The Brooke
The Brooke on Bagley is a $23 million mixed-use project located in Southwest Detroit in the Hubbard/Vernor neighborhood, near the newly redeveloped historic Michigan Central Station. The project was supported through Invest Detroit’s Strategic Neighborhood Fund, a public- private-philanthropic partnership that concentrates and coordinates high volumes of investment into 10 disinvested target neighborhoods, guided by […]
Lily’s and Elise Tea House
The Lily’s and Elise Tea House is a luxury tea lounge located on the Livernois Avenue of Fashion in Detroit with a mission to provide an exceptional, European-style afternoon tea experience. Lily’s and Elise specializes in premium teas from around the world, pastries, and fresh flowers. The core values of Lily’s and Elise are femininity, […]
LOVE Building
Nonprofits in the city of Detroit have struggled in recent years to find quality, affordable office space, and many have been priced out of their existing offices as rents increased. The LOVE Building was purchased by Detroit-based Allied Media Projects in 2018 to provide a long-term home for its own operations and affordable spaces for […]
Baobab Fare
Baobab Fare is an East African restaurant offering food that honors traditional dishes served in Burundi, the birthplace of husband-and-wife owners Nadia Nijimbere and Hamissi Mamba. Baobab Fare opened in 2021 and is located at the intersection of Woodward Avenue and Grand Boulevard in Detroit’s New Center neighborhood. Owners Hamissi Mamba and Nadia Nijimbere arrived […]
The Ribbon
The Ribbon is a new mixed-use affordable housing development in Detroit’s East Warren neighborhood. The project is the largest development along the E. Warren Ave. corridor in decades and will bring $8.2m of investment, including brand-new affordable residential housing and first floor retail. The Ribbon will help catalyze the neighborhood’s revitalization efforts, directly responding […]