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Living and Investing in the D: Neighborhoods Corktown Boundaries: North of the Detroit River, south of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, east of 20th Street, west of the Lodge Free- way/Grand River Avenue History: In the 1830s Irish immigrants from County Cork began settling in De- troit’s near west side in what is now known as Corktown. It is the oldest surviving neighborhood in Detroit. Working-class residents built Victorian-style cottages and row houses on narrow 25-foot lots. In the 1960s, much of the original neighborhood was razed to make room for the Lodge Free- way and other urban renewal projects. The portion south of Michigan Avenue is known as Corktown Historic District. Today: Known for its walkability, Cork- town is teeming with new life these days. Since the 1990s, homes have been restored, new in-fill housing has been developed and new residents — including Latinos, young professionals and empty nesters — are making the neighborhood their home. Historic designations: National, local. Number of Homes: 300 in historic district, 400-500 in North Corktown. Architectural styles/sizes: Victorian, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival; 800-3,000 square feet. PHOTOS BY JOHN SOBCZAK Price range: $30,000- Shelley Sharron moved from Traverse $260,000. City to Corktown and bought a Neighborhood amenities: historic-looking new home. Within reasonable walking distance, historic Corktown offers many restaurants and considering one for renovation, she bars, two small-scale gro- opted for a brand-new 1,700-square- cery stores, retail shops, foot, three-bedroom home on a cor- professional-services offices ner lot in the northern section of and several good schools. Corktown. One of 30 homes devel- Greater Corktown Develop- oped by GCDC, it is designed to fit ment Corp. hosts the St. in with existing homes in the Patrick’s Day Parade, an an- Corktown neighborhood. nual home and garden tour, same time she began working “I still get the character of an old- Tour de Detroit Bicycle toward a master’s degree in ur- er home with the home being situated close Ride, Corktown Recycles Grand River ban planning at Wayne State to the street, the big front porch, garage in tin Luther King Blvd. Mar University. Having spent time in the back, but I don’t have to worry about and Festival of Lanterns at 20th St. Halloween. 75 10 the city visiting relatives, maintenance or upgrades of systems for a Home tour: Annually, first she’d always been intrigued by while,” said Sharron, whose work at GCDC Sunday of June. Call (313) Detroit. helped get the development off the ground. 963-6162. “I guess what really inspired Sharron moved into her home at the end Association fee: None me and brought me in this di- of last year. She used vibrant colors and an Web site: www.corktown rection was having grown up eclectic mix of furnishings to create a com- detroit.org or call (313) 965- in a small town with so much fortable and inviting atmosphere for fami- 5853. natural beauty and an econo- ly, friends and neighbors. Pleased with the Home owner’s story: Shelly Sharron my that depended on it. I watched how the “neat” mix of residents and the sense of While it is the dream of many Detroiters town grew and became interested in the community the neighborhood offers, Shar- to move to northern Michigan, Shelly Shar- planning and development side, rather ron sees herself living there for a long time. ron did just the opposite. The 29-year-old than just the natural-resource side,” said “(Living here) is so much more reward- client-services coordinator for Allied Build- Sharron. ing in so many ways — to have been in- ing Service Co. in Detroit moved from Tra- Sharron said she’s living a lifestyle that volved in getting the development off the verse City to Corktown. supports her belief in self-sustaining urban ground, watching the homes be built, meet- After completing a bachelor’s degree at areas that provide a strong sense of commu- ing many of my neighbors in that process the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in nity and character through carefully and now owning one of the homes and 2002, she took a job at Greater Corktown De- planned neighborhoods. working with the general contractor — it’s velopment Corp. as a project manager. At the Though her love for older homes had her really a unique experience.” CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS FALL 2006 Page 49 DETROIT BUSINESS MAIN 08-21-06 B 49 CDB 8/14/2006 3:45 PM Page 1

