Global InformationBook Tower information
| Book Tower | |
|---|---|
 The Book Building in October 2006 | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | 1265 Washington Boulevard Detroit, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42°20′00″N 83°03′06″W / 42.3334°N 83.0517°W |
| Construction started | 1916 |
| Completed | 1926 |
| Owner | Bedrock Detroit |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 152 m (499 ft) |
| Roof | 144.78 m (475.0 ft) |
| Top floor | 122 m (400 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 38 2 below ground |
| Floor area | 483,973 sf |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Louis Kamper |
| Main contractor | Starrett-Dilks Company |
| Renovating team | |
| Renovating firm | Bedrock Detroit |
| Main contractor | Christman |
Book Tower | |
U.S. Historic district Contributing property | |
| Architectural style | Neo-Classical and Neo-Renaissance |
| Part of | Washington Boulevard Historic District (ID82002914) |
| Designated CP | July 15, 1982 |
| References | |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
Book Tower is a 145 m (476 ft), 38-story skyscraper located at 1265 Washington Boulevard in Downtown Detroit, Michigan, within the Washington Boulevard Historic District. Construction began on the Italian Renaissance-style building in 1916, as an addition to the original Book Building, and finished a decade later, making it, at the time, the tallest building in Detroit. The building was designed by architect Louis Kamper, an American architect, active in and around Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan.
It has a green copper roof, a roofing style shared by the nearby Westin Book Cadillac Hotel. Retail and gallery floors used to reside on the first and second floors, with businesses previously occupying the rest. The last tenant closed in 2009, at which time Book Tower sat vacant until it was acquired by Bedrock in 2015. Over the next seven years, a Bedrock-led extensive restoration project culminated in a fully revitalized residential, ROOST apartment/hotel, event venue and mixed-use space.
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