Interview with Fox Morning News

WJBK) – Detroit’s economic climate is changing for the better, and one area we’re keeping our eyes on to hopefully see more growth, too, is the neighborhoods. What if everyday people could own equity in their neighborhood’s resurgence? With this new business model, a development company is trying to share the wealth. David Alade and his…

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Smithsonian Magazine

In Detroit, many of the brick mansions built in the boom days of the auto industry have fallen into neglect and disrepair. Even just a few blocks from the construction site for the new Red Wings stadium, houses are gutted and crumbling. But in those rundown historic homes, Andrew Colom and David Alade, two college…

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Fast Company: As Detroit Is Revitalized, A Startup Developer Is Sharing Profits With Long-Time Residents

When developers fixed up a vacant house on Detroit’s historic Atkinson Street—refinishing the hardwood floors, adding stainless steel appliances, and bringing back the beauty of the classic brick home so it could be rented—some of the neighbors made a cut of those profits, too. In a new business model, the development company behind the renovation…

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Why Detroit? Why now?

To:CS_Internal_Employees@email.com Subject: Thank you and Farewell Friends and Colleagues, Today, I leave New York City, the only city I’ve ever called home, along with a life-long collection of friends and colleagues, to make a new home in the city I believe represents the greatest modern possibility in the world: Detroit. My peers, family and mentors…

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Detroit on the Good City Index

“Without malls and megaplexes, some say Detroit represents the death of the American city. Those who live here, however, know that without these distractions there is space to really consider what a healthy and vibrant city looks like. Detroit’s development is at a critical juncture. As it continues to grow and attract more residents, its…

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Hanksy Gives A Street Art Tour Of Detroit, Shows The City’s Blooming Creative Scene

“If you’ve never personally stepped foot in the lovely city of Detroit — or read up with our coverage of its culture scene, no judgment — your understanding of the (technically) Midwestern metropolis may be boiled down to Eminem’s portrayal of it in ‘8 Mile.’” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/16/hanksy-detroit-_n_5992818.html?&ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000067

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How Detroit went broke

“Detroit is broke, but it didn’t have to be. An in-depth Free Press analysis of the city’s financial history back to the 1950s shows that its elected officials and others charged with managing its finances repeatedly failed — or refused — to make the tough economic and political decisions that might have saved the city…

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