‘HEROIN HOUSE’ GETS TRANSFORMED In Sherwood Forest, freshened-up home is ready for entertaining

NICK MANES

Once home to an alleged Detroit heroin dealer, the residence at 19691 Shrewsbury Road in the city’s desirable northwest Sherwood Forest neighborhood has been through some changes in the last half-century.

For more than 20 years, the home has been owned by John Corvino and his husband, Mark Lock. Corvino, 53, and the dean of the Irvin D. Reid Honors College at Wayne State University, and Lock, e 85-year-old home was set to hit the market March 3 at an asking price of $525,000, or about $195 per square foot.

48, and an attorney, are ready to move on from the 2,700-squarefoot, two-story Tudor-style home where they’ve entertained and maintained a garden grown from the remains of shrubs and weeds in the backyard over the past few decades.

Public records show the home was purchased for $240,000. Corvi- no told Crain’s he wasn’t sure how much they had invested in the home over the decades.

Still, Corvino and Lock have done work. e home was previously owned and occupied by a Realtor who did a “cheap renovation,” as Corvino described it.

“We did a lot to undo that ... and make it fresh,” he said, pointing to the newer kitchen and various cosmetic upgrades in the bathrooms.

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About this feature e renovations to the club that opened in 1972 also include a complete interior upgrade of the private club’s 45,000-square-foot clubhouse, including the addition of a tness area. New locker rooms feature steam showers, cold rain showers and a sauna. e upgrades also include a redesigned ballroom and dining room and updated kitchen equipment.

Golfers can now work on their game indoors in the new golf simulator room, which features two TrackMan systems. e club pro shop was redesigned with new merchandise added and new workspaces created for members.

Royal Oak-based Art Harrison Interiors designed the indoor changes. Exterior upgrades have been made, too. e pool has been updated and Wabeek has added a 2,500-square-foot outdoor patio and re pit lounge with views of the rst and 18th holes.

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