September 23, 2014 | Model D
This year’s erratic weather has been tough on people and property in Metro Detroit. One of the coldest and snow-filled winters in memory gave way to a rainy summer where successive storms caused record flooding. During winter, many dealt with frozen pipes and exorbitant heat bills; in summer it was flooded basements and sewer backups.
But some buildings in Detroit were insulated from the extreme conditions — by design. [...]