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The city of Detroit has announced plans to sell Lee Plaza, the hulking and abandoned former apartment tower on West Grand Boulevard near Linden, to a pair of developers for a cool $350,000. The Roxbury Group and Ethos Development Partners plan to convert it to 180 apartments and retail as part of a $50 million redevelopment. It’s good news for an ailing but iconic building in a part of town that could use some love. Also on today’s show, we run down the first partisan fight of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s tenure. Republican lawmakers have overridden her executive order restructuring the state’s main environmental department. They objected to her effort to do away with industry-friendly panels overseeing environmental rules and permitting. Here’s what else you’ll hear:  An update on the Piet Oudolf garden coming to Belle Isle Details on Michigan’s new Move Over Law Bob Seger adds a Detroit-area date to his farewell tour, which is currently under way A new Meijer is coming to the new shopping center development taking shape at 13 Mile and Woodward in Royal Oak Jer and I talk about the news that Amazon is scrapping its plans to build part of its HQ2 campus in New York City amid a wave of local opposition about the incentives on offer and other issues. As a reminder, Detroit offered similar incentives as part of its package to try and woo the e-retail behemoth, and we devoted an entire podcast episode to doing the postmortem on why the Detroit-Windsor bid fell short. And finally, an interview with Ryan Landau from the staffing agency Re:Purpose.  Thank you for listening to our show. Happy Valentine’s Day, errybody. We &lt;3 you. Like the show? Want it to keep going? Become a monthly Patron.

The city of Detroit has announced plans to sell Lee Plaza, the hulking and abandoned former apartment tower on West Grand Boulevard near Linden, to a pair of developers for a cool $350,000. The Roxbury Group and Ethos Development Partners plan to convert it to 180 apartments and retail as part of a $50 million redevelopment. It’s good news for an ailing but iconic building in a part of town that could use some love. Also on today’s show, we run down the first partisan fight of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s tenure. Republican lawmakers have overridden her executive order restructuring the state’s main environmental department. They objected to her effort to do away with industry-friendly panels overseeing environmental rules and permitting. Here’s what else you’ll hear: <ul> <li>An update on the Piet Oudolf garden coming to Belle Isle</li> <li>Details on Michigan’s new Move Over Law</li> <li>Bob Seger adds a Detroit-area date to his farewell tour, which is currently under way</li> <li>A new Meijer is coming to the new shopping center development taking shape at 13 Mile and Woodward in Royal Oak</li> <li>Jer and I talk about the news that Amazon is scrapping its plans to build part of its HQ2 campus in New York City amid a wave of local opposition about the incentives on offer and other issues. As a reminder, Detroit offered similar incentives as part of its package to try and woo the e-retail behemoth, and we <a href="http://www.dailydetroit.com/2018/01/19/look-mirror-5-smart-people-detroits-amazon-hq2-disappointment/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">devoted an entire podcast episode</a> to doing the postmortem on why the Detroit-Windsor bid fell short.</li> <li>And finally, an interview with Ryan Landau from the staffing agency Re:Purpose.</li> </ul> Thank you for listening to our show. Happy Valentine’s Day, errybody. We &lt;3 you. Like the show? Want it to keep going? <a href="http://www.patreon.com/dailydetroit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Become a monthly Patron.</a>

Hope For Abandoned Lee Plaza Plus 7 Other Things To Know Around Detroit

Recorded on September 24, 2018: After your headlines, Sven talks with Miranda Mayuiers about Purrlates at the Ferndale Catfe, the first cat cafe in Michigan. Detroit Stories: - A rookie Detroit police officer has been fired after an offensive Snapchat post. Sean Bostwick shared a Snap over the weekend that read, quote, “Another night to rangel up these zoo animals.” - The Ambassador Bridge was closed in both directions for about an hour Monday morning to deal with a man who was threatening to jump off the bridge. - Crews have been spotted installing plexiglass windows at Lee Plaza. That’s the 15-story Art Deco former luxury apartment building on West Grand Boulevard that dates to 1927. - The struggling Eastland Center shopping mall is hitting the auction block. Current owners CW Capital will auction off about 640,000 square feet of the mall’s 1.4 million square feet of space in an auction on October 11th. - A bit of good health news for former Dean of the House of Representatives, John Dingell. - The men’s clothing shop The Shirt Box and Kenny’s Lakes Area Auto Experts are accepting donations of gently used bicycles in working condition now through Saturday, Oct. 20.  - A locally produced sitcom is holding a viewing party for its pilot episode next month, and you’re invited. “Vampartier” follows a a happy, nerdy, middle-aged workaholic with no kids and no social life. It all changes when he is visited by an ancient vampire who insists he’s the "perfect candidate" to transform into a blood-sucking creature of the night. Like the show? Don't forget to subscribe wherever fine podcasts are found: http://www.dailydetroit.com/podcast

Recorded on September 24, 2018: After your headlines, Sven talks with Miranda Mayuiers about Purrlates at the Ferndale Catfe, the first cat cafe in Michigan. Detroit Stories: - A rookie Detroit police officer has been fired after an offensive Snapchat post. Sean Bostwick shared a Snap over the weekend that read, quote, “Another night to rangel up these zoo animals.” - The Ambassador Bridge was closed in both directions for about an hour Monday morning to deal with a man who was threatening to jump off the bridge. - Crews have been spotted installing plexiglass windows at Lee Plaza. That’s the 15-story Art Deco former luxury apartment building on West Grand Boulevard that dates to 1927. - The struggling Eastland Center shopping mall is hitting the auction block. Current owners CW Capital will auction off about 640,000 square feet of the mall’s 1.4 million square feet of space in an auction on October 11th. - A bit of good health news for former Dean of the House of Representatives, John Dingell. - The men’s clothing shop The Shirt Box and Kenny’s Lakes Area Auto Experts are accepting donations of gently used bicycles in working condition now through Saturday, Oct. 20.  - A locally produced sitcom is holding a viewing party for its pilot episode next month, and you’re invited. “Vampartier” follows a a happy, nerdy, middle-aged workaholic with no kids and no social life. It all changes when he is visited by an ancient vampire who insists he’s the "perfect candidate" to transform into a blood-sucking creature of the night. Like the show? Don't forget to subscribe wherever fine podcasts are found: <a href="http://www.dailydetroit.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.dailydetroit.com/podcast</a>