How Detroit is converting old downtown office buildings into lofts, hotels

**Airforceguy** · May-13-25, 06:36 AM

Great article in today's Free Press about the office to residential/hotel conversions happening downtown. Also, so more info about the future redevelopment of the Executive Plaza complex into the future Wayne Tower that will feature 450 apartments and a hotel.

How Detroit is converting old downtown office buildings into lofts, hotels

At least five office-to-housing or office-to-hotel conversion projects are under construction this spring, promising nearly 300 apartments, more than 100 hotel rooms and multiple food and beverage spots. Meanwhile, four more projects could be on the horizon.News about two of the future projects emerged in April: a possible partial conversion of one of the smaller Renaissance Center office towers to residential lofts, and a possible full conversion of the long-empty Executive Plaza office complex at 1200 Sixth St. into the future "Wayne Tower," complete with 450 apartments and a hotel.
This growing lineup of conversion projects underscores how the downtown Detroit of the future, once envisioned as a "live, work, play" destination, is leaning more toward "live" and "play" in the post-pandemic era.

https://www.freep.com/story/money/bu...s/83454865007/

**DetroiterOnTheWestCoast** · May-13-25, 09:47 AM

I love the photo of that work being done on Broadway.

**Danny** · May-13-25, 11:51 AM

Bedrook has to close off Broadway St just to rehab and gentrify those buildings.

**Zads07** · May-15-25, 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by Danny

Bedrook has to close off Broadway St just to rehab and gentrify those buildings.

That's not gentrification...

**401don** · May-15-25, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by Danny

Bedrook has to close off Broadway St just to rehab and gentrify those buildings.

Is both sides of Broadway closed? Why couldn't they close one side and have the other side go both ways?

**Gistok** · May-15-25, 07:35 PM

I would like to see the 13 story Michigan Building converted to residential. And also see the renovation of the former 24 story Leland Hotel finally get started... although it's the last 'el cheapo' residential high rise downtown. Practically all of downtown has residential "gentrification".

**Danny** · May-16-25, 02:35 PM

Originally Posted by Zads07

That's not gentrification...

It's gentrification to me. It's going to be pricy once it's done.

**Danny** · May-16-25, 02:38 PM

Originally Posted by Gistok

I would like to see the 13 story Michigan Building converted to residential. And also see the renovation of the former 24 story Leland Hotel finally get started... although it's the last 'el cheapo' residential high rise downtown. Practically all of downtown has residential "gentrification".

Not going to happen. It's not going to affordable housing complex. It's going to be Merchant's Row 2.