Hidden Detroit: Places to See the City from a Bird’s-eye View
Everyone has a favorite secret spot, but few are eager to share. For this year’s City Guide, we took on the challenge. Along with...
Hidden Detroit: Fishing for Secrets at the Fisher Building
Everyone has a favorite secret spot, but few are eager to share. For this year’s City Guide, we took on the challenge. Along with...
Hidden Detroit: The Guardian Building
Everyone has a favorite secret spot, but few are eager to share. For this year’s City Guide, we took on the challenge. Along with...
Interior Design Team of JW Marriott Detroit Water Square on Their Vision for the...
“A contemporary expression of luxury that reflects the dynamic spirit of Detroit” is how Jim Looney, CEO and founder of Dallas-based interior design firm...
First Look at JW Marriott Detroit Water Square
The next evolution in the Motor City’s luxury hospitality transformation is well underway on the riverfront, with the construction of the JW Marriott Detroit...
Metro Detroit Chef Zack Sklar Launches Luxury Event Space in Bloomfield Twp.
Zack Sklar, co-owner of catering company Cutting Edge Cuisine, has announced plans for a world-class event space in Bloomfield Twp. In addition to the...
Downtown Detroit Projects Opening in 2026 and Beyond
PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACESMonroe Streetscape Project (2026)
The construction that began revamping Greektown’s main thoroughfare in March 2025 is expected to be completed by fall...
Development Projects That Helped Transform Detroit in 2025
Hudson’s Detroit
Once the focal point of the Detroit skyline, the former J.L Hudson’s building was the tallest department store in the world until...
RH Detroit, The Gallery in Birmingham Opens
After years of anticipation, RH Detroit, The Gallery in Birmingham is officially open to shoppers.At over 60,000 square feet, the building features four stories...
GALLERY: Detroit’s Christmas Tree Arrives in Campus Martius Park
The holiday season is officially underway with the Nov. 5 arrival of Detroit's Christmas tree in Campus Martius Park.The 62-foot Norway spruce traveled 200...
Sakura Novi Welcomes Paris Baguette and Sakura Gardens
Novi had a lot to celebrate on Thursday (Oct. 23) — a new garden and a new bakery. Both are on the grounds Sakura...
Top Takeaways from Downtown Detroit Partnership’s Fall Forum at Michigan Central Station
The Downtown Detroit Partnership hosted their annual Fall Forum on Oct. 15 at Michigan Central Station. Hour Detroit attended this special edition of the...
Hudson’s Detroit Mid-Rise: A Peek Inside the Completed Structure
After more than a decade in the making, Bedrock has now completed the retail and office space of Hudson’s Detroit. During a media preview...
What to Expect When Ralph C. Wilson Centennial Park Opens This Month
Ralph C. Wilson Centennial Park, the latest addition to Detroit’s award-winning riverfront, is set to open on Oct. 25 with a two-day Harvest Fest....
Apple Says ‘What Up Doe’ to Downtown Detroit
The long-awaited day is finally here – Apple’s downtown Detroit store is opening today (Sept.19) at 5 p.m. on Woodward Ave. next to Shinola...
Klawsome! Sakura Novi Kicks Off with Michigan’s First ‘Clawcade’
Almost two years since first breaking ground, Sakura Novi’s first retailer, Klawsome!, is set to open Friday, August 29. The claw machine-themed arcade is...
Gordie Howe Bridge Might Be Delayed; But Check Out This Public Pier
As progress continues to be made on the $6.4 billion Gordie Howe International Bridge, just across the Detroit River in Windsor, Ontario, a new...
A Look Inside Hudson’s New Event Spaces
As Detroiters continue to hold their breath in anticipation of the opening of Hudson’s Detroit’s 49-story building, Hour Detroit’s team received an invite from...
Detroit Foundation Hotel Reopens After Renovation
Eight years after welcoming their first guests, the Detroit Foundation Hotel and its signature restaurant, The Apparatus Room, want to reintroduce themselves. Over the...
Teaming Up for a Seat at the Table
Strength in numbers. That hope and philosophy prompted nine Detroit-based female architects, architectural designers, and landscape architects to join forces last year in an...
