Insights and perspectives on MPA’s most recent projects, awards and clients.
July 20, 2026 - Crain's Detroit Business
Southfield-based charity Say Detroit is launching a $12 million-plus project to convert the storied St. Cecilia School and Gym, a west-side Detroit site where many NBA legends sharpened their skills, into its second youth academic, enrichment and recreation center. The […]
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July 15, 2026 - Crain's Detroit Business
As Detroit’s resurgence continues, there’s been considerable talk about ensuring development activity moves beyond the central business district and into the city’s farther out neighborhoods. While still in early stages, work along Dexter Avenue west of the historic Boston Edison […]
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June 9, 2026 - AIA Michigan
Adaptive Reuse Award: “The jury appreciated the light touch of this loft renovation. The project maintained the character of the original building exterior and public spaces, while adding thoughtfully designed details to the loft interiors.” Masonry Award: “The treatment of […]
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May 22, 2026 - City of Detroit
The Roma, a new $15.6 million mixed-income, mixed-use residential development in Detroit’s Brush Park neighborhood, officially broke ground on May 21st, marking another major step in the continued transformation of one of the city’s fastest-growing districts. Follow the link>>
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May 5, 2026 - Crain's Detroit Business
Detroit is now the formal headquarters for McIntosh Poris Architects, but the longtime architecture firm is no stranger to the city. Follow the link>>
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April 10, 2026 - The Architect's Newspaper
In Detroit, McIntosh Poris Architects (MPA), a local Michigan firm, has converted a former Cadillac assembly plant built in 1905 into Amsterdam Lofts, a housing complex. The building is considered the world’s first reinforced-concrete automobile factory, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. […]
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March 27, 2026 - CoStar
The transformation of the former Cadillac Motor Car Co. Assembly Plant in Detroit into a 90-unit apartment building preserved a historic property while also creating new housing in the neighborhood. The project received a 2026 CoStar Impact Award for redevelopment […]
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March 12, 2026 - Metro Times
Sunda New Asian is not subtle about its influences. An eye-grabbing art installation evocative of Japanese cherry blossoms fluttering in the breeze is suspended over a pink quartzite bar, with another nearby made from pearlescent capiz shells from the Philippines. […]
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March 6, 2026 - The Detroit News
Travel-loving restaurateur Billy Dec is opening his first restaurant in Michigan next week. Sunda New Asian in the District Detroit opens Tuesday, March 10, with a little bit of the best elements from of all his Sunda locations, he says. […]
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March 5, 2026 - Crain's
A new mixed-use, mixed-income apartment building proposed for Detroit’s Brush Park is expected to bring 37 units of housing to the neighborhood, according to the project’s lead developer. “Detroit raised me — I’m a west side kid, and I’m passionate about […]
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