Knocking down abandoned buildings has a lot of benefits for Detroit − but it’s costly for cities
Tearing down abandoned homes has proven benefits, such as reducing crime and toxic materials, but it doesn’t pay for itself.
Detroit officials, controversial property owner forge deal to clean up blighted buildings
Detroit just struck a deal with the owner of scores of empty buildings. Both sides hope it will be a reset and result in fewer empty blight buildings.
Detroit's Rosa Parks Building on list of federal assets that could be sold
The Trump administration said yesterday it has drawn up a list of more than 400 properties it considers "non-core" assets.