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InvestNext Raises $4.3 Million In Venture Capital Financing

InvestNext Inc., a software firm backed by Detroit billionaire Dan Gilbert, has closed on a venture capital financing round to the tune of $4.3 million. The company’s software goal is to help investors and fund managers keep track of pertinent details and documents involved in real estate investments. Hyde Park Venture Partners, Detroit Venture Partners, Whitecap Venture Partners and Grand Ventures participated in the funding round. InvestNext Inc. now has more than 18,000 active investors and has paved the way for more than $.4 billion in transactions.

Fowling Warehouse to Open in Ypsilanti

Royal Oak resident Scott Brown is opening a Fowling Warehouse location in Ypsilanti. The original Fowling Warehouse was established by Chris Hutt in 2014. The game is part football/part bowling. Prior to finding the Ypsilanti space, Brown looked in Lansing, Lake Orion and Indianapolis. His Ypsilanti location will be the sixth in the franchise. Other locations include Grand Rapids, Indianapolis, Atlanta, Cincinnati and Hamtramck. All have opened in last seven years. No opening date is set yet for the Ypsilanti location, but it will feature 20 indoor fowling lanes. Players may bring in their own food or have it delivered, and two bars will be on site.

Detroit’s Core City Project Breathes New Life Into Buildings and Land

The Core City neighborhood, located west of Woodbridge and about 2 miles from downtown, is one of the most unique real estate projects in the city and the state. It currently spreads across six existing commercial buildings, 10 recently built Quonset hut apartments, plus one large Quonset hut split into eight live-work space. It will be expanding early next year to include more housing. The old commercial buildings are filled with office and retail tenants. The buildings surround a new public space park filled with shade trees and artwork. The Core City project is the brain child of developer Philip Kafka and his real estate company, Prince Concepts.