kbates2 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Note to self: be a security guard now. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 33 minutes ago, kbates2 said: Note to self: be a security guard now. Four "shifts" to cover 24/7/365 with 20% for overhead still gets you $110k per guard. There seems to be some heavy inefficiency working in that calculation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Also, if you cannot afford $550,000 for security then you might not want to purchase a high rise with plans to redevelop it into a hotel. Not. Buying. It. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 50 minutes ago, KinkaidAlum said: Also, if you cannot afford $550,000 for security then you might not want to purchase a high rise with plans to redevelop it into a hotel. Not. Buying. It. Can't tell if the recent news is positive to the situation, but the earlier quotes from the ownership group did sound like they were in way over their heads and close to begging for money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 (edited) - Edited July 11, 2019 by Timoric 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenOlenska Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 I like it as is actually. And I'd rather it stay derelict and graffiti bespected than destroyed. It should be turned into a hotel. It would look clean with new glass and light fixtures. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 (edited) - Edited July 11, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 39 minutes ago, Timoric said: It reminds me sort of the Post Office in Detroit where all my people live, where you could see the flash of gun fire - was so tall, not sure they ever tore that one down. The Michigan Central Station? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 (edited) - Edited July 11, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Makes me sad to see that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Elegant old building Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 20 hours ago, Nate99 said: The Michigan Central Station? HGTV should branch out into real estate and buy this building. Create a new show called ultimate fixer upper, unleash all their fixers to build a whole bunch of condos each of them styled in their own fashion. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 That show would make huge ratings too. Especially if the people on the show had to pay for the condo space (like $50k or something), I could see that making money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 The good news about Michigan Central is it is still standing and near Corktown, one of the only areas of Detroit that isn't a hell hole. Lots of empty lots but few burned out/abandoned buildings/tire dumps so there's maybe future potential? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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H-Town Man Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerNut Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 implosion ready... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 13 hours ago, BeerNut said: implosion ready... Sounds good to me. If no one is ever going to renovate this thing or keep claiming they are, it should just be taken down. Can't believe I'd prefer a parking lot over this crap. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanjorade Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Turn it into a cool art gallery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 1 hour ago, Sanjorade said: Turn it into a cool art gallery. Agreed...... as soon as the owners flatten the current shell, the empty lot that remains would make a great art gallery enclosed in a lovely new building. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 People flock to take their social media-filtered posts at Austin's graffiti wall/park. Lets one up them. Hipsters would love it and it could help lure Amazon II. It's on the light rail too! Win-Win-Winning. (sarcasm) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 I can only figure that there is some sort of tax dodge involved for the owner of this thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 I'm just pleased that its been cleaned up. IT looks so much better. I just drove on Pierce elevated from 45 south yesterday for the first time and it still stuck out only because I was blown away by how much better the skyline looked now without the eyesore. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 They finally cleaned it up!?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I wish I could find an elevated place to get a better see through shot of the shell that's left of the building. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtiger Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 (edited) ^Elevated views via drone, around 12/22: https://youtu.be/Bzj3_M8YXvQ Edited December 31, 2017 by txtiger 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Apparently the Jedi and the Sith have taken an interest in this building: Watching a lightsaber fight from the balcony. 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 That is fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbs315 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 http://swamplot.com/cleanup-crews-now-polishing-downtown-houstons-most-famous-abandoned-building/2018-04-19/#comments 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownbro Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 2 hours ago, corbs315 said: http://swamplot.com/cleanup-crews-now-polishing-downtown-houstons-most-famous-abandoned-building/2018-04-19/#comments Someone may have already asked this but what will become of this building? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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