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East English Village mas dinner, bunny hop at East- Brad Dick er and a residential beautifica- chose Detroit Boundaries: North of Mack, tion award in the summer. It over New York or San south of Harper, east of also coordinates the neighbor- Francisco Cadieux, west of East Outer Dri- hood’s snow plowing and secu- ve. when offered a rity patrol. job transfer to History: Most of the neighbor- Home tour: No any one of the hood was devel- Association fee: three cities. oped from the $25/year for snow “It’s the urban 1930s to the fund and appeal, the 1950s. $100/year for secu- housing stock Today: A well- rity fund (volun- you just can’t go wrong with, integrated neigh- tary) and it’s the borhood of tree- Web site: lined streets with neighborhoods www.eastenglish that are just everything from village.org wonderful.” small bungalows Home owner’s sto- to larger five-bed- East English Village ry: Brad Dick room colonials Brad Dick, 40, PHOTOS BY JOHN SOBCZAK and Tudors. Cadieux general manager in 1931. The home has had two breakfast nook to create one “You’ll find great Harper additions; the first, in 1955, large room. Outer Dr of Southfield- value for the based Bartech added a story-and-a-half living “I think my house expresses money,” said . Group, has lived in room, while a second, two-story me 100 percent. That’s one thing four-year resi- many places. He addition in 1974 gave the home people say about my house — dent Charlie Mack grew up on a dairy a larger kitchen and a bedroom they say, ‘Your house is very Eriksson, owner farm in Indiana, off the back of the 1,900-square- you.’ And it is,” he said. of Detroit-based spent two years in foot, four-bedroom home. Dick said he appreciates the Excel Appraisal Tanzania with the He said he knew it was the charm and quiet that life in East Group. “Residents Peace Corps and house for him when he stepped English Village offers and loves really maintain lived in England into the living room: “I could the neighborhood’s diversity. their homes here, and there’s a for more than a year on a work envision having lots of cocktail “I grew up in the middle of real sense of community pride. assignment. Yet, when his em- parties in it,” he said. nowhere, a farm boy, and it was You can feel it as you drive ployer offered him a job in New yards and yards of white people. though.” Though the home was in good York, San Francisco or Detroit shape when he bought it, Dick On my street now, there are Historic designations: None in 1991, he chose Detroit. said, it was dated, so he got Lebanese, Filipinos, blacks, Number of homes: 4,000 “I fell in love with Detroit im- busy making the home reflect whites. I love my diverse street, Architectural styles/sizes: Eng- mediately,” said Dick. “It’s the his own personality. He re- and all of East English Village is lish Cottage-style, Tudor, Colo- urban appeal, the housing stock moved the knotty pine paneling very much that way,” said Dick. nial, Craftsman; 1,500-2,400 you just can’t go wrong with, in the living room to revive its He plans to live in the house at square feet. and it’s the neighborhoods that 1950s look, painted the walls a least two more years and then Price range: $100,000-$225,000 are just wonderful.” butterscotch shade, stained the would like to move to Detroit’s Neighborhood amenities: The Dick chose East English Vil- wood floors black and refaced Greenacres neighborhood, East English Village Associa- lage as the neighborhood for the marble fireplace. Dick also which is closer to work and tion publishes a monthly him. He purchased a charming removed the walls separating where many of his friends now newsletter and hosts a Christ- Cape Cod-turned-colonial built the kitchen, dining room and live.

Indian Village nessmen, politicians and professionals, including the Book, Boundaries: North of East Jef- Stroh, Dodge, Ford, Booth, Kales, ferson, south of Mack, east of Buhl and Webber families. Seminole, west of Burns Today: A stable neighborhood History: Francois Rivard and where an eclectic mix of profes- Jacques St. Aubin were the origi- sional couples and families tend to nal owners of the narrow strips of move in and stay for years. “If you land, called ribbon farms, now value a diverse neighborhood Indian Village known as Indian Village. Abra- with interesting people who are ham Cook bought the farms be- Mack going to take care of their houses Bur tween 1811 and 1815; in 1893 his and want to be a good neighbor Seminole ns heirs began development of the and want to get to know you as a neighborhood as a “first-class neighbor, then Indian Village is a residential district on a generous great place to live,” said Paul Ry- scale.” The first homes were built der, Indian Village resident and Jefferson between 1895 and 1928 and the former real estate agent. last was built in 1966. Early resi- Historic designations: National, PHOTOS BY JOHN F. MARTIN dents included prominent busi- See Indian Village, Page 52 Original sink in the butler’s pantry. Page 50 FALL 2006 FALL 2006 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS SuperBowl2.qxd 8/4/2006 11:40 AM Page 1

