in renovations over the next two years.
Planned improvements include upgraded elevator cabs with COVID-safe controls, a refreshed lobby with new furniture, modern lighting fixtures, and a media wall, along with an intimate cocktail bar, an expansive restaurant concept with an outdoor terrace, and a grab-n-go café operated by local Detroit coffee consultants CoffeeHaus.
Foster Financial also plans to light up the top of 211 Tower with Foster-blue lights in the coming weeks to signify its commitment to invest in the city of Detroit.
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DTE Energy to Install Giant Color-changing Signs Atop Detroit Headquarters
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DTE Energy will install four giant color-changing signs on the top of its downtown Detroit headquarters at Bagley and Third streets on Saturday.
Phillips Sign and Lighting, based in Harrison Township, created and will install the signs. Each of the letters that form the signs are 12 feet tall and 30 inches deep. With the steel frames and letters combined, each sign is 22 feet long. Each letter rotates on its own axis 180 degrees and has about 1,200 LED modules.
In February, Phillips was tasked with creating the letters. Phillips engineers developed each set of four signs to be housed on giant tube steel frames that are strong enough to secure a tank. Including the framing supports, each set of letters weights 17,000 pounds.
“We received permission from the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino to have a video crew on their roof to film this incredible event,” says Ed Phillips, owner of Phillips. “At a height of 12 feet and depth of 30 inches, this was going to be a custom fabrication like no other.
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