Carved Limestone Makes a Grand Entrance in Boston-Edison
There are seven bedrooms two Pewabic fireplaces inside this 1914Boston-Edison mansion, but you might have trouble just getting past the front door. Surrounded with carved limestone, the main entrance was meant to impress. It even has a cartouche, like the Belle Isle Aquarium or the old police headquarters.
You can't legitimately complain about a house with seven bathrooms that's across the street from a park, but the interior is almost disappointingly traditional for a mansion in the architectural free-for-all of Boston-Edison. Which brings us to the asking price of $380K.Maybe you could swing it in Indian Village or Palmer Woods, but Boston-Edison? Nope.
You can't legitimately complain about a house with seven bathrooms that's across the street from a park, but the interior is almost disappointingly traditional for a mansion in the architectural free-for-all of Boston-Edison. Which brings us to the asking price of $380K.Maybe you could swing it in Indian Village or Palmer Woods, but Boston-Edison? Nope.
What the Kitchen Will Look Like in 2025, According to Ikea
All photos courtesy of Ikea
"Food as design" was one of the big trends spotted at Milan Design Week last month and sure enough, very-busy furniture retailer Ikeadedicated a whole exhibit to Concept Kitchen 2025, a deep exploration of how the kitchen will change in the next decade. The project, a collaboration with design innovation firm Ideo and students from Lund University and the Eindhoven University of Technology, stems from a set of basic assumptions about the world in 2025, e.g. "Our homes will become physically smaller," "'Shopping' will mean 'home delivery'." Unlike "kitchen of the future" predictions from, say, the '50s, these prototypes are less about a magical convenience and more about practicality and the environment.
Over 35,000 Detroit Properties Rescued From Tax Auction
[Photography by Chris and Michelle Gerard]
When we first looked over the numbers last fall, the 2015 Wayne County Tax Foreclosure Auction had super storm potential. Around 62,000 properties had been flagged for foreclosure in Detroit, a massive leap from any previous auction. Fortunately, the forecast doesn't look so grim anymore. Loveland Technologies reported yesterday that 35,064 properties have since been rescued from the swirling toilet bowl o' foreclosure, many of them doing so by entering payment plans with the county. At the same time, 26,818 Detroit properties are still riding the Foreclosure Express to September's auction, which still promises to be the biggest ever.
· 2015 Tax Foreclosure Map [Loveland]
· 2015 Tax Auction Numbers Are Already Frightening [Curbed]
· 2015 Tax Foreclosure Map [Loveland]
· 2015 Tax Auction Numbers Are Already Frightening [Curbed]
Univ. District: Tudor in the Front, Party in the Back for $68K
Known for swooping rooflines, labyrinth interiors and overall dreariness, tudor homes generally aren't built to party. Not without some help, at least. This University District tudor was built in 1926, but a future owner tacked on a rear "recreation room" -- essentially a wide-open space topped with a large (and potentially hazardous) balcony. The party continues in the upstairs bathroom, where a pink-and-teal jacuzzi tub beckons. There are three total bedrooms, including a lonely room on the third floor. Ask: $68K.
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Famous Obama "Hope" Artist Plans Major Mural For Detroit
Hope poster in Denver [David Shankbone/Wikimedia Commons]
Shepard Fairey, the artist behind the iconic Barack Obama "Hope" poster, will paint his largest mural to date somewhere in Detroit, reports MetroTimes. The size and location of the mural are still under wraps, but there are hints that Dan Gilbert is involved with the effort. Having sponsored multi-story murals on the Madison and First National buildings, Gilbert's support could mean another major mural in downtown Detroit.
· World's Tallest Mural Coming to the First National Building [Curbed]
· Shepard Fairey to paint largest mural to date in Detroit [MetroTimes]
· World's Tallest Mural Coming to the First National Building [Curbed]
· Shepard Fairey to paint largest mural to date in Detroit [MetroTimes]
Bidding Underway For Historic Townhouse in West Village
What looked like a promising townhouse in West Village listed for$75K last spring. It apparently failed to sell, because now it's looking for bids on Auction.com. Price-wise, all we know the reserve price is somewhere north of $60K. There's no telling where it'll end up when bidding closes at noon tomorrow.
For West Village fans, the Agnes Street address (next to Red Hook coffee, Craftwork, etc) is something to envy. Inside, look for four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and the person living there. Said resident is the buyer's problem, so be prepared to make a new friend. Also, please ask why there's a commercial stove and griddle in the kitchen. We're so curious.
· W. Village Has Another Historic Townhouse Available [Curbed]
· Listing: 8121 Agnes [Auction.com]
For West Village fans, the Agnes Street address (next to Red Hook coffee, Craftwork, etc) is something to envy. Inside, look for four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and the person living there. Said resident is the buyer's problem, so be prepared to make a new friend. Also, please ask why there's a commercial stove and griddle in the kitchen. We're so curious.
· W. Village Has Another Historic Townhouse Available [Curbed]
· Listing: 8121 Agnes [Auction.com]
Rebuilding Brush Park: Hundreds of Apartments, Historic Rehabs Begin Construction Soon
City officials and a consortium of developers just unveiled a plan to rebuild a big chunk of Brush Park. News is still trickling out, but here are the highlights followed by renderings. Here's what we know so far:
- The grand total: 337 housing units covering 8.4 acres.
- Includes: apartments, townhomes and flats, both for sale and rent.
- At least 20% classified as affordable housing
- Four historic mansions restored and integrated into new neighborhood.
- Developer is Brush Park Development Partners LLC, which includes Dan Gilbert.
- Historic restoration begins this summer, new construction by end of 2015.
- ETA: 2017
- The grand total: 337 housing units covering 8.4 acres.