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Living and Investing in th 70% SOLD Indian Village: Feel ■ From Page 50 state, local Number of homes: 351 Architectural styles: Colonial Revival, Fed- eral Revival, Craftsman/Prairie, Tudor Re- vival, Georgian, Queen Anne, English Cot- tage and Romanesque; 2,200-10,000 square The action. The attitude. The address. feet Price range: $175,000-$895,000 (Highest recorded sale in 1999: $950,000) BE A PART OF Neighborhood amenities: An active association publishes a quarterly newsletter, maintains a Web site and sends daily e-

ODADAVE. WOODWARD mail updates to association members; pri- Located in the heart of Midtown Detroit, the Ellington features luxury lofts L with 10’ ceilings, hardwood floors, balconies, floor to ceiling windows, N vate security patrol, Women’s Garden T E spacious granite kitchens, attached covered parking and more! Convenient HE LLINGTON Club, Men’s Garden Club, children’s play group, monthly Historical Area Cocktail 1st floor retail includes Starbuck’s Coffee, FedEx Kinko’s and LaSalle Bank. MACK AVE. Klub (HACK) parties; Easter egg hunt, Hal- Priced from the 190’s MODEL NOW OPEN! loween party, special event parties, sum-

DEVELOPED BY: mer concerts in Centennial Gardens. “You Call 313-309-0099 or visit our Sales Center at can be as social or as private as you want to 111 Mack Avenue, Detroit www.EllingtonLofts.com be, but you’re always invited,” said Betty The Ellington is designated a Neighborhood Enterprise Zone— Womack, agent and Indian Village special- condominium owners can receive a property tax abatement for up to 12 years. ist at Real Estate One, St. Clair Shores. Home tour: Annually, the first or second Saturday in June. For information, call (313) 922-1736 or e-mail tour@historicindi- anvillage.org Association fee: $110/year, including security patrol and snow removal from side- walks and streets Home owners’ story: Paul Ryder and Don- na Terek Donna Terek, 52, a photographer for The

East Village Boundaries: North of Jefferson, south of Kercheval, east of Fischer, west of Cadillac History: This 26-block historic neighborhood located east of Indian Village was developed between 1890 and 1918. In 1995, Jef- ferson Avenue East Village Presbyterian

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Fischer opment Corp. to rebuild the Jefferson neighborhood with in-fill housing and some assistance to existing homeowners for renovation of their homes. Today: The neighborhood has languished over the years and many of the existing working-class cottage-style homes owned by longtime homeowners are in disrepair. JAHDC plans to make use of some of the va- Page 52 FALL 2006 FALL 2006 CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS DETROIT BUSINESS MAIN 08-21-06 B 52,53 CDB 8/14/2006 3:49 PM Page 2

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JOHN F. MARTIN Donna Terek and Paul Ryder settled on Indian Brokers protected Village after a nine-month house search. Property Listed For Sale Thru Detroit News, always wanted to live in a big old house like her grandmother’s. So in 1995 when she and Paul Ryder were planning to marry, they began a nine-month house search that would end in historic In- dian Village. Ryder, 52, a former Ann Arbor record- store owner and recently retired Realtor, said they initially searched Grosse Pointe, Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Detroit’s Boston- See Indian Village, Page 54

