Cass Tech football field
The Ilitch family's Olympia Development is interested in buying the football field at Cass Tech High School at Second and Cass Avenues, which is about three blocks from the new Little Caesars Arena, the Detroit Free Press reports. It also wants to buy the site of the old Cass Tech building nearby.
In exchange, it proposes building the team a new athletic facility elsewhere in the city, write Ann Zaniewski, Keith Matheny and Perry Farrell.
Discussions around a potential deal began a few months ago, says Ray Litt, vice president of the Cass Tech Alumni Association, tells the Freep.
It's unclear how Olympia would use the site.
The paper says:
In 2011, the roughly 90-year old Cass Tech High building was demolished, after sitting vacant for many years. The newer, modern building was opened nearby in 2005, and features a state-of-the-art theater and professional-grade sound studio, a gift from Adidas and Cass Tech alum and rapper Big Sean.
Despite being home to one of the state's football powerhouses, Cass Tech's football field leaves something to be desired. The field has no running track around it, Litt said. And because Cass Tech’s football field is grass instead of an artificial surface like many schools have, daily practice there is not recommended. The team practices on a field more than a mile away.
