The Fitzgerald neighborhood near the University of Detroit Mercy and Marygrove College is undergoing the most ambitious neighborhood project in the city. Led by Century Partners and the Platform, the Fitzgerald Revitalization Project originally called for the renovation of over 100 homes, but only 13 are expected to be done by the end of summer 2019.

It hasn’t all been as slow as expected, as the greenway, park, meadows, and home boarding and demos have been hitting their target marks. This is one we’ve been following for a while and will continue to do so.

Ground officially broke on the American side of the Gordie Howe International Bridge last summer. When completed in 2022 or 2023, it will be the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America and rise higher than the Renaissance Center. The authority managing the project recently negotiated $14.9 million in neighborhood infrastructure spending package for residents, on top of the Bridging Neighborhoods Program.

The area around the Quonset huts at True North has seen lots of new construction and buildings open over the last year. Developer Prince Concepts has created a unique district containing food, retail, art studios, a park, and residential space in new and old buildings at the intersection of Grand River and Warren avenues. There’s still a little construction left, with lots of potential for future expansion.

Led by The Platform, this $53.2 million mixed-use project near the Fisher Building will bring 231 new apartments to New Center. Construction of the six-story development is well underway and should be wrapping up soon. Many commercial tenants have been announced as well.

Ford Motor Company acquired and has plans to renovate Michigan Central Station for around $740 million into the centerpiece of a mobility-focused campus in Corktown. Offices and perhaps residential will go into the tower, and the grand hall will be open to the public. So far, most of the work has involved securing and weatherizing the building. Ford also said the station would be powered by renewable energy.

Expect the redevelopment in this area to take up to four years.

Develop Detroit is close to finishing work on rehabbing and building new homes in the North End. The first phase of the project will see the rehab of seven homes and construction of 12 new homes in the North End, and 11 rehabbed homes in Grandmont-Rosedale. Develop Detroit has plans to add up to 40 homes in phase two. A few homes have already gone up for sale, with many more expected in the near future.

Major work has been taking place this summer at Chroma, where The Platform is turning the “Illuminated Mural” building into a mixed-use project with a food hall. It’s expected to cost $16 million and to be completed by the end of the year.

Right in the middle of Midtown, Wayne State is building a $65 million performing arts center. Construction on the Hilberry Gateway Performance Complex should start soon, with the renovation of an existing theater and the addition of a large performing arts facility. To make way for the complex, the historic David Mackenzie House had to be moved about a city block.

Work is well underway at the Selden Corridor Initiative in Midtown, which includes rehabbing older buildings for a Barcade, a brewery training program, and a large coworking space. 14 single-family eco-homes are also being built. This project is led by Midtown Detroit, Inc.

Though it’s still a ways from starting (and is expected to take 10 years to complete), we wanted to include the major redesign of the Cultural Center on this list. After a lengthy judging process, a design team was chosen this June to undertake the project, which could cost between $75 million to $85 million.

Among the many features in “Detroit Square,” there will be an east-west green space connecting the district from Cass Avenue to Brush Street, two ecological buffers on the north and south containing vegetation and “seasonal effects,” a promenade that wraps around the district with sculptures, and a stage for artists and others to perform during large events.

At $377 million, multi-building development the Mid will be the largest project north of Mack Avenue since the 1920s. Current plans for The Mid call for the construction of a 225-room hotel, 60 for-sale condos, 180 apartment units, a 12-story “co-living” tower, and 100,000 square-feet of retail space across 3.8 acres. It’s expected to break ground in September.

Earlier this year, Choice Hotels International announced it will be redeveloping a 90,000-square-foot downtown building into the 154-room Cambria Hotel. Troy-based Koucar Management, which worked on two other downtown hotels, will oversee the Lafayette Boulevard project. It’s slated to open sometime in 2020.

Demolition of the Michigan Mutual Liberty Annex downtown will soon take place to make way for Chemical Bank’s new 20-story headquarters, designed by Detroit-based architecture firm Neumann/Smith. The new, $104 million high-rise is expected to take roughly two years to construct and will eventually house ground floor retail, approximately 300 parking spaces, and more than 500 employees.

Bedrock’s City Modern development will bring over 400 new residences to Brush Park. Carriages houses, townhomes, and senior living options are under construction and some have finished. It will be the largest new residential development in Detroit.

Work on the $313 million Book Tower restoration is underway by Bedrock. The old skyscraper was power washed last summer, and interior work is starting to pick up. Expect residential, offices, retail, and possibly a hotel in the next few years.

Bedrock is working on restoring the old Detroit Free Press Building. The renovation, which should be done in 2021, will include office space and a lot of residential units.

Ground officially broke in December 2017 at the at the nearly $1 billion Hudson’s site. The development will include a lot of retail, event space, a conference center, and residential. So far, crews have been digging at the site to secure the foundation and build the underground parking deck—it’s yet to build upwards. The most recent update also hinted that the tower might not become the tallest building in Detroit, and there won’t an observation deck.

Bedrock broke ground on the Monroe Blocks last year, but little has happened since. The whole project is also undergoing another redesign. Eventually, you can expect to see an office tower, new residential, and public space downtown. It’s unknown what will happen to the National Theatre, but community members are hoping to salvage most of it.

Construction began on the $70 million Pullman Parc residential development this year, which will bring a mix of 81 for-sale homes and 180 apartments to Lafayette Park. Units the first phase, which began selling this spring, are priced from price from $250,000 to over $750,000.

Banyan is leading the development of the Saint Charles Residences, which will add luxury condos to the Islandview neighborhood. The units in phase one at the redeveloped school are complete. Phase two at the adjacent “Terraces” are expected to be complete in 2019.

Construction is expected to start any day on Parker Durand, a four-story, 92,000-square-foot mixed-use development in the West Village. The buildings will be comprised of 92 apartments, ground-floor retail, and 80 concealed parking spots. It’s also gotten significant public and private investment, and half the units are marked as “affordable.”