| Cadillac Tower | |
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| Former names | Barlum Tower |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Coordinates | 42°19′55″N83°02′42″W / 42.331976°N 83.044893°W /42.331976; -83.044893 |
| Owner | Bedrock Detroit |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 176.2 m (578 ft) |
| Roof | 133.4 m (438 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 40 2 below ground |
| Floor area | 31,773 m2 (342,000 sq ft) |
Barlum Tower | |
| Location | 65 Cadillac Square Detroit,Michigan |
| Built | 1927 |
| Built by | Otto Misch Co. |
| Architect | Bonnah & Chaffee |
| Architectural style | Neo-Gothic,Chicago School[1] |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000737 |
| Added to NRHP | July 27, 2005 |
| References | |
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TheCadillac Tower is a 40-story, 133.4 m (438 ft)Neo-Gothicskyscraper designed by thearchitectural firm of Bonnah & Chaffee at 65 Cadillac Square indowntownDetroit, Michigan. The building's materials includeterra cotta andbrick. It was built in 1927 asBarlum Tower. At the top of the tower is a tallguyed mast for local radio stationsWMXD,WLLZ and television stationWLPC-CD. It was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 2005.[6]
Cadillac Tower was the first building outsideNew York City andChicago to have 40 floors, including two below ground. The building also houses the city of Detroit's Planning and Development Department, and its Recreation Department. Cadillac Tower's decorative cornices and parapets are of varying heights. The corner spires rise to a height of 130 m (430 ft), and the spires at the middle façade rise to the same height of the mechanical penthouse at 133.4 m (438 ft).
Nine years before the Cadillac Tower was constructed, the 20-storeyCadillac Square Building was built in the adjacent plot. This is why relatively few windows were installed on the west side of the Cadillac Tower. The Cadillac Square Building was demolished in the 1970s.
From 1994 to 2000, one side of the building featured a 14-story mural ofDetroit Lions star playerBarry Sanders. The mural was retired after a six-year deal withNike expired. That mural was then replaced with one ofDetroit Red Wings starSteve Yzerman. Currently the building features an ad for theMGM Grand Detroit Casino featuring a lion.
In January 2008, the City of Detroit and Cadillac Tower's owner Northern Group, Inc., announced plans forCadillac Centre, a $150-million mixed-use residential entertainment-retail complex attached to the skyscraper. Designed by architect Anthony Caradonna, the contemporary steel and glass 24-story center would have filled in the currently vacant Monroe Block adjacent toCampus Martius. This project was put on indefinite hold ultimately being replaced by Meridian Health Plan's future headquarters.[7]
In November 2021,Bedrock, a real estate firm owned by mega-developer Dan Gilbert, purchased the tower. Plans have not been disclosed whether it will be a standalone project or be incorporated into a redevelopment of the Monroe Blocks.
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