[5] Their Williamsburg location, a former mayonnaise factory on North 6th Street,[6] is credited with helping to establish the neighborhood as a cultural hub.
[4] Galapagos' DUMBO home was a 1906 former stable at 16 Main Street for which it paid $6.82/square foot when it left Williamsburg in part due to increasing rents.
[11][12] These included an old power plant which would serve as the center point, and another - behind Michigan Central Station - was planned as Commonwealth Detroit.
Part of the new funding model which Elmes believed would help them succeed in Detroit was a focus on food and drink to encourage the audience to stay longer.
[14] In early 2019, plans for an arts center in the former Highland Park High School that would have featured an artificial lake fell through, and Elmes sold the building behind Michigan Central Station as well.