DETROIT, MI -- Another vacant building near downtown is the target for a major renovation project worth millions.

Midtown Detroit, Inc. and Mayor Mike Duggan are expected to announce Tuesday morning details about a $28 million project at the Strathmore Hotel that will convert the property into 129 units of market rate and affordable housing.

The project is expected to be complete in about 18 months. It also calls for about 2,000 square feet of ground-level commercial space.

News was sent Monday to MLive.com in a press release and would give the Midtown neighborhood of Detroit, near Wayne State University, a much-needed economic boost and more housing options.

The Strathmore Apartments project received $3.5 million from the state in February toward redevelopment.

This building is located at 70 W. Alexandrine between Cass and Woodward.

The website wikimapia says the eight story Strathmore was constructed in 1929; it describes it as "an abandoned, windowless hulk."



A Google map that shows where The Strathmore is located: