Energy company Detroit Thermal is claiming a Wayne County jury handed it a “sweeping verdict” in a controversial case over whether the utility can run steam lines across Lafayette Park townhomes to heat a nearby high-rise. But the legal reality is far more complicated.  The jury on Tuesday rejected one claim from townhome residents, finding […]

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A Wayne County judge has ruled that Detroit Thermal does not have the legal right to run steam lines across private property in Detroit’s historic Lafayette Park neighborhood, delivering a major victory to residents of the Mies van der Rohe–designed townhome cooperatives.

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A Wayne County judge has rejected Detroit Thermal’s bid to shut down a lawsuit brought by residents of Detroit’s historic Lafayette Park neighborhood, keeping in place a court order that blocks the utility from running steam lines through the protected greenspace.

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