Developer Allen said he can't build around the older homes because it's more affordable to build on a large piece of cleared land. The delays have meant further deterioration in the neighborhood. Longtime homeowners can't obtain home improvement loans because the neighborhood's future is in question. The city has bought homes and scavengers have come in and stripped them. I feel unsafe in my home.
Nobody wants to stick it to anybody.
One of the criticisms has been that there hasn't been enough focus on the neighborhoods. Here is a chance to bring a neighborhood back. There is little doubt that new homes in the neighborhood would benefit the city. By late this summer, homeowners will begin moving in and many of the empty, littered lots will be upscale homes. Old homes vs. new Detroit is acquiring land near Waterworks Park for a new residential development.