Hudson's Detroit is an under-construction mixed-use development located in Downtown Detroit, Michigan, United States. Located on the former site of J.L Hudson's Flagship Store, it is expected to be the second tallest building in Detroit as well as Michigan, at 208.7 meters (685 ft)[1][2] and to be completed in 2024.[3][4]
| Hudson's Detroit | |
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 Construction progress as of October 2023 | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Under construction |
| Location | 1208 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48226 |
| Coordinates | 42°20′02″N 83°02′53″W / 42.33389°N 83.04809°W |
| Construction started | December 2017 |
| Topped-out | April 10, 2024 |
| Estimated completion | 2024 |
| Cost | $1.4 billion |
| Height | 208.7 meters (685 ft)[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 130,064 m2 (1,400,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | SHoP Architects Hamilton Anderson Associates |
| Developer | Bedrock Detroit |
| Other information | |
| Public transit access | Detroit People Mover at Cadillac Center station QLINE at Campus Martius station DDOT 4 |
| Website | |
| https://www.hudsonssitedetroit.com/ | |
Site
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1208 Woodward Avenue is situated in Downtown Detroit, bounded by Grand River Avenue to the north, Farmer Street to the east, and Gratiot Avenue to the south. The entire block was once the home to Hudson's flagship store, which was built in phases between 1911 and 1946. It was the tallest department store in the world, at 440 ft (134 m), and the second largest department store by area in the world, behind Macy's Herald Square in New York City.[5] In 1998, the building was imploded following 12 years of closure, making it the tallest building to ever be demolished by controlled implosion.[6] In 2001, an underground parking garage was constructed at the site, with supports for a future structure to be built atop.[7]
Design
editThe development, designed by SHoP Architects, will consist of two buildings:[8] A 14-story 70.7 meters (232 ft)[9] mid-rise that will contain retail, office and event space, as well as a 208.7 meters (685 ft)[1][10] tall tower that will contain exhibition space, residential units, and a hotel. The buildings will be linked by a 700-space underground parking garage.[11]
History
editIn 2013, after over a decade of little activity at the site, Rock Ventures announced that SHoP Architects had been selected to lead the design process for the area.[12] In 2017, construction began with the removal of the underground parking garage that had been built in 2001. In March 2020, construction progress was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but resumed after 45 days.[8] In December of the same year, construction reached above the ground for the first time.
The tower was topped out on April 10, 2024; two days later on April 12, its final name, Hudson's Detroit, was announced.[13]
Tenants
editGeneral Motors announced on April 15, 2024 that it would relocate its global headquarters from Renaissance Center to Hudson's Detroit in 2025. As the anchor tenant, GM will lease the two top floors of the mid-rise building and utilize space on the ground floor as a company showroom.[14]
On April 17, 2024, Bedrock announced that the tower would consist of an EDITION five-star hotel and 97 luxury condominiums to be completed by 2027.[15]
Gallery
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Elevator shafts of the 14 story block -
Construction progress at Northwestern corner of site -
Project barrier displaying nearby points of interest -
Progress as of February 2023, from Madison and John R Streets -
Progress as of August 2022
References
edit- ^ a b c "Hudson's Site". Hudson's Site. Bedrock Management Services LLC. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Hudson's site tower will not be tallest in Michigan after all, CEO for Gilbert's Bedrock says". 29 January 2020.
- ^ Mondry, Aaron (20 March 2020). "Development news roundup: impact of coronavirus, Hudson's tower height revealed". Curbed Detroit. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Detroit Hudson's Site expected to be complete in 2024 despite challenges, changes". WXYZ. 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
- ^ "Greater Hudson Store, Detroit - SkyscraperPage.com". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ "Homrich Hudson's" (PDF). Homrich. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
- ^ Abbey-Lambertz, Kate (2013-06-12). "LOOK: These Are The Winning Hudson's Site Designs". HuffPost. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ a b Grzelewski, Jordyn. "Construction on Bedrock's Hudson's site now above ground". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ Mondry, Aaron (20 March 2020). "Development news roundup: impact of coronavirus, Hudson's tower height revealed". Curbed Detroit. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ Roberts, Adrienne. "More than three years after it broke ground, the Hudson's site tower is now above ground". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Bedrock - Hudson's Site". www.bedrockdetroit.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ "New York-based SHoP Architects selected to design development at former Hudson's site in downtown Detroit". mlive. 2013-11-25. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ Pinho, Kirk (2024-04-12). https://www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/dan-gilberts-hudsons-site-project-named-hudsons-detroit#/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "GM to move headquarters from RenCen to Hudson's site". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Luxury hotel and condos will occupy Hudson's Detroit tower". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2024-04-19.