Detroit Blight Busters transforming former Woolworth building into mixed-use arts center on city’s west side

DETROIT (WXYZ) — A former department store on Detroit’s west side is being transformed into a community hub.

Detroit Blight Busters is converting a building on Grand River Avenue near Lahser into a 30,000-square-foot mixed-use development called the Sunflower Arts Center. The project will bring classrooms for children, 7 live/work spaces for artists, commercial space where creators can sell their work, and a new diner to the Old Redford neighborhood.

Watch Demetrios Sanders’ video report below:

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