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Design Contest To Help Develop Ex-Hudson's Site

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DETROIT, UNITED STATES: The J.L. Hudson building in downtown Detroit is imploded 24 October using 2,728 pounds of exposives making it the tallest and biggest building ever to be imploded. With 2.2 million square feet standing at 410 feet, 25 floors and four basements, the remaining 660 million pounds of rubble will take between five and six months to haul away. AFP PHOTO/Jeff KOWALSKY (Photo credit should read JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP/Getty Images)

Detroit -- An international design competition on a potential $75 million development on the former Hudson's department store site in downtown Detroit will be formally launched in several weeks, said a top official for the Dan Gilbert entity that controls the property on Woodward.

Matt Cullen, president and CEO of Rock Ventures LLC, an umbrella entity for Dan Gilbert's portfolio of companies and investments, made the announcement at the Detroit Policy Conference in the MotorCity Casino-Hotel but gave few details. He reconfirmed plans to build a mixed-use project of residential and retail on the site. A Gilbert-controlled entity called 1208 Woodward LLC has development rights for the city property.

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