Hudson

After decades of decline, Detroit’s first new skyscraper in 50 years reflects a city on the rebound, though concerns linger over who benefits from its renewal.

Detroit is reaching for the sky again. For the first time in nearly half a century, the city has unveiled a new skyscraper — a towering symbol of aspiration and rebirth rising from the same ground once synonymous with bankruptcy and urban decay.

The building, known as Hudson’s Detroit, stands on the former site of the historic J.L. Hudson department store. Once the beating heart of downtown retail, the original Hudson’s fell to neglect …