St. Aubin is 1,309. They include
attached garage, air conditioning, car-
peting, dishwasher, garbage disposal,
designer cabinets and cathedral ceiling
in the living area.

Few Jews For Now

"The buyers so far have been from a
mixture of ethnic groups," said
Glieberman. "They just view it as
fashionable and a neat place to live.
They can tell their friends: 'Hey, I just
bought a condo in downtown
Detroit,' and the response will be:
`Great ... that's real cool'."
Real estate regulations prohibit
builders and realtors from revealing
names and religions of property buy-
ers, but Glieberman hinted that
Woodward Place hasn't attracted

Two Jewish
builders are
developing,
and quickly
selling,
residential
units
downtown.

Jewish people yet. "But I foresee some
part of the Jewish population eventu-
ally moving downtown," he said.
"We're also getting a number of
reverse commuters ... people who
work in the suburbs, but now want to
live downtown to take better advan-
tage of the cultural activities.
"We're really getting close to a 24-
hour downtown in Detroit ... a time
when the place will be bubbling with
activity all of the time. This is how it
started in Manhattan and Chicago,
and we always seem to follow their
trends by 10 years or so."
The next phase of construction in
the Brush Park area probably will be a
number of "true townhouses" at about
2,100 square feet, Glieberman said.
What are the biggest challenges in
downtown construction? "The ground

conditions are a bit rough," he said.
"We find a lot of old footings, sewer
lines, old cables, and a variety of other
things, but it's nothing we can't over-
come.
"Then, of course, you must make
sure you get clear title from the city
for all of the property. City officials
always have been very cooperative in
all of our projects ... they do all they
can to help us."
Another big Crosswinds project is
Uptown Row at New Center, bound-
ed by Lothrop Street, Third Avenue,
Pallister and the Lodge Freeway
Service Drive in the Woodward-East
Grand Boulevard area. These are tradi-
tional townhouses inside of what
Glieberman refers to as "downtown
Detroit's Uptown District ... in the
shadow of the Fisher Building."

Bernard Glieberman and David Farbman
have several projects between the Detroit River
and the Fisher Building.

There are 47 units for sale at 1,500
square feet, priced from $159,990 to
$200,000, with an attached two-and-a-
half-car garage and reduced city taxes.
"Many people buying here are
those who already live somewhere in
the neighborhood or elsewhere in
Detroit who are upgrading themselves
to another living space in the city,"
Glieberman said.

Farbman Input

Also focusing on residential property
in downtown Detroit is the Farbman
Group. Formed 25 years ago, it han-
dles the development of more than 18
million square feet of real estate in the
Detroit area. The driving force behind
the company is David Farbman, 29,
of Franklin, who took over from his