Bashi REI

Lovingly restored 445 Smith St, Detroit is now for sale. This 4bed, 1.5bath home has all original woodwork, a huge backyard, and is across from the newly renovated Delores Bennett Park in North End.

Email [email protected] for more info

More wood trim for you wood lovers!
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Beautifully restored 1897 home in the North End coming soon.

@ North End, Detroit

How to restore old trim...the right way! A scraper, a heat gun, and some patience.
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@ North End, Detroit

Making it happen on a Saturday 🔨👷🔨
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Every rehab is a balancing act between keeping the historic character of the home and making sure it has the comfort and features needed today.

Make new friends & make something beautiful. Before / after of a project done w/ the amazing
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Before and after of the house that started us off 🏚️🏘️ @ North End, Detroit

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Bashi REI updated their info in the about section.

Lots of big new developments rolling out today. 2015 is definitely going to be the apex

http://detroit.curbed.com/archives/2015/03/statler-city-approved-for-235-apartments-zen-garden.php

http://detroit.curbed.com/archives/2015/03/heres-the-wurlitzer-building-revived-as-a-boutique-hotel.php

Statler City Approved For 235 Apartments, Zen Garden One year after it was first proposed, the $35M Statler City development is back in the news after winning approval from Detroit City Council this week. Developer Village Green...

http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20150221/NEWS/150229974/dan-gilbert-confirms-plans-for-new-superfast-fiber-optic-internet

Dan Gilbert confirms plans for new superfast fiber-optic Internet provider, Rocket Fiber Rocket Fiber LLC, part of the Rock Ventures and Quicken Loans family of companies, is expected to roll out in downtown Detroit first, then expand into Midtown. Users will connect devices in their homes or businesses by either an Ethernet cable or Wi-Fi.

http://detroit.curbed.com/archives/2015/02/detroit-animal-care-campus-construction-leaps-forward.php

Some more action in the North End

Detroit Animal Care Campus Construction Leaps Forward The Michigan Humane Society is pushing through freezing temps to build a new $15.5M Detroit Animal Care Campus in the North End....

http://www.rejournals.com/2015/02/11/detroit-leads-nation-as-highest-yielding-apartment-market/

Detroit leads nation as highest-yielding apartment market | REJournals.com The multifamily property sector resoundingly outperformed industry expectations in 2014. With the national vacancy rate at equilibrium or tighter for the previous four years, enormous pent-up demand surpassed the total number of units delivered. The addition of 238,000 units to the national inventor…

"Detroit's lessons on how to save a city"
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/12/11/opinion/rapson-detroit-bankruptcy-cities/

Detroit's lesson on how to save a city Rip Rapson says the city's 'Grand Bargain' saved pensions,art collection by setting civic priorities and thinking outside box

http://www.freep.com/story/money/business/columnists/tom-walsh/2014/12/10/techstars-ford-detroit/20213991/

More technology and jobs to Detroit...Bring it!!

Techstars brings start-up cash, mentors to Detroit Techstars, the fast-growing national network of business start-up accelerators, is coming to Detroit.

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/dec/08/techno-detroit-return-berlin-tresor

Techno and creativity in our neighborhood, we say yes, yes, yes

Bringing it all back home: how techno is poised to return to Detroit Dimitri Hegemann runs one of the biggest techno clubs in Berlin. Now he wants to bring that success to the genre’s birthplace and create a cavernous club that’s part youth hostile, art gallery and gardening allotments. But can his vision work?

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/08/arts/galapagos-art-space-will-make-detroit-its-home.html?_r=0

Galapagos Art Space Will Make Detroit Its Home Galapagos Art Space, feeling the squeeze of high rent in New York, is moving its base to Detroit with high hopes.

http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/detroit-bankruptcy/2014/11/07/rhodes-bankruptcy-decision/18648093/

Judge deems Detroit bankruptcy fair and feasible Today's decision gives the Motor City an unprecedented shot at recovering from decades of economic despair and municipal mismanagement.

http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141028/NEWS/141029864/fifth-third-bank-to-move-150-employees-downtown-as-part-of-85m

More big money headed Detroit's way

Fifth Third Bank to move 150 employees downtown as part of $85M investment in Detroit The One Woodward building will be renamed Fifth Third Bank at One Woodward as part of the lease agreement.

Detroit is attracting more and more venture capital and startups:

http://www.sfgate.com/technology/article/Detroit-attracts-venture-capital-startups-5521168.php

Detroit attracts venture capital, startups Ted Serbinski's path to Detroit was born out of amusement and guilt but ultimately evolved into perhaps the most satisfying experience of his career. Rarely mentioned is the fact there's no shortage of people, nonprofit organizations and companies - including those from Silicon Valley - that want to…

JP Morgan Commits $100 Million towards the revitalization of Detroit http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/21/us/jpmorgan-committing-100-million-over-5-years-to-aid-revitalization-in-detroit.html?_r=0

JPMorgan Committing $100 Million Over 5 Years to Aid Revitalization in Detroit Loans and grants, the latest outside help for a city trying to emerge from bankruptcy, will focus on housing, job training and economic development.