The Curbed Detroit Preservation Heatmap: Detroit's Most Endangered Buildings - Preservation Heatmap - Curbed Detroit

Detroit's Most Endangered Buildings
FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2008 file photo, pedestrians walk by the abandoned Packard plant in Detroit. Dominic Cristini, who claims ownership of the Packard plant through Bioresource Inc., is awaiting demolition permits. He says he wants to start demolition within a month. He estimates it will cost $6 million to raze the plant. The plant closed in the mid 1950s. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2008 file photo, pedestrians walk by the abandoned Packard plant in Detroit. Dominic Cristini, who claims ownership of the Packard plant through Bioresource Inc., is awaiting demolition permits. He says he wants to start demolition within a month. He estimates it will cost $6 million to raze the plant. The plant closed in the mid 1950s. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

The story of threat and loss is nothing new to Detroiters with a soft spot for heritage and preservation work. While this list of endangered buildings represents just a handful of the historic monuments at risk of loss, we focused on those we feel highlight larger issues at stake. Threats like improper maintenance, foreclosure, looting, stripping, vandalism, lack of rehabilitation funding, and speculating are all immediate and ongoing. If left unchecked and unaddressed, the threat of demolition or some other unfortunate end is likely to become reality for many Detroit treasures.

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