Summer 2017
Former Big Boy near Belle Isle is turning into a new farmers market
June 28th, 2017
In the same neighborhood, the Platform has entered into an agreement to acquire five plots from the Detroit Land Bank Authority on East Grand Boulevard between East Jefferson Avenue and Congress.
Open ArticleFarmers market to open near Belle Isle at former Big Boy site
June 28th, 2017
DETROIT — A new farmers market in a neighborhood near Belle Isle is set to open this weekend.The Islandview Village neighborhood will see a marketplace that will eventually host up to 40 vendors, including the Eastern Market Farm Stand program, starting this Friday.
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A neighborhood perspective: How The Platform is thinking differently about Detroit development
June 19th, 2017
Shortly after developers Peter Cummings & Dietrich Knoer partnered on purchasing New Center’s iconic Fisher & Kahn buildings in 2015, Knoer extended a rather unusual invitation to Cummings.
Open ArticlePICS: A Giant Tower Crane Appears At Site Of Future Third And Grand In New Center
June 1st, 2017
If you drive down West Grand Boulevard today in the city you might notice the giant 128 foot tower crane being installed.
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