7 , 9 6 2 . ▁R ede velop ment ▁of ▁historic ▁buildings ▁is ▁priority ▁for ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁On Star , ▁Al ly ▁Fin an cial , ▁Com pu ware , ▁Qu icken ▁Lo ans , ▁and ▁Blue ▁Cross ▁Blue ▁Sh ield ▁Association ▁have ▁brought ▁an ▁increased ▁employ ment ▁base ▁to ▁dow nt own ▁Detroit . ▁In ▁de cade ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁dow nt own ▁Detroit ▁gained ▁more ▁than ▁$ 1 5 ▁B ▁in ▁new ▁invest ment ▁from ▁private ▁and ▁public ▁se ctors . ▁The ▁Detroit ▁River front ▁conserv ancy ▁has ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁ac quire ▁the ▁$ 5 0 0 ▁M ▁invest ment ▁for ▁Detroit ▁International ▁River front ▁development ▁through ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁gr ants ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁first ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁and ▁a ▁half - mile ▁( 8 . 8   km ) ▁park way ▁along ▁the ▁river front ▁east ▁from ▁the ▁Hart ▁Pla za ▁and ▁the ▁Renaissance ▁Center ▁to ▁the ▁Belle ▁Is le ▁Bridge ▁with ▁phase ▁II ▁west ▁of ▁Hart ▁Pla za ▁to ▁the ▁Amb assador ▁Bridge . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Henry ▁Ford ▁Health ▁System ▁and ▁V angu ard ▁Health ▁Systems ▁announced ▁substantial ▁renov ations ▁and ▁exp ans ions ▁in ▁New ▁Center ▁and ▁Mid town ▁Detroit . ▁ ▁L ifest yles ▁for ▁rising ▁profession als ▁in ▁Detroit ▁reflect ▁those ▁of ▁other ▁major ▁cities . ▁A ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁study ▁found ▁that ▁Detroit ' s ▁new ▁dow nt own ▁residents ▁are ▁pre domin