Insights and perspectives on MPA’s most recent projects, awards and clients.
September 18, 2016 - Crain's Detroit
“It was great to know there was going to be more action happening outside the Midtown area,” said Bill Adler. “I’m a big believer that Midtown is going to be the Brooklyn, the SoHo of Detroit, the place where creative […]
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September 6, 2016 - Hotel News Now
Foundation Hotel featured on Hotel News Now. Adaptive-reuse projects are appealing because they offer something outside of a traditional hotel box; they offer guests an experience and a story. Follow the link>>
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August 23, 2016 - C&G Newspapers
Next year, and for the first time in more than 60 years, city officials are expecting Detroit’s residential population to increase. “Demand for living in Detroit is growing every day,” said Detroit Mayor Michael Duggan in a prepared statement. “Census […]
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August 12, 2016 - Houzz
Thank you Houzz! McIntosh Poris has been Designing Award-Winning Residential, Commercial, Adaptive Reuse, Interiors and Urban Design projects since 1994. Follow the link>>
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July 29, 2016 - Market Watch
Even in otherwise rundown cities like Detroit, the firehouses have stood more than the test of time, even decades of municipal neglect, said Michael Poris. Because the headquarters firehouse contained many offices for various chiefs, arson investigators and code inspectors, […]
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July 20, 2016 - Grosse Pointe Magazine
McIntosh Poris is excited to be working on the transformation of the Country Club of Detroit. “What’s really neat is the adaptive reuse of this space,” says General Manager Craig Cutler, “keeping character with the clubhouse but new.” Follow the […]
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July 19, 2016 - Houzz
Design ideas for a 1950s home office in Detroit with dark hardwood floors and a freestanding desk. Follow the link>>>
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June 24, 2016 - Hour Detroit
“By 2008 there was over $30 billion of development. What we have now is momentum. But it wouldn’t (be) there without (that) groundwork laid.” – Michael Poris Follow the link>>
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June 14, 2016 - Archinect
McIntosh Poris was hired by a Detroit-based group of private investors to reinvigorate the 3900 block of Woodward Avenue in the Detroit Midtown Area. The design and construction of the Woodward Garden Apartments, a five-story mixed-use building, was part of […]
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June 2, 2016 - Times Square to Art Square
The project was applauded by the Royal Oak planning commission, as well as Mayor James Ellison, who commended McIntosh Poris and the development team for reusing an existing, under-utilized structure in its efforts to bring dynamic housing options to the […]
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