cant lots and land to build 75 frame and brick homes in the next three years. It has already built and sold three new homes and has renovated two existing ones. Greater Faith Assembly is also building brick ranch- style homes in the neighborhood. Historic designations: None No. of homes: 50-75; neighborhood has po- tential for 300 homes Architectural styles/sizes: JAHDC is building 1,200-square-foot cottage-style ranches, 1,400-square-foot four-square bungalows, and 1,700-square-foot colonials; GFA is building suburban ranch-style homes Price range: JAHDC homes starting $150,000 to $250,000; GFA homes from $250,000 to $350,000 Neighborhood amenities: A transitional neighborhood that can boast of its proximi- ty to Indian Village, the riverfront, Erma Henderson Park and the stability and amenities of surrounding neighborhoods. Home tour: No Association fee: None Web site: None. Contact JAHDC at (313) 822-8968. CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS FALL 2006 Page 53 DETROIT BUSINESS MAIN 08-21-06 B 54 CDB 8/14/2006 3:46 PM Page 1

Living and Investing in the D: Neighborhoods West Village Indian Village:Close-knit Boundaries: North of East Jefferson Avenue, south of Kercheval, west of Parker, east of Seyburn Avenue. ■ From Page 53 History: West Village was first developed in the 1890s, Edison district, but by a process of this house,’ and Paul said, ‘First of though most of the middle-class homes, apartment buildings elimination focused their efforts all, never say that in front of an and row houses were built between 1905 and 1925. The neigh- on Indian Village. agent, and secondly, are you nuts? borhood flourished through the 1940s. After World War II, “Part of it was financial, because This place is a wreck.’ ” West Village however, it declined as subur- you could get more (house) here Terek won out and the couple pur- ban flight increased. In the for the money. But it was also the chased the home for $130,000. They 1970s, as interest in neighbor- Kercheval ing Indian Village grew, West neighborhood,” Ryder said. “We immediately began renovating the Parker had spent so much time looking for kitchen and master bedroom and Village’s appeal also increased. houses in this neighborhood, that bath to make it livable and moved in Seyburn Today: West Village continues we’d discovered the people in the days before Christmas in 1995. Their to be a haven for people who ap- neighborhood first.” efforts to restore or replace every- preciate historic structures. efferson That fall, their agent took them thing inside and outside the home J “We’re a very eclectic and wild- to see a 4,200-square-foot, three-sto- were halted on Valentine’s Day 1997 ly interesting group of people,” ry, five-bedroom Federal Colonial when exterior painters inadvertent- said resident Cheryl Huff. Revival house built in 1916 that ly started a fire in the basement that Historic designations: Nation- was in major need of restoration. spread to the kitchen above and real, local. After walking through the house, sulted in smoke and water damage Number of homes: 304. Ryder, who had renovated old throughout the home. Architectural styles/sizes: All varieties of Colonial, Crafts- houses before and knew the work Ryder said neighbors invited man, Dutch; 1,500-12,000 square feet. involved, told the agent they them to stay at their home until Price range: $75,000-$500,000. weren’t interested. Donna, on the they could find a more permanent Neighborhood amenities: West Village residents are includ- other hand, fell in love with it. place during the home’s renovation. ed in the social events and gatherings offered by their “All I saw were the high ceilings, “We didn’t really know them neighbors in Indian Village. There is a neighborhood secu- crown moldings, French doors, well, yet, without hesitation, they rity patrol and the West Village Association publishes an pedestal sinks and original but- invited us in and put us up for two occasional newsletter, The West Village Reporter. ler’s pantry. And I knew it was it,” weeks. That’s kind of what this Home tour: No. said Terek. “I told the agent, ‘I love neighborhood is like,” said Ryder. Association fee: $20.

