Detroit's New Housing Boom

Hope amid decline, Detroit's CBD is home to more than 15 new housing projects.

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September 23, 2004, 12:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech


Detroit's renaissance takes a large step forward with 19 new condominium developments in the CBD, all of which are selling quickly and putting a new face on a city that was once considered a place where hope couldn't survive.

Thanks to Tim Glass

Wednesday, September 22, 2004 in Metro Times Detroit

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