The Lone Goat English pub is now open on the ground floor of the historic Metropolitan Building in downtown Detroit. Drawing ...

Downtown Detroit has an abundance of towering, historic buildings that are perfect for office-to-housing conversions and office renovations that have taken hold in downtowns across the country.

Detroit’s Grand Army of the Republic Building has a buyer. West Bloomfield-based management company Barbat Holdings has purchased the historic GAR Building, according to a Wednesday announcement.