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If Detroit is anything, it’s a city that is constantly in the process of being built and rebuilt.
Factories, freeways, stadiums – residents have seen plenty of structures fall just to later rise again – yet 2025 is proving to be a year of resurgence for this future city.
Cranes now dot the skyline, vacant lots are being filled in, and long-term projects are transitioning from the development phase to real life.
From massive hospitals to soccer stadiums to riverfront parks, Detroit is experiencing one of its biggest building booms in decades.
Below are the ten most important projects moving forward in the Metro right now – and why they matter.
1. Hudson’s Detroit
The old J.L. Hudson’s site sat dormant for years prior to 2025, an eyesore and constant reminder of all that had been lost for Detroit during its economic downturn.
That said, it’s now being transformed into Hudson’s Detroit, a condo, hotel, retail, and office tower atop a rolling green belt.
Detroit powerhouse General Motors is even in talks to move their headquarters there when it’s finished, leaving the RenCen behind.
Expect it to open and be in full operation by the end of 2025.
2. The Gordie Howe International Bridge
Anyone who has ever gotten stuck in gridlock traffic on the Ambassador Bridge knows why this $4.8 billion project is so important to Detroiters.
The Gordie Howe International Bridge connects Detroit and Windsor over one of North America’s largest cable-stayed spans and will include new traffic lanes, customs plazas, and paths for bikers and pedestrians.
Expect this modern gateway into Canada to open by the fall of 2025.
3. The Cadillac Square Development (formerly Monroe Blocks)
Downtown Detroit’s Cadillac Square been a parking lot and a “someday” project for far too long.
Now, in 2025, Detroit and Cleveland-based full-service commercial real estate firm, Bedrock, is digging in:
A mix of retail, restaurants, and an immersive entertainment venue called Cosm will open in 2026 – a prime destination that will be enjoyed by locals and visitors alike.
4. The Detroit City FC Stadium
The beating heart of Detroit soccer is leaving the old Keyworth stadium in Hamtramck for a new, soccer-specific stadium in Corktown.
DCFC Stadium will give the club a permanent home on the site of the long-defunct Southwest Detroit Hospital.
The first match will be in 2027, but groundbreaking is scheduled for the spring of 2025.
5. The Music Hall Expansion
Studio space, concert halls, and rehearsal rooms are getting a new home at the $125 million Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts.
Construction is underway, with completion expected by 2027.
This project gives Detroiters space to keep the music rolling in a city built on sound, whether it’s Motown, techno, jazz, rap, or hip-hop.
6. The Henry Ford Health “Future of Health Megaproject”
Henry Ford Health is investing more than $3 billion in expanding its hospital, adding research centers, residential units, retail and green space.
Vertical construction began in mid-2025, but the huge new hospital complex won’t officially open until 2029.
This is among the largest health care investments in Detroit history.
7. The UM Center for Innovation & Design
The University of Michigan is getting its much-buzzed about Innovation Center downtown in partnership with Olympia Development.
A soon-to-be staple if District Detroit, the project will house labs, classrooms, and startup spaces.
Construction is underway, with the center set to open in 2027.
8. The AC Hotel and The Bonstelle’s Restoration
Brush Park has a new 154-room hotel (the AC Hotel) that just finished being built, but the real story here is the restoration of the Bonstelle Playhouse.
Once a synagogue, then a theater, the Bonstelle has been closed for years.
Bringing it back to life alongside the new hotel will give residents a front row seat to the future of Detroit’s film scene.
9. Ralph C. Wilson Sr. Centennial Park
Detroit’s Rivertown area just keeps getting better and better.
Playgrounds, gardens, basketball courts, and open lawns make the 22-acre Centennial Park one of the city’s most anticipated projects.
It will open in fall 2025, giving Detroiters a relaxing public space right on the water.
10. The Joe Louis Greenway
The Joe Louis Greenway will be a 27.5-mile-long trail that will eventually pass through Detroit, Highland Park, and Hamtramck before leading back to the river.
Some parts are already open, but the whole project is still in the process of being pieced together.
When complete, it will link neighborhoods that were previously cut off by traffic creating Detroit’s largest urban greenway.
What These Projects Mean for the Future of Detroit
Though recent years have seen much in the way of flashy announcements from Detroit that have never quite panned out, 2025 feels different – not only because of the scale of these projects but because so many are actually under construction, with cranes up and workers on site developing new hospitals, schools, hotels, parks, and stadiums.
This marks the beginning of an era that will see the city’s story being rewritten into one of abundance and progress – proof that Detroit is moving proudly forward instead of continuing to dwell on its losses.