Midwest City Scoop: Construction Starts in Detroit

Overall Construction Activity Expected to Increase by More Than 6% This Year

The manufacturing subsector is forecast to more than double, while non-building activity should decline.

City Grill

Jeff Baxa
VP, Preconstruction
Barton Malow

“The hottest markets for Barton Malow in Detroit are probably the commercial and mixed-use markets,” Baxa says. “We recently completed the Shinola Hotel, and now we’re working on the mixed-use program for the $900-million Hudson’s redevelopment project being developed by Bedrock. We have a strong 2018 backlog in all our markets, and that’s something we pride ourselves on. I can say right now all of our markets have great opportunities, and we have a good backlog in all of them. There’s great energy here now.”

Firm in Focus

Barton Malow
26500 American Drive, Southfield, Mich.
CEO: Ryan Maibach
Employees: 2,200
Founded: 1924
What’s New: Barton Malow came off the Little Caesar’s Arena program this past fall. The $862.9-million, 25,000-sq-ft project was completed in less than two years of total construction time.