![]() Hank Carpenter, an associate at CBRE, says Patel has received one serious offer, but it wasn’t quite enough to sell. His business model is to provide affordable long-term lodging to low-income people who use many of the 60 rooms. Patel said he bought the 60-room motel for around $1.25 million in 2003 and made around $800,000 worth of renovations. The motel remains open.Īccording to the news site Oakland County 115, crime at the Motorama has continued apace, with more than 60 incidents reported by police from the beginning of the year through late August. ![]() The motel’s owner, Phil Patel, filed a lawsuit against the city challenging that decision, and the case has been tied up ever since in the courts. He said the motel is a haven for prostitution, human trafficking, drugs, assaults and other crimes. In 2016, the city of Ferndale denied the Motorama a hotel business license on the recommendation of its then-police chief. The 21,000-square-foot, two-story building is being listed by real estate brokerage CBRE.Īn associate working with the listing agent tells Daily Detroit the owner won’t share financials for the business, but says the site’s location makes it most valuable as a mixed-use redevelopment - possibly as first-floor retail and second-floor residential. The Motorama Motel on Eight Mile Road at Woodward in Ferndale is for sale for a little over $1.5 million. ![]() One of the Detroit area’s most infamous motels is being shopped as a redevelopment opportunity. ![]()
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