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Motor City Muckraker Looks at Future of 23 Vacant Cass Corridor Hotels, Apartments

May 05, 2015, 8:06 AM

The landscape is certainly changing in the Cass Corridor, or Midtown, as it is branded these days.

Steve Neavling of the Motor City Muckraker lists 23 vacant apartments and hotels and writes about the future of each. Some are expected to be demolished and others are getting a second chance in life.

Here's some sampling of his listing:

Address: 70 W. Alexandrine
Status: Under renovation
Owner: Alexandrine LDHA LLC
Background: Opened in 1929, the eight-story Strathmore Hotel was converted into apartments in the 1960s until becoming vacant in 2004. A $28 million project is underway to redevelop the building into 129 apartments and a first floor for businesses.  The project is expected to be completed in the summer of 2016.


Address: 145 Temple
Status: Unknown
Owner: TSD Solutions
Background: The Alden Apartments closed in 2008, and a year later a fire damaged some of the interior, chasing out squatters. Bricks were placed in the windows to prevent trespassing in 2009, and the building has been vacant since.


Read more:  Motor City Muckraker


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