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Living and Investing in the D: Neighborhoods Greenacres $200,000s based on 1,000 to 2,500 family led them back home to about the Greenacres district, square feet. Detroit. and in no time they were sold. Boundaries: North of Pem- Neighborhood amenities: “We knew if we were going to Dan Kinkead said that when a broke, south of Eight Mile, east Greenacres Woodward Civic live anywhere other than New neighbor living near one of the of Livernois, west of Wood- Association hosts a number of York, it would be De- homes they viewed saw ward. events. It also provides snow re- troit — not only be- them driving away, he History: Built moval, coordi- cause of family con- jumped in his car to catch during the early nates the volun- nections, but because them so he could tell them days of Detroit’s teer security both of us really feel a about the neighborhood. auto boom from patrol and pub- kind of calling here.” The couple purchased a the early 1920s lishes a newslet- Dan, 32, an archi- 2,500-square-foot, three-sto- through the 1940s. ter. tect at Detroit-based ry Tudor featuring a two- Auto executives, Home tour: No Hamilton Anderson As- story living room with dou- lawyers, doctors Association fee: sociates Inc., said he ble-height front windows, and accountants $25/year and Colleen, 31, a Dan Kinkead original stone fireplace and owned large Web site: teacher at a Detroit Juliette balcony. Two bed- homes in this Greenacres www.neighborhood charter school, felt rooms and a bath fill out neighborhood. link.com/ compelled to help the the second floor, while half Today: A diverse detroit/grnacrs city by living and the third floor is finished

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Living and Investing in the D: Neighborhoods North Rosedale Park Boundaries: North of Grand River, south of McNichols, east of Evergreen, west of Southfield History: When developer Henry Shelden platted the three-quarters-of-a-square-mile neighborhood in what was in the 1920s Red- ford Township, he did so with the vision of a “garden suburb” in mind. He pictured large homes on winding, tree-lined boulevards, as well as a park and community center. Resi- dents of North Rosedale Park have included national sports figures such as Emanuel Steward, Hilmer Kenty and Leon Spinks, as well as professionals and politicians, including Gov. Jennifer PHOTOS BY REBECCA COOK Duane and Cecelia Fueslein have strived to Granholm. maintain the historical details of their home North Rosedale Park It is part of while updating it, including the kitchen. an area of De- Outer Dr. troit’s finest McNichols munity House is the site for theatrical pro- homes com- ductions of Park Players, the oldest commu- Grand River monly re- nity theater organization in Michigan. ferred to as Home tour: Sept. 16 Southfield Grandmont Association fee: $50/year; $55/year for

ergreen Rosedale that Ev snow plowing; $25/month for security pa- also includes trol and in-home security services for many Rosedale Park, residents. Grandmont and Web site: www.northrosedalepark.org Minock Park. Home owners’ story: Duane and Cecilia Today: A Fueslein community-minded neighborhood of civic Duane Fueslein said it was an accident leaders, businesspeople and professionals in academia, medicine and media at all that he ended up in Detroit from his home- porch off one of the first-floor bedrooms. stages of life. The neighborhood theater town of Charlotte and an accident that he When Fueslein decided to renovate the group’s most recent program states, “This found his French Tudor “wannabe” home galley-style kitchen in 2002, his design was is a place where everyone knows their in North Rosedale Park 23 years ago. homage to the Maynards’ love for their neighbors and works together to preserve Self-employed as a residential designer, post-World War II Chris-Craft boat. In keep- and improve this unique community. Fueslein, 50, was studying architecture at ing with the boat’s chrome, wood and white Everything from tree planting, ice rink Lawrence Tech in Southfield when a friend design scheme, he had the existing metal flooding, community theater and countless let him know of a home for rent in the his- cabinets chromed like an old-fashioned other civic activities are accomplished toric district. When he drove up the driveway bumper and added some cherrywood draw- with volunteer help.” of that house, he looked at the Tudor next ers. Running through the center of the Historic designations: None door and said, “I like that house.” It would be white marble floor, a lighted glass inlay Number of homes: 1,694 seven years before he would have the oppor- mimics the boat’s king plank. Architectural styles/sizes: Moderate cot- tunity to purchase it, but in the meantime, he “The breakfast nook reminds me of the tages and bungalows, large French and fell in love with the neighborhood. back deck on a boat, and I have the flag that English Tudors, American Colonial, Crafts- “I was from a rural farm town … and to the Maynards used to fly off the back of man, Georgian Revival, Four Square and me, metro Detroit seemed very crowded their boat which I hang outside in the sum- more. Homes range in size from 1,200 to and didn’t make sense, but this neighbor- mer,” Fueslein said. 3,500 square feet. hood made sense,” said Fueslein, who On the second floor, Fueslein designed a Price range: $110,000-300,000 served as the North Rosedale Park Civic large master bedroom suite with Craftsman- Neighborhood amenities: The 81-year-old Association’s 80th president in 2005. “It had style beams, strong angled walls, numerous North Rosedale Park Civic Association continues an identity of its own, and it seemed to run skylights, walk-in closets and a luxurious to thrive with strong resident-member par- itself like a little city within a city.” master bath. He replaced the metal window ticipation. The only neighborhood associa- In 1990, he purchased the 2,000-square- at the front of the house with French doors. tion with its own community house and pri- foot, two-story brick home on two lots. Built “We’ve done a lot to the house — new in- vate park, it hosts an annual Easter egg hunt, in 1934 by Art and Mabel Maynard, owners sulation, specially insulated roof, updating Mother’s Day brunch, June Day celebration, of one of Detroit’s first bump shops, it was a mechanical things — but I’ve tried really flower sale, home tour, steak roast and much standard-model home for the era. But early hard to keep the historic details of the more. The association also publishes its on, the Maynards added a semicircular house intact,” he said. monthly newsletter, The Tattler. The Com- breakfast room to the kitchen and a sun — JoAnn Amicangelo

