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Old Posted Nov 17, 2006, 5:16 PM
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Some news from modeldmedia.com:

Crews start work on Detroit Life Building rehab


Work has begun on the rehabilitation of the Detroit Life Building.

Crews are currently removing asbestos from the building. A timeline for the restoration of the 10-story office building on Park Avenue behind the Fox Theatre has not been set, but a spokeswoman from Ilitch Holdings expects that to be announced later this month.

Ilitch Holdings is restoring the 82-year-old office tower at 2210 Park Ave. into a mixed-use facility. Ilitch Holdings will use some office space for its growing business units but is also looking for other potential tenants. Retail is planned for the ground floor.

J.C. Beal Construction of Ann Arbor and Kraemer Design Group have been retained to develop renovation plans.

Source: Karen Cullen, Vice President of Corporate Communications for Ilitch Holdings
Writer: Jon Zemke


Bidding begins on 34-story Broderick Tower project; work to start soon


The Broderick Tower rehabilitation project has been put out to bid and construction is expected to begin in three to six months, according to Fred J. Beal of J.C. Beal Construction.

Design work on the project is finished. Management is still working out final loan approvals and nailing down an agreement to use the Grand Circus Park underground parking garage, similar to the one for the Kales Building. The project is expected to take about 18 months to complete.

Once finished, the 34-story building will be transformed into 127 apartments, ranging in size from 560-square-foot studios to 2,700-square-foot penthouses. The first floor will be converted into as much as 7,500 to 10,000 square feet of restaurant space. The second, third and fourth floors will be designated as 12,000 square feet of office space. All of the floors above that will be apartments.

The apartments will be rentals initially, but management expects to eventually convert them to for-sale condos.

The Broderick Tower was built in 1928 as the Eaton Tower under the direction Louis and Paul Kamper of Detroit. David Broderick acquired the building in 1945, renaming and managing it until his death in 1957. The building sold numerous times over the next 20 years. It lost most of its tenants in the collapse of the Detroit office market in the mid 1980s. It has been mostly vacant since.

For information, visit www.brodericktower.com.


Source: Fred J. Beal, President of J.C. Beal Construction and Motown Construction Partners LT.
Writer: Jon Zemke


Park Bar to open near Cliff Bells on Park Avenue


The Park Bar is set to open by the end of the month at the corner of Park Avenue and West Elizabeth Street, adjacent to Cliff Bells.

The bar decor features 17-foot-high ceilings and exposed concrete columns. A central circular bar will feature Motor City Brewery beers on tap.

All of the work is being done by Detroit craftsmen. Owner Jerry Belanger observes that many of the bars in the Grand Circus Park area have a suburban feel, which will help his new watering hole stand out. "I want them to really feel like they’re in Detroit," he says.

The 1,800-square foot bar has a kitchen. It currently has a capacity of 70 people, but Belanger hopes to eventually expand into the building’s basement and second floor.

The building, built in 1924, has been vacant for more than 20 years. It originally had five storefronts but has now been consolidated into two.

Source: Jerry Belanger, The Park Bar
Writer: Jon Zemke
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