  Cambeaux Member Username: Cambeaux Post Number: 7 Registered: 10-2005 |
I think it would make an excellent mixed use building, but being next door to the new school and in Cass Corridor would present some challenges. How would you develop it? | ||
Iheartthed Member Username: Iheartthed Post Number: 1013 Registered: 04-2006 |
I think it should be rehabbed into office suites. If possible, the new wing should be removed. | ||
Crew Member Username: Crew Post Number: 1294 Registered: 02-2004 |
Police HQ and courthouse. | ||
Danindc Member Username: Danindc Post Number: 2705 Registered: 10-2003 |
Apartments/condos with ground-floor retail. And yes, demolish the newer wing. Not sure what "challenges" are present next door to the current high school. Can you elaborate? | ||
Detroitnerd Member Username: Detroitnerd Post Number: 1068 Registered: 07-2004 |
The halls have some humps in 'em. Clearly, a reason to demolish and give the site to Mike Ilitch. | ||
Cambeaux Member Username: Cambeaux Post Number: 8 Registered: 10-2005 |
I'd have to agree with Danindc, that CT can have condos, apartments with some retail. I also see some use for their concert auditorium as well as the new part being part parking structure/part something else like a night club. What I meant by challenges is that it's right next door to the new CT, which would present the challenge of having kids trying to skip in the old one during business hours or there being a problem with liquor licenses if you use part of the old CT for club/concert hall events. | ||
Rrl Member Username: Rrl Post Number: 854 Registered: 12-2003 |
One word...bordello. | ||
Firstandten Member Username: Firstandten Post Number: 97 Registered: 05-2006 |
Being that the building is upwards to being 100 years old I wonder if it would be cheaper to implode it and rebuild, or rehab it to todays standards? The problem I see is that there is only one direction to expand for parking, etc and thats to the east on the other side of second. On the south you have the freeway, the west grand river and north the new CT | ||
Crew Member Username: Crew Post Number: 1295 Registered: 02-2004 |
Hydroponics. Some innovative people used the old Molson brewery near Toronto for hydroponics. | ||
Yelloweyes Member Username: Yelloweyes Post Number: 147 Registered: 02-2007 |
I have a crazy idea. The DPS administrative staff could stop renting the most expensive real estate in the city and move into one of their own buildings...old Cass Tech | ||
Danindc Member Username: Danindc Post Number: 2709 Registered: 10-2003 |
quote: Yeah, it's old. Blow it up, so Detroit can finally have an empty lot. | ||
Detroitnerd Member Username: Detroitnerd Post Number: 1070 Registered: 07-2004 |
More empty lots! More empty lots! | ||
Danindc Member Username: Danindc Post Number: 2713 Registered: 10-2003 |
Make sure that Ilitch gets a cut of money out of this somehow. Perhaps the DPS can hand control of the empty lot over to the Macedonian Parking Cartel, and kick in a few million for demo. The schools already have too much money flowing through their corrupt empire. They should give it to the man who RESTORED THE FOX THEATRE! | ||
Cambeaux Member Username: Cambeaux Post Number: 9 Registered: 10-2005 |
Yelloweyes, having the DPS housed there is probably the most feasible, but I would hate to see that. I would instead love to see retail, concert hall, condos/lofts, business space, maybe a CT museum on one of the floors, and some miscellaneous in there as well. (Message edited by cambeaux on June 21, 2007) | ||
Burnsie Member Username: Burnsie Post Number: 1046 Registered: 11-2003 |
I don't care what goes in there, as long as it's legal and assures the building a sound, well-maintained future. That's already asking for more than what thousands of other Detroit buildings got. | ||
Trstar Member Username: Trstar Post Number: 1 Registered: 05-2007 |
As a CT graduate, I say tear it down. Build a new admin building on the site. | ||
Gistok Member Username: Gistok Post Number: 4641 Registered: 08-2004 |
Thanks Burnsie, for bringing some sanity to this thread. P.S. This Albert Kahn designed building was built in the 1920's. | ||
Cambeaux Member Username: Cambeaux Post Number: 10 Registered: 10-2005 |
How much do you think its worth if someone were to buy it in its present condition? | ||
Cambrian Member Username: Cambrian Post Number: 1218 Registered: 08-2006 |
I like Yellow eyes suggestion the best. Or a state of the art homeless shelter complete w/ drug rehab programs and vocational training. | ||
Civilprotectionunit4346 Member Username: Civilprotectionunit4346 Post Number: 39 Registered: 06-2007 |
It'll probably get turned into a parking lot, that's what seems to happen to alot of the old buildings downtown. Im sure I am gonna take some heat for this comment...but you know there's someone saying,"Hey I gotta great idea, let's knock it down and turn it into a parking lot!" | ||
Charlottepaul Member Username: Charlottepaul Post Number: 1171 Registered: 10-2006 |
https://www.atdetroit.net/forum/mes sages/91697/92738.html https://www.atdetroit.net/forum/messages/89914/100313.html (Message edited by charlottepaul on June 23, 2007) | ||
Jb3 Member Username: Jb3 Post Number: 6 Registered: 06-2007 |
Any pics of it and surrounding area. There is tremendous opportunity in that area, if we can just keep ilitch's hands out of it. I know he's looking to raze alot of buildings around there. |
