Landmark Michigan Bell Building Now Refuge For Homeless

The old Michigan Bell building on Oakman Boulevard in Detroit that sat vacant for 20 years has been renovated into offices and an apartment building for the homeless.

“It is a blessing,” Cassandra Moore told Julie Banovic of WXYZ-TV. 

This is the first time Moore has had to place to live in over this past year. When her husband died of a heart attack last November, Cassandra Moore became homeless. The retired Chrysler worker had supported both of them.

Moore just recently got back on her feet in this brand new apartment with the help of the Neighborhood Service Organization (NSO).

Now known as the NSO Bell Building, the low income housing has the modern look and feel of a high end apartment building with the amenities. Items donated from neighborhood fundraisers also mean residents don’t need to buy things like towels, sheets, and toiletries.