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Living and Investing Joseph Berry Estates Boundaries: North of the Detroit River, south of Jefferson, west of the west side of Parkview and east of Fiske History: Originally owned by the Jacques Campau family and later the Robert Beaubien family. In 1902, Joseph H. Berry, owner of nationally known varnish business, Berry Bros. Co., became sole owner of the four lots that make up the subdivision. When Berry died five years later, the land was left to his daughters, Charlotte Berry Sherrard, Lottie Dwight Berry Hoyt and Alice Dwight Berry, who developed the subdivision in 1914. Prominent Detroiters such as John and Frederick Ford, Arthur Joseph Berry Estates “Pop” Clam- age of bur- lesque fame and John Kay

P of Wright-Kay Jeffersonarkview Jewelers lived Fiske in the neigh- Dwight borhood. Mas- co Corp. founder Alex Manoogian donated the Manoogian Mansion in this subdivision to the city of Detroit. It now serves as home for Detroit’s mayors. Today: Home to professionals of all ages, including young couples, families, empty nesters, seniors. The neighborhood features well-cared-for historic homes next to new estate-sized homes built in the past 10 years. Historic designations: Local Number of homes: 102 Architectural styles/sizes: Mediterranean, Prairie style, Colonial Price range: $350,000-$500,000 Neighborhood amenities: The Berry Subdi- vision Association is very active, hosting biannual meetings, a boat race party, summer potluck, Children’s Riverside Olympics day and Halloween hayride. It also publishes a newsletter at least twice a year. Home tour: No Association fee: $50/year Web site: None — JoAnn Amicangelo

