  Ocean2026 Member Username: Ocean2026 Post Number: 3 Registered: 11-2008 |
Is there any news on these two nice buildings? Someone bought the GAR building before the current recession and the economics of fixing it up probably make less sense,but what is happening. Santa Rita on 35 Owen was scheduled for demolition- is it that bad? | ||
Davemarc Member Username: Davemarc Post Number: 113 Registered: 06-2008 |
I heard(prolly here)that the Illich's bought the GAR,the elks lodge and the chin tiki. | ||
E_hemingway Member Username: E_hemingway Post Number: 1867 Registered: 11-2004 |
Firm offers $220,500 for vacant GAR Building http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.d ll/article?AID=/20080506/METRO 01/805060364 | ||
Ocean2026 Member Username: Ocean2026 Post Number: 6 Registered: 11-2008 |
thanks Hemingway that was from May and I think the city awarded it to them- just wonder what's happened since. Nice building. The Santa Rita building also looks nice in pictures. | ||
E_hemingway Member Username: E_hemingway Post Number: 1868 Registered: 11-2004 |
Last I heard the GAR deal is still on track despite the credit crunch. | ||
Detroitderek Member Username: Detroitderek Post Number: 84 Registered: 09-2007 |
All I heard is someone wanted to reopen the building as it's original purpose ( a meeting place with a market/stores ) and were only offering $80,000 to the city as they figured it would take over $2 Million to get the building in suitable condition. I never heard how their bid worked out but that was in the middle of the summer. | ||
Ocean2026 Member Username: Ocean2026 Post Number: 33 Registered: 11-2008 |
Hmm derek wish I could verify that. Seems everyone is discussing the GAR building which is cool and nothing on the Santa Rita on 35 Owen scheduled for demolition. | ||
Fury13 Member Username: Fury13 Post Number: 4202 Registered: 10-2003 |
Santa Rita's just an apartment building from 1920 or so... the GAR Building is far more important architecturally and historically, and dates from 1899-1900. | ||
Detroit_stylin Member Username: Detroit_stylin Post Number: 6018 Registered: 10-2003 |
71 i thought Fury... | ||
Navi Member Username: Navi Post Number: 13 Registered: 09-2005 |
It's the Saint Rita Apartments, not the Santa Rita Apartments, lol. It's not very bad inside, but it stands next to a high school and there isn't much promise in it coming back anytime soon. I was also wondering on the status of the Kwame 50 (or Kwame 24, ha) | ||
Detroitderek Member Username: Detroitderek Post Number: 87 Registered: 09-2007 |
I am not familiar with the Saint/Santa Rita Apartments. | ||
Wolverine Member Username: Wolverine Post Number: 648 Registered: 04-2004 |
Go down the list to Saint Rita https://www.detroityes.com/webisode s/2008/080410-the50/100-The50L ist.htm | ||
Ocean2026 Member Username: Ocean2026 Post Number: 34 Registered: 11-2008 |
That's where I first saw the Santa Rita - there were comments that it wasn't in that bad a shape to merit demolition. The $178k cost to the city to destroy it could be used to fix it up , at least partially. What's that neighborhood like? |