- Includes: apartments, townhomes and flats, both for sale and rent.
- At least 20% classified as affordable housing
- Four historic mansions restored and integrated into new neighborhood.
- Developer is Brush Park Development Partners LLC, which includes Dan Gilbert.
- Historic restoration begins this summer, new construction by end of 2015.
- ETA: 2017
8 Modern Kitchens Trying Their Best to Blend into Castles
Why people want to live in castles is not exactly a mystery. Castles are, objectively, the best kind of house—they're where kings and queens live, and they're great for protecting against invading hordes. Since we live in the 21st century, of course, other methods now exist for protecting against invading hordes, such as fences and 24-hour doormen, but occasionally an eccentric rich person will still employ a centuries-old aesthetic to build a modern castle (or renovate an existing one). Unfortunately, none of these rich people can fully commit, and they always insist on including anachronistic elements such as swimming pools, toilets, and electricity. It's a delicate balance for the architects and designers, and the kitchen is where it invariably all falls down, as evidenced by the kitchen pictured above, from a Massachusetts mansion that was "done in a way to evoke a 15th-century bucolic [Venetian] estate," which was just listed for $3.2 million.
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Brush Park Expects a Big Residential Announcement Today
[BrushParkPreservation/Curbed Detroit Photo Pool]
Dan Gilbert is expected to drop a development bomb on Brush Parklater today. Details aren't confirmed yet, but it sounds like Gilbert is eyeballing the 8.5 acres of Brush Park offered up for residential development last year. That RFP required two big items:
1. Medium-density residential with a historical theme. Don't be surprised to see townhouses.
2. Rehabbing a few historic ruins on Alfred Street, including theRansom Gillis House. Since Nicole Curtis of "Rehab Addict" already called dibs on Ransom Gillis, she may be involved with today's announcement as well.
We'll update after the press conference at noon. Original details of the RFP can be found here.
· Detroit Takes Steps to Rebuild its Lost Neighborhood [Curbed]
· Gilbert expected to announce Brush Park development plan [Freep]
1. Medium-density residential with a historical theme. Don't be surprised to see townhouses.
2. Rehabbing a few historic ruins on Alfred Street, including theRansom Gillis House. Since Nicole Curtis of "Rehab Addict" already called dibs on Ransom Gillis, she may be involved with today's announcement as well.
We'll update after the press conference at noon. Original details of the RFP can be found here.
· Detroit Takes Steps to Rebuild its Lost Neighborhood [Curbed]
· Gilbert expected to announce Brush Park development plan [Freep]
$135K: Choppy Rivertown Loft Needs to Open Up a Little
Exposed brick and wood are staples of any good loft space, but their heaviness needs to be balanced with windows and sunlight. That's the concern with this one-bedroom unit at the Lofts at Rivertown. It has just three windows, and they're all in one room. That's workable with an open layout, but this design is currently too uptight. The fix: Knock down the wall dividing the living room from kitchen. There's no need to hide stainless appliances anyway. With just over 900 square feet, it's asking $134,900.
Wright House, Wrong Place? Neighbors Battle Proposed Frank Lloyd Wright Museum
A 2012 photo of the David and Gladys Wright House by Derrick Bostrom/Creative Commons
The long saga of the David and Gladys Wright Home, and efforts to preserve this later-period Frank Lloyd Wright project, have been about as straightforward as the Phoenix residence's spiraling sides. Considered a precursor to Wright's Guggenheim design, the home was saved from demolition in 2012 by local resident Zach Rawling, who recently announced plans to turn it into a museum and open the property to tours, art exhibitions and music performances. Rawling's vision, which he's advancing under the banner of the nonprofit David & Gladys Wright Home Foundation, would turn a forgotten structure into a tourist destination he expects to have a draw equal to that of nearby Taliesin West. Not surprisingly, neighbors in the upscale Arcadia neighborhood surrounding the home haven't exactly taken to the new ideas, and the projected 100,000-plus visitors.
LTU Design Center Adds Brick Facade, Nears Home Stretch
Sporting a new brick facade, the $7M LTU Design Center is a set of windows away from looking like an actual building. Who would've imagined the Strathmore winning the window race? LTU hasn't had a clear timeline since construction rumbled to life last spring, but we're guessing its 29,000 square feet will be habitable by late summer. Between this project and HopCat reviving the old Agave building, this block of Woodward is unrecognizable from where it was one year ago.
· One Year Later, LTU Building Begins to Resemble Renderings [Curbed]
· LTU Design Center Grew A Skeleton Over The Summer [Curbed]
· LTU Building Construction Site Rumbles to Life in Midtown [Curbed]
· One Year Later, LTU Building Begins to Resemble Renderings [Curbed]
· LTU Design Center Grew A Skeleton Over The Summer [Curbed]
· LTU Building Construction Site Rumbles to Life in Midtown [Curbed]
Midtown Freed From Nuclear Yellow Dry Cleaners Signage
Drooped over the building like an old banana peel, the yellow awning ofUniversity Cleaners has dominated intersection of Cass and Forest for ages. Its demise has revealed the building's original brick, which we're hoping will be daylighted for good. An employee would only promise the new signage would be "better." Assuming that's true (and really, how could it not be?), University Cleaners will be the latest inMidtown's ongoing streak of facade facelifts.
· Midtown's Facade Facelift Program Spreads to Woodbridge [Curbed]
· Midtown's Facade Facelift Program Spreads to Woodbridge [Curbed]
Despite a crushing demand for housing, a sizable number of apartments in the Cass Corridor area remain vacant. Ranging from totally abandoned to nearly renovated, Motor City Muckrakerinventoried 23 apartment buildings still in hibernation. [MCM]SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER
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