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New Center Commons and Home owners’ story: Mervin and JoAnne Wolff Virginia Park Avenue When JoAnne and Mervin Wolff were Boundaries: North of West Grand Boule- looking for their first home in 1982, they vard, south of Virginia Park, east of Lodge chose a 1,400-square-foot condominium in Freeway, west of Woodward New Center Commons. They thought it History: The looked like the perfect place to make a good New Center start amid New Center’s rebirth. area devel- “When we came down here and saw the oped in the community … it all looked so nice — some- 1890s as the thing you rarely saw in Detroit at the time,” city enlarged said JoAnne Wolff, director, Kumon Math northward. and Reading Center in Detroit. Building re- Wolff and her husband, an internist in strictions im- private practice, lived in their first home New Center Commons posed mini- for eight years. To accommodate their mum costs. A PHOTOS BY REBECCA COOK growing family, they bought a large home long decline Mervin and JoAnne Wolff lived in a on Virginia Park Avenue from a friend. after World condominium in the New Center area before The all-brick, 4,500-square-foot home in- Woodward buying their 4,500-square-foot home. Virginia Park War II was cludes a large foyer, library, living and din- halted when a Today: The community continues to draw ing rooms, kitchen and solarium with origi- 10 General Motors a variety of professionals looking for well- nal tiled floor on the main floor. Corp.-led revi- crafted homes, condominiums and lofts. She likes the fact that the neighborhood W. Grand Blvd. talization ef- Historic designations: Local. has attracted a lot of professionals over the fort renovated Number of homes: 100. years, but laments that they tend to move 48 single-fami- Architectural styles/sizes: Victorian, Bun- out once their children become school-aged. ly residences galow, Colonials; 1,700-6,000 square feet. She and Mervin have no intention of and 41 condo- Price range: $150,000-$350,000 moving. “There is no reason to leave. We miniums Home tour: No. hope that Detroit will do everything we called New Center Commons, and 16 his- Association fee: Varies. think Detroit can do,” she said. toric homes on Virginia Park Avenue. Web site: www.newcenter.com — JoAnn Amicangelo

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HAMTRAMCK

• The city of Hamtramck is the most densely populated and diverse city in Michigan. • Over 4,600 new residents, an increase of approximately 30%, were recorded in the 2000 U.S. Census. • It is conveniently located just 2 miles from Midtown Detroit and 3 miles from Detroit’s Central Business District. • Authentic ethnic restaurants, street fairs and festivals, nightlife and a thriving artist community add to the city’s For more information, please contact: urban experience. Erik Tungate • Major employers include: Director of Community & General Motors, American Axle Economic Development & Manufacturing and (313) 876-7700 ext. 294 Kowalski Sausage Co. [email protected]

Morningside Commons Phase Three - Detroit’s far East side Purchase price $96,000*

• 23 more houses planned • 3 bedroom homes with 1,350 square feet • Brick facade and fenced yard Another Development Created by: U SNAP BAC • Finishable basement • Internet and cable-ready For more information contact: • 1 and ½ car attached garage Linda Smith SHUFHQWKLJKHI¿FLHQF\IXUQDFH (313) 640-1100 ext. 14 • Security systems www.usnapbac.org • Landscaping package available

* Downpayment Assistance and or Below Market Interest Rates available for those who qualify. Income and Asset Guidelines apply.

