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Lindi Kanine News Articles

Fall 2021

Hear what inspired the colorful “Girl with the D Earring” mural

November 2nd, 2021

Detroit is known for its grand and vibrant murals that grace the walls of buildings all over the city. The artists who create these masterpieces draw their inspiration from the people and things around them. One of those artists, Sydney James, did just that to create one of the most recognized murals in Detroit. James spoke to Tati Amare to discuss what led her to create “The Girl with the D Earring” mural, and her artistic journey.

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Chroma ready to open new coworking space

October 8th, 2021

Milwaukee Junction is having a moment. Storefronts are filling in along East Grand Boulevard; Vault of Midnight just moved from downtown to a bigger space, new restaurants and coffee spots have been opening, and a grant from the Knight Foundation will spruce up the streetscaping along the Boulevard. Now, its most noticeable building is ready to open its coworking space.

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Detroit’s 104-year-old Obama Building reopens as home to businesses, affordable apartments

September 25th, 2021

Excitement was as bountiful as the sunshine that peeked through the skies Saturday while residents, business owners and others attended the dedication of The Obama Building in the Old Redford neighborhood on the city’s west side. City and state officials along with about 250 others attended ceremonies to mark the opening of the 104-year-old building on Grand River and Lahser, which was once a bank and will now house businesses and four affordable apartments.

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Winter 2019

Detroit’s Fisher Building About To Get Serious Renovations

February 17th, 2020

The Fisher Building on W. Grand Boulevard is one of Detroit’s cooler buildings. But in recent years, it has been showing its age. It’s 92 years old and looks it. Now major renovation work is set to begin.

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Fall 2019

One Detroit Visits The Boulevard

December 19th, 2019

One Detroit and Nolan Finley take a tour of The Boulevard. It’s the first new residential building of its scale in the New Center area in 30 years. He talks with the developer about this neighborhood investment and the affordable housing it offers.

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Massive housing development opens in Detroit’s New Center: What it looks like

December 5th, 2019

The largest new housing development in Detroit’s New Center in over 30 years is now open, offering a mix of market and below-market apartments. The six-story and 231-unit building, called The Boulevard, is at 2911 W. Grand Blvd. between the Fisher Building and Henry Ford Hospital.

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231-unit The Boulevard opens in New Center

December 5th, 2019

A 231-unit mixed-use building, The Boulevard, has officially opened in New Center on the site of a former surface parking lot. Built by the Platform at a cost of $60 million, it’s being hailed as the first major residential development in the neighborhood in a generation. Its 356,000 square feet is spread across six stories, plus 330 underground parking spaces.

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$60 million mixed-use development The Boulevard opens in Detroit’s New Center

December 5th, 2019

The site of a former surface parking lot in New Center has found new use as a $60 million mixed-use development that officials believe will meet the growing need for apartments and retail in the area.

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Winter 2018

Group working to develop Detroit’s Milwaukee-Junction neighborhood

March 7th, 2019

Much of the attention on Detroit’s development boom has been centered on Dan Gilbert’s many downtown projects—Little Caesars Arena and the District Detroit—and the new hotels and restaurants popping up.But one of the many projects in progress isn’t in downtown, or even Midtown…it’s in the New Center and Milwaukee Junction area.

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Abir Ali named Crain’s Detroit Business Notable Women in Real Estate

February 18th, 2019

Abir Ali has a unique position at The Platform, which has more than $550 million in Detroit residential, retail and office development projects in the pipeline.

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