@sharingdetroit: Inside Detroit’s Brush Park neighborhood once stood vacant historic mansions, many just consisting of brick walls with no electricity or plumbing. The 1870s-80s mansions stood beautifully until the 1950s when Woodward Avenue expanded & Detroit’s wealthy citizens moved out to the suburbs. This led to many of the mansions being torn down or becoming rooming houses, losing their original floor plans, features & architectural details. With the mansions falling into disrepair, many were town down by the late 1990’s. By 2009 only four mansions remained across 8.5 acres of land, sitting boarded up in hopes of being renovated. Today, Detroit billionaire Dan Gilbert’s real estate company Bedrock has transformed these empty blocks with 450 new mixed-income housing units across 20 new buildings & three renovated historic mansions. 31,000 sq ft of retail space & neighborhood amenities were also built. The new apartment building’s are all for rent & the three historic mansions were split into condos for sale. The fourth mansion is the Ransom Gillis House which was restored by Quicken Loans & Nicole Curtis. The once vacant Brush Park neighborhood being revitalized contributes in Detroit’s ongoing comeback & rebuilding efforts. Bedrock has brought new life to this area making it desirable once again. #detroit #downtowndetroit #comeback #GlowUp #fyp

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Wednesday 27 August 2025 18:33:26 GMT