Detroit on the Come Up

Changes over the last seven years in Grand Circus Park

The James Scott Mansion

The Cass Plaza apartments are being renovated.

The Strathmoore Apartments, recently renovated.

Part of the historic American Beauty Electric Irons building was unfortunately demolished to make way for the parking lot of a biosciences center. The new building is actually adjacent to the one pictured, and incorporates part of the older structure.

Work is slowly being done on the Farwell Building.

Renovation of the Wurlitzer Building, once in danger of being demolished is nearly complete.

Many of Capitol Park's old buildings are being restored.

Brush Park will be changing dramatically over the next year, as many of the remaining houses are restored and new ones are built.

Patterson Terrace is being restored.

Work on the Book Tower continues.

Woodward Avenue Presbyterian is seeing slow but steady progress as the roof is replace.

Work recently started on the Metropolitan building.

New construction along Woodward.

Some gaps along Woodward are being filled in with apartments.

The former Michigan Central Bank has been restored.

The former Tall-Eez shoes building across the street also restored.

The Stott Building is finally getting its full renovation, after years of starts and stops.

The former Seward hotel is also being worked on.

The old Southwest Detroit hospital has been gutted in preparation for conversation into... something.

There is little progress at the Brewster-Wheeler rec center, which is supposed to be renovated in the next year or two.

And lastly, the new streetcar system is in testing right now and should be fully operational in March.