Finding new uses for 18 square miles of vacant lots is one of Detroit's next challenges as planners and resident groups pitch their ideas.

DETROIT (WXYZ) — Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan delivered his final report on the city's residential blight removal program, marking the near completion of one of his ...

Lisa Waud’s ‘Flower House’ (all images by Heather Saunders Photography) DETROIT — Two common themes in the Detroit lexicon: blighted houses, and nature persisting despite architectural ruin. Lisa Waud ...

Every neighborhood has the one house that is a complete eyesore in the area, lowering home values and causing safety issues for neighbors. And in many cases, these are abandoned homes. While some once ...

A former Detroit bank building that was abandoned and then turned into an impromptu nightclub has now undergone a much more intriguing transformation—after being made over into a stunning family home.

The houses are worn by weather and time, photographed in isolation like forgotten monuments. They have a haunted feel: Windows are boarded on Victorian-era turrets; paint flakes off the towering ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan's blight removal program cut abandoned Land Bank homes from 47,000 to under 1,000, boosting property ...