Broderick Tower News Today

Queer Detroit is coming to The Norwood, a new event space in the New Center area

It's been about a month and a half since an ad on the famous whale mural was removed on the side of Broderick Tower, but on Tuesday, a new one was put up.

While many businesses were leaving Detroit in the 1970s, Michael Higgins was building a sizeable real estate Detroit empire at a young age.

Higgins had been involved in Detroit real estate for decades, with his most notable project being the $55 million redevelopment, along with other investors, in the early 2010s of the Broderick Tower high-rise on Grand Circus Park.

Robert Wylands whale mural on the Broderick Tower was covered in 2021 with a large ad. Last weeks thunderstorms destroyed the ad.

Staff say they were told to remove pride flags, and the space will return to a sports bar

It was gonna be May. And then it was, and here we are. Switch things up this month with one or five brand new adventures, from hitting the dance floor at

Yes, many buildings can and should be adaptively reused for the 21st and 22nd centuries, writes a historic preservation contractor involved in Detroit renovations.

Once damaged by lightning, this Romanesque Revival-style home has updated and restored elements, but with many and original features.

The childlike feelings of wonder and play in his paintings are what make them so popular