The building community in and around Metro Detroit is buzzing about how quickly and strongly the city’s revitalization is taking shape. After years of neglect, financial instability and political turmoil, Detroit is bouncing back behind the leadership of developers and visionary entrepreneurs eager to draw the critical millennial generation from the Motor City’s burgeoning suburbs back to a lively and vibrant downtown. Barely a decade removed from one the country’s biggest po

Terra cotta angels – one holding a pike and the other an ax – stand guard over the entry doors of the historic Detroit fire Department (DfD) headquarters in downtown Detroit. Originally built in 1929, this massive brick building, along with its delicate terra cotta details and its arched, fire engine-red doors, is being transformed into the boutique Detroit foundation hotel located on prime real estate across the street from Cobo Center. Rather than a pike and ax, Butcher &