1728 Michigan Avenue Moves Forward in Corktown



A surface parking lot on one of Detroit's most recognizable corridors is another step closer to becoming a nine-story mixed-use development. JRC is serving as construction manager on 1728 Michigan Avenue, a 60-unit residential building with roughly 2,500 SF of ground-floor retail, developed by Corktown Development Properties. Detroit City Council approved the tax incentives supporting the project in mid-July, and construction is expected to begin in September.

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It's the little things.



When people think about construction, they usually picture the big moments. The crane lifting steel into place. The concrete pour. The ribbon cutting when it's all finished. These moments matter, but they're only part of the story.

Spend a little time on a jobsite and you'll notice it's often the smaller things that keep a project moving. A superintendent catching a potential issue before it becomes a delay. Two trades working together to solve a problem instead of pointing fingers. A delivery showing up right when it's needed. A quick conversation that saves hours of rework later.

None of those moments make the news, and most will never be seen. But they happen every day.

Construction is full of big milestones, but successful projects are usually built on hundreds of small ones. That's the part of the job we get to see from the field, and it's one of the reasons every completed project is something to be proud of.