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The city of Detroit issued a "stop work" order on a demolition project taking place at a building partially situated in Detroit and Grosse Pointe Park. That order was issued March 28.
A developer purchased the old Grosse Pointe Park Public Works building, but the problem is the property is half on the Detroit side and half on the Grosse Pointe Park side.
The city of Detroit has filed a lawsuit against the nonprofit developing a $45 million arts center on its eastern border with the city of Grosse Pointe Park for beginning demolition on property sitting in both cities without required Detroit approvals.
GROSSE POINTE PARK — A purchase agreement between Grosse Pointe Park and the nonprofit Urban Renewal Initiative Foundation to purchase the former auto body shop Joe’s Garage at 1038 Ashland St.