DETROIT-Harmony House lasted 55 years, featuring independent artists and knowledgeable employees at 37 stores. With 17 stores already closed, 11 more will shut their doors at the end of the month with the remaining nine closing by the end of the year.

DETROIT-Local office tenants say fears about traffic or safety never materialized. DTE Energy praises gaming businesses, and is selling land next door for development of a $500-million MGM casino.

DETROIT-Land owned by a Hawaii-based charitable trust is put up for sale,and Lt. Governor Dick Posthumus thinks the state should buy it to keep the 390,000 acres out of the hands of potential developers.

TROY, MI-The multifamily and retail sectors are strongest in this suburb of Detroit, with new condominium projects for about 360 units and shopping districts springing up all over the city.

OXFORD TOWNSHIP, MI-A 145-unit rental complex for senior citizens is the newest compontent of Waterstone, a 2,000-home development on 1,400 acres in this township outside Detroit. Independence Village is the developer.

DETROIT-The Ilitch family is expected to decide redevelopment plans by 2005 for the 120,000-sf Madison-Lenox hotel. It will demolish the building on Madison Avenue using a $700,000 Downtown Development Authority loan.

TROY, MI-The multifamily and retail sectors are strongest in this suburb of Detroit, with new condominium projects for about 360 units and shopping districts springing up all over the city.

DETROIT-MGM Casino decision to drop plans to buy 508,000-sf building leaves the state reassessing its options on disposing the former state employee headquarters, nearly empty except for a state police station.