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Palmer Woods Their first steps in the 6,000-square-foot home one Boundaries: North of Seven Mile, south of gloomy, rainy day in No- Strathcona, east of Argyle Crescent, west of vember 1968, left Judith Woodward. feeling that the home’s in- History: Sen. Thomas Palmer donated terior was way too dark. more than 100 acres of farmland to the city Gerald, on the other hand of Detroit in 1883 for development as a pub- said, “This is it.” lic park. He also sold land north of the park “I said, ‘I don’t care what to Charles you do — go through the Burton, who roof if you have to (get more developed it light). I want this house,’” in the 1920s said Gerald Primak. and ’30s. The It wasn’t long before Ju- district’s dith Primak felt the same curving, tree- way. She liked the way the lined streets home is centered on the and 26 land- PHOTOS BY JOHN SOBCZAK enormous grand foyer scaped is- Palmer Woods Judith and Gerald Primak searched many homes in Palmer Woods with original tiled floor lands boast before settling on their Tudor-Revival style house. and that the children’s 8 Mile Woodward large, irregu- rooms weren’t too far larly shaped childhood. Gerald, 73, had grown up in De- from the large master bedroom and adjoin- Argyle lots and mag- troit’s Linwood/Davison area, while Ju- Crescent ing bathroom. And what a bathroom it is. Strathcona nificently dith’s family lived in the University Dis- Original rope molding accents a domed 7 Mile crafted trict. They both remember their fathers ceiling while mauve-colored tiles cover homes. driving them through Palmer Woods in the curved walls. A Rookwood Pottery mural Today: The 1940s to see the elaborate display of Christ- Livernois identical to one in the Dodge mansion neighborhood mas decorations. frames the back wall of the tub. thrives as an “We were just amazed that people could The Primaks added two skylights in the upscale com- live this way,” said Judith Primak, 68. foyer, transformed a screened-in porch to a munity of loy- Though they did have to resolve some con- year-round garden room and made the for- al Detroiters cerns just two years after the riots had left mer second-floor servant quarters into a who appreciate the historic and architec- their mark on Detroit, that was easier than sunlit laundry room and home office. tural integrity of their homes and who are actually finding a house. Judith Primak said “I do remember some anxious moments committed to preserving them. each one they looked at had a fabulous fea- while waiting to move into the home, but 37 Historic designations: National. ture or two, none were perfect. years later you couldn’t drag me out of Number of homes: About 300. Then they found a Tudor Revival-style here,” she said. Architectural styles/sizes: Predominantly home in the heart of the neighborhood. — JoAnn Amicangelo Tudor and English Revival, but also Geor- gian Colonial, Greek Revival, Neo-Ital- ianate, as well as modern-style homes. 3,000 to 40,000 square feet. Price range: $290,000-$635,000; median price: $497,000. Neighborhood amenities: The neighborhood association works hard to maintain a sense of community by sponsoring an annual meeting and numerous social events. Home tour: Dec. 3. Association fee: $495/year, includes private security patrol, snow plowing, maintenance of 26 internal islands and green space along Woodward and Seven Mile Road, quarterly newspaper and many social events. Web site: www.palmerwoods.org. Home owners’ story: Gerald and Judith Primak Gerald Primak, retired owner of Towne & Country Interiors, and Judith Primak, owner of the Detroit Gallery of Contemporary Crafts in the Fisher Building, searched a long time for the perfect home in the late 1960s. With three school-aged children, they were looking for something larger than their home in Huntington Woods. They looked in the suburbs before redirecting their search to Palmer Woods. Both were familiar with the area from

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Living and Investing in th Sherwood Forest Boundaries: North of Seven Mile, south of Pembroke, east of Livernois, west of Park- side. History: Platted in 1917 and modeled after an English village, Sherwood Forest is made up of two subdivisions: Sherwood Forest, which encompasses most of the land, and Sherwood Forest Manor, which includes property on Parkside and Ren- frew between Cambridge and Pembroke. Most of the Sherwood Forest homes in the 8 Mile neighborhood Woodward were built in the 1920s and Pembroke 1930s. Today: 7 Mile

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Forest is a Liv neighborhood full of people who know the meaning of the word ‘community,’ ” said Gail Rodwan, attorney for the state appellate defender office and editor of the association newsletter, The Tattler. “This is a neighborhood where the homes are extraordinary, the architecture

Russell Woods Sullivan Children Explore the World at Boundaries: North of Cortland, south of Waverly, east of Livernois, west of Dexter. Friends School in Detroit History: Platted in 1925, the neighborhood is divided at Petoskey Street. The section west of Petoskey is the Russell Woods section, named for prominent corporate attorney Henry Russell Woods Sullivan Russell. Two- and-a-half-sto- Dexter ry single-fami- Waverly ly homes were built in the tland 1920s and 30s, Cor as well as Livernois apartment buildings and dual-family homes near its 41 Years of Academic Excellence northern bor- th der. East of Petoskey is the Sullivan section Preschool through 8 Grade where brothers Daniel Sullivan, partner in Now offering Mandarin Chinese Sullivan and Driggs, and Jeremiah Sullivan, a real estate agent, had their farm. Homes in Small Classes – BIG RESULTS! this section were built in the 1930s and ’40s. Russell Woods Sullivan was known as a mid- 2006 Skillman High Performing Good School dle-class neighborhood of white and Jewish 1100 St. Aubin Blvd. ~ 313-259-6722 ~ friendsschool.org residents until the late 1950s. Today: Residents in Russell Woods Sulli- van said the tree-lined neighborhood is a very stable, strong, tight-knit community

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