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PONYRIDE LOOKS AT THE BRIGHT SIDE OF THE FORECLOSURE

Pony Ride is a recently developed project from Detroit’s media favorite and PLAYGROUND DETROIT Supervisor Phillip Cooley. He aqcuired the building- previously an unused, old office space- in Corktown for a steal and transformed it into a community space. The diverse group of tenants now occupying the 30,000 sq. ft space literally pay dimes per square-foot to rent there, enabling […]

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DON’T MISS THIS NYC EVENT: BEYOND THE HIGH LINE, “TRANSFORMING DETROIT”

Tonight at the NYC Highline in Chelsea: Phillip Cooley and Faye Alexander Nelson speak about public space development in Detroit. A presentation and discussion of new and revived public spaces in Detroit like the International Riverfront and Riverwalk, the Dequindre Cut, Roosevelt Park, and Ponyride. Faye Alexander Nelson of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, and Phillip […]

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PHILLIP COOLEY

Advisor: Phillip Cooley graduated from Columbia College in Chicago with a Bachelor of Arts. After modeling for two years primarily in Europe, he moved back to Detroit to pursue more entrepreneurial and philanthropic adventures. Phillip’s latest endeavor is Pony Ride; he is part-owner of Slows BBQ, and a general contractor with O’Connor Development. He dedicates time to serve on the […]

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