Dan Gilbert
Dan Gilbert is often hailed as the man responsible for the latest resurgence in downtown Detroit.
But his acquisitions -- and obviously there have been many -- haven't always pleased everyone.
Managing editor Michael Jackman of Metro Times reports:
Dan Gilbert isn’t making friends with state employees this week. Beginning June 1, many government workers in Cadillac Place will bid farewell to familiar and convenient parking. Although a source tells us that employees at the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Judicial Tenure Commission, Attorney General’s office, and Governor’s office will be allowed to keep their parking spaces, others will have to find new places to park.
We were notified of this today when we heard from “Brenda,” a state employee who called us up to chat. (She prefers not to be identified in this article by her real name.)
She tells us that Gilbert’s real estate company, Bedrock, bought the parking structure situated on the block bounded by West Grand Boulevard, Woodward, Milwaukee, and Cass. She says that the structure, which has a skywalk that leads straight into the state of Michigan building, was to be reserved for Gilbert’s employees only, and that state workers will have to park farther away.
“If Dan Gilbert has something you want, you stand to be in trouble because he’s gonna get it,” Brenda said.
She goes on to tell Metro Times that she has concerns about disabled state employees finding parking.
