| American Center | |
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 American Center | |
 Interactive map of American Center | |
| General information | |
| Type | office/retail |
| Location | Southfield-Detroit,United States |
| Coordinates | 42°29′24″N83°17′56″W / 42.49000°N 83.29889°W /42.49000; -83.29889 |
| Completed | 1975 (Renovated 2001) |
| Owner | REDICO |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 104.7 m (344 ft) |
| Roof | 100.9 m (331 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 26 |
| Floor area | 500,000 sq ft (46,000 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | SmithGroup |
| References | |
| [1] | |
TheAmerican Center is ahigh-rise tower in theMetro Detroit suburb ofSouthfield, Michigan, built in 1975 as the corporate headquarters for the automakerAmerican Motors Corporation (AMC), which was subsequently acquired byChrysler Corporation in 1987.[2] The building is located adjacent toInterstate 696,M-10, andUS 24 interchange.
Upgraded in 2001, theoffice tower has 27 floors, including a basement, and has been owned and managed since 2017 by Redico, a Southfield-based real estate developer.[3]
The structural system consists oftrussed steel frame.[4] Designed as amodern architecture tower, the curtain wall facade was originally goldenglass. The tower is square in plan, with chamfered corners. The elevator core is unusual in that it is rotated 45 degrees relative to the tower's axis. The building also includes aparking garage andretail spaces. It has aLeadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) "Certified Silver" designation.
AMC announced in 1973 that it would move to a new building in Southfield, the American Motors Corporation Office Building.[5] In 1975 AMC moved its corporate offices to the glass-and-steel skyscraper in Southfield, joining the exodus of companies from Detroit.[6] The company continued itsautomotive design and engineering operations at its historic Plymouth Road complex (14250 Plymouth Road) in Detroit, as Chrysler did for a time after acquiring AMC.[7]
After the acquisition, Chrysler Financial occupied 10 floors of the 25-story building 175,000 square feet (16,300 m2), and theMichigan Court of Appeals occupied approximately 33,500 square feet (3,110 