 
Amgasper01
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Username: Amgasper01
Post Number: 24
Registered: 02-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 1:30 pm: |    |
Has anyone noticed that the one story building, on Gratiot between The Detroit Pub and the Cash City Pawn shop was torn down, seemingly overnight. Does anyone know if there is a plan for this site, or is it just becoming another surface lot? That building was such an eyesore, but so is the 15 foot hole in the ground sitting there right now... |
Mackinaw
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Username: Mackinaw
Post Number: 4743
Registered: 02-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 1:51 pm: | |
That wart of a building facing Brush St. near the DPM tracks?
That's one I won't miss. Hopefully that will make that block more prime for appropriate redevelopment facing Brush and Gratiot. |
Danindc
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Username: Danindc
Post Number: 4255
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 1:53 pm: | |
Well, given the current state of the economy, they probably had to create more parking for Cash City. |
Rax
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Username: Rax
Post Number: 259
Registered: 11-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 2:27 pm: | |
I mentioned that 4 hours ago.
Anyway, I'll miss all the good times my Dad and I had at that Hot Sam's location. The new location has a much more suburban feel to it. |
Chris_rohn
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Username: Chris_rohn
Post Number: 440
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 2:29 pm: | |
The Compuware parking deck is anything but suburban. |
Gambling_man
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Username: Gambling_man
Post Number: 1076
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 2:54 pm: | |
Ahh yes Mackinaw, "more prime" for "appropriate development" Does everyone here have their heads in the sand? That will be a flat parking lot, forever....in a sea of the ugliest flat lots in the city. |
Mackinaw
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Username: Mackinaw
Post Number: 4746
Registered: 02-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 3:09 pm: | |
I know it will be. And you're right.
I'm just saying, it would be easier to add a nice new building to that block now than before when the parcel had the awkward shape because of that one-story building. I don't expect anything anytime soon. |
Rax
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Username: Rax
Post Number: 260
Registered: 11-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 3:11 pm: | |
I think the architecure is very suburban. And the white box stores very unappealing for high end retail. |
Detroitrise
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Username: Detroitrise
Post Number: 2053
Registered: 09-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 5:30 pm: | |
"Ahh yes Mackinaw, "more prime" for "appropriate development" Does everyone here have their heads in the sand? That will be a flat parking lot, forever....in a sea of the ugliest flat lots in the city."
Guess again, Montcalm and Clifford are the ugliest flat lots in the city. |
Digitalvision
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Username: Digitalvision
Post Number: 804
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 6:11 pm: | |
I sorta see what you're saying, Rax - it's like it's designed to be seen from a distance, like a lot of the suburban towers.
However, that said, I think Compuware is probably the best place for retail right now. You have some clientele in the building, built-in parking (super key).
Unfortunately, G-man is probably right on that flat lot. At least I hope it becomes a decently fenced, landscaped flat lot. Since it's new construction, the city should enforce it's own rules if it indeed is going to be more parking. Surface parking sucks, but it's what people visiting want.
--rathole--
I know a few businesses that offer free - FREE garage parking, and suburbanites would much rather park on the street and pay for it themselves... then complain that their car might get broken into. If you went to the FREE garage, there is a lot less chance you're going to get broken into or the car stolen - but the logic of most people I've given up on in this region. |