Lyon Township has imposed a 180‑day pause on large data centers while planners and engineers review noise, water and power rules after residents packed meetings. The move puts a spotlight on Project Flex and a wider Michigan trend of moratoria.

Sterling Heights scheduled a May 5, 2026 hearing to consider a transformational brownfield tax plan for the Lakeside City Center redevelopment. The plan would let developers use future tax revenue to help pay demolition and infrastructure costs.

Microsoft terminated NDAs with four West Michigan towns, freeing officials to discuss proposed data‑center plans as local scrutiny intensifies.

Advocates are pressing for a roughly $42M state housing tax credit that would pair with federal LIHTC to speed new below-market units into Detroit, while lawmakers debate costs.

City Council rezoned nine parcels Monday for The Dean, a proposed 14‑story student housing tower near the University of Michigan; a site plan still needs approval.

Wayne County is urging delinquent-tax property owners to enroll online in payment plans and hardship extensions to avoid foreclosure; the enrollment deadline is March 31, 2026.

A filing proposes converting the former McLouth Steel site at 27800 W. Jefferson into a 100 MW inference data center; DTE and city planners will attend a March 11 meeting.

A century after it opened, the Book Tower stands restored — reopened in 2023 after a $300M‑plus renovation and now hosting a free lobby exhibition and centennial programming.

A Michigan-based investment group has bought Shanty Creek Resort in Bellaire. Owners promise hotel updates and expanded family programming while keeping staff in place.

Michigan Central will open The Michigan Central Mezz in April — a 17,000-square-foot, members-only coworking floor on the Station's mezzanine that adds desks, conference rooms and campus access.

A longtime Detroit homeowner says construction of a Van Dyke solar field and airport work has left her feeling blocked in and pushed toward relocation.

Alden Towers, the 389‑unit riverfront complex on Detroit’s Gold Coast, is on the market at $25 million. The listing arrives amid tenant complaints and city fines.

A new tally finds about 122,929 vacant lots across Detroit, raising urgent questions about parks, urban farms and land‑bank policy.