Detroit has changed drastically in the last 10 years to become one of the best cosmopolitan cities in the US, the skyline of Detroit, once a symbol of industrial might, is now full of modern innovation and urban revival.
In downtown you see new modern glass and steel skyscrapers, designer brand and international fashion houses, award winning restaurants, sleek sleek office complexes.
10 years ago the sidewalks were quiet and people were reluctant to walk the streets, today you’ll see the signs of change. Sidewalks are full of excitement, leading to the newest additions to Detroit’s architectural tapestry. The buzz of conversation about these developments fills local coffee shops and street corners with pride.
So you would think they have done enough to revitalise Detroit, you are wrong they haven’t even started, now we look a the huge new developments that are planned for 2024 & 2025
Hudson’s Site
Detroit’s Hudson’s site is one of the most anticipated developments of 2024. One of the development’s two buildings was projected to be the tallest structure in Detroit at 800 feet, then at 900 feet with an observation deck, before it was brought down to 684 feet. Although its height will be second to the Renaissance Center’s, this doesn’t impair the elegance of the structure’s glass facade nor negate the availability of 1.5 million square feet of office, retail, hotel, and residential space, which contains 97 luxury condos.
Hart Plaza
At the center of Hart Plaza’s $9 million renovation — funded by President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act — is the restoration of the 1981 Horace E. Dodge and Son Memorial Fountain. The plaza’s restoration also includes repairing the amphitheater’s seats. Other technical aspects of the plaza will also be addressed, such as updating the fire alarm systems and replacing plumbing.
Gordie Howe International Bridge
The construction of what will be the longest cable-stayed bridge span in North America has been going on since 2018, and the end is near. The project was conceived to improve travel efficiency at the Windsor-Detroit Gateway (the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel and the Ambassador Bridge), the busiest commercial land border between the U.S. and Canada
Michigan’s First RH Gallery
Downtown Birmingham will be home to Michigan’s first full-service RH (formerly known as Restoration Hardware) gallery. The first three levels of the mammoth four-story building will serve as a showroom to display lighting, furniture, and textiles, while a restaurant is planned for the fourth level.
Ford’s Michigan Central Station
One of the most dramatic rehab jobs in the nation, the formerly abandoned Michigan Central Station off Michigan Avenue in Corktown, will reopen next year as new office, events and community space — and possibly later add a hotel.
Joe Louis Arena site apartments, hotel
A 25-story glass tower has been built where the old arena stood, and is expected to open in February. Known as The Residences at Water Square, the building contains 496 luxury apartments and went up fast by recent Detroit standards, taking roughly two years from start to finish.
Co-Op grocery
A new full-service grocery store is coming to 8324 Woodward in the North End.
The two-story, 31,000-square-foot Detroit Food Commons building will contain the Detroit People’s Food Co-Op, a cooperatively owned grocery that will be open to the public. The building also will have community spaces and an incubator kitchen for food entrepreneurs.
AC Hotel
Construction is underway of a new 10-story, 154-room Marriott International AC Hotel. The project includes the restoration of the 120-year-old Bonstelle Theatre — situated next door to the hotel — as future special events space. Both buildings could be finished in September.
United Artists Theater building
Redevelopment of the 18-story United Artists Theater Building, 150 Bagley St., into a 148-unit, mixed-income residential building called the Residences @ 150 Bagley has been underway since early 2022 and on pace for a possible summer opening.
Big New Center development
Several segments of a $3 billion collaborative development in Detroit’s New Center area involving Henry Ford Health, the Detroit Pistons organization and Michigan State University are to get underway in 2024. The biggest is a 1.1-million-square-foot expansion to Henry Ford Hospital. It includes a new 21-story hospital tower along West Grand Boulevard and allows for the conversion of all the hospital’s patient rooms — an 877 bed count — into private rooms. Construction could begin in early 2024 for a 2029 completion.
District Detroit + UMCI
Construction could be in full swing next year on two big separate yet related developments: the $1.5 billion District Detroit and $250 million University of Michigan Center for Innovation, or UMCI.
Detroit is turning into an incredible City and we are proud to be part of the journey over the last 12 years, its great to see the City returning to its former glory.
