From decaying ruin to restored glory
The Remarkable Transformation of the James Scott Mansion
The James Scott Mansion from January 29 1911 in New York Times
The James Scott Mansion was built in 1887 by James Scott. When he died in 1919, the building was covered in appartments. The In 1975 the building caught fire and fell into disrepair. Because there was no money for the restauration of the building and no private investors where interested in buying the building, Detroit put the building on the demolishing list. However in the early 2000's the building was bought from the city by local developer Joel Landy who couldn't believe the city wanted to demolish this beautiful building. He wanted to do what others thought was impossible.



James Scott Mansion before renovation, under construction and after renovation
As seen on the following map, the Mansion has a great proximity to the Wayne State University campus, the DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital and to downtown.
The James Scott Mansion is located on 81 peterboro St. in Detroit.
In the following video you can see how the building went from a destroyed ruin that was falling apart even further to a renovated building that hosts several apartments.
The James Scott Mansion from decaying ruin to restored glory
The renovation of the Mansion started in 2016 and was finished only 2 years later in 2018. The renovation had a price tag of 6 million dollars. Now, there are 26 one- and two- bedroom apartments which vary from $1,275/mo. to $1,530/mo and the apartment size varies from 430 to 730 square feet.
The Scott Mansion tower before and at the end of restoration
The project was funded by Landy, community development lender Capital Impact Partners, historic tax credits, brownfield credits, and Invest Detroit. The apartments are all rented out right now, which means an influx of middle class in the neihborhood. The James Scott Mansion finally has been restored to glory and now again, it adds the beautiful aesthetic to the neighborhood as it once did
Front view of The James Scott Manion before and after renovation
Group 1 at The James Scott Mansion!