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Real Estate and Development

Real estate and Development stories in and around the city of Detroit.

In today's episode - the final before the July 4th break - Jer Staes, Devon O'Reilly, and Norris Howard dive into the latest developments in Detroit, including the new JW Marriott project and its potential

Happy Monday! Let's get this holiday week started.

The largest urban equestrian center in the nation is coming right here to the city of Detroit, and we're going to talk about it on the Daily

Welcome to Friday! On the podcast:

Jer shares his experience at Go Comedy! Improv Theater in Ferndale, highlighting its pride-themed event and the importance of supporting independent arts in Metro Detroit.

Devon talks about his

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He thought Michigan Central would be torn down, bulldozed like his hope for the city.

Today we’re diving into one of Detroit’s most historic and charming neighborhoods: Indian Village. Joining us in the studio at TechTown is Mark Reynolds, the chairperson of the 2024 Indian Village Home Tour.

Mr. Friday, Devon O'Reilly, is in and we talk about a bunch of local to Metro Detroit things.

Devon had dinner at The Little Club, his first eastside yacht club experience as a west sider.

The news broke just after we recorded yesterday's show that Detroit City FC intends to build a 14,000 seat stadium in Corktown, near Michigan and 20th streets.

Fletcher Sharpe, Norris Howard and I discuss

The Renaissance Center has been at the center of Detroit's skyline since the 1970s - and it's a building with a fascinating past, present, and future. 

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On Wednesday, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan delivered his eleventh State of the City address. It was a rapid-fire list of wins, and areas where he wants to focus on the next year.

But what is

In a move that's got the whole Detroit region talking, General Motors is leaving the RenCen in 2025 to take up the upper floors of the office space at Hudson's Detroit. 

But that leaves

Some big news in downtown Detroit development, as there's word of changes with the plans for the District Detroit to focus on residential, pausing plans for an office tower next to Comerica Park.

And then

Despite the news today that the Packard Plant is having another section of it demolished, the reality is Detroit's season of demolition is sunsetting.

In a wide-ranging coversation with Detroit's Constructiona and Demolition Director LaJuan

Detroit's first 3-D printed house is for sale on the city's east side. I talked with Citizen Robotics and builder on the project Fernando Bales about what they've learned, how they did it, and what's

On your Daily Detroit for Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 – we’re going to talk about a new approach to attainable housing.

As you know, housing prices have been skyrocketing in the city, the region

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Development news, new openings, and Black Tech Saturdays

What is there to look forward to in 2024? Urbanize Detroit’s Robin Runyan is in the Daily Detroit studio at Techtown and we discuss that and more.

00:46 – Amazon is buying a stake

Devon and Jer recap their 2023 predictions and if they were on point or just how wrong they were, and make new ones for 2024.

02:33 – Recapping 2023 predictions including will there be a

Happy Friday! As a heads up, we’re going to be doing two episodes next week for the holiday break. On today’s show:

02:25 – Where is the good Decaf coffee in town? Whether

Robin Runyan from Urbanize Detroit joins us today to give a bit of an update on development stories around town and answer a listener question.

  • Can the Belle Isle Boathouse be saved? We discuss.
  • We

Happy Friday! Three topics for today’s show:

>> What we’re drinking: Craig’s Coffee. The independent shop recently opened on Peterboro near Cass, and Devon popped in to try

Lots of listener feedback and some parade talk in this episode with Norris Howard.

00:26 – Detroit Thanksgiving parade memories, like when Chilly Willy flew away to Belle Isle. 

03:41 – We discuss