Detroit: Abandoned Wurlitzer Building likely to become a boutique hotel

[marmar]

The 14-story Wurlitzer Building in downtown Detroit is within days of salvation, if all goes as planned.

Brooklyn-based developer and interior design firm, ASH NYC, is expected to close on a deal to purchase the long-abandoned, graffiti-strewn building as early as Thursday, the deadline imposed by the notoriously neglectful owners, Wayne County Circuit Judge Daphne Means Curtis and her husband Paul Curtis, according to people close to the deal.

ASH NYC wants to convert the Renaissance Revival building at 1509 Broadway into a boutique hotel with retail and restaurant space on the lower floors. The company specializes in converting distressed, historic buildings into stylish hotels, apartments and condos, often in urban areas experiencing a real estate resurgence.

Ari Heckman, one of the founding partners of ASH NYC, expressed enthusiasm but said he couldn’t discuss details yet because the deal wasn’t final. ................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://motorcitymuckraker.com/2015/01/07/abandoned-wurlitzer-close-to-being-sold-to-trendy-brooklyn-developers/

[marble falls]

1. Its a nice building to get restored.