Jul. 31 at 3:40 PM
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What Strather has in mind:
Boarding school at the Renaissance Center?
Herb Strather, a real estate investor and chairman of Strather Associates, is pitching a plan to save two Renaissance Center towers that are proposed for demolition as part of Dan Gilbert’s redevelopment proposal.
Strather said the Detroit Association of Realtors is seeking to purchase towers 300 and 400 from General Motors. One tower would be used as a data storage facility, while the other would be renovated into dormitories for 3,000 homeless students identified in the Detroit Public Schools Community District.
“It’s in our city’s interest to keep these buildings,” Strather said. “What we can do in the tower is (provide) education, STEM engineering and arts programming.”
Strather said he’s hoping to bring the idea to Duggan and GM at the policy conference.
https://www.bridgedetroit.com/mayoral-candidates-build-support-on-mackinac-island/