Housing in Midtown Detroit has become a hot commodity. Here's the latest addition:
Sarah Cox of Curbed Detroit reports that the Brentwood building at 487 Prentis Street finished renovations a year ago and finally got its occupancy permit in July.
The building offers up 38 one-bedroom rental apartments that go for $800 to $900 a unit. The smallest are just 450 square feet
Cox writes:
So basically now a bunch more students can live next to the Bronx Bar and pay Detroit 2.0 rates for the privilege.
Rent-shocked readers pick up on that sentiment. "Are you serious?" Ted Mosby comments at the development news site. These are among 35 comments at Curbed's Facebook page:
- $800, no room, no parking, and no utilites...no thanks! -- Shaun Carollo
- The square footage and price literally made me curse out loud. No thanks. - Charnell Cato
- I hope I can win the lottery and buy one. -- Marcia Foggie
- Um, hell no... Too expensive. Were not in Manhattan. -- Shawn Harrison
- There's a ton of better deals out there blocks away from that place. -- Brian Gagnon
- Way overpriced with no parking. 484 Brainard is $600 with gated parking. -- Alex Handy
- $800 for a 1 Bedroom in Detroit??!! You can keep it! -- Stephen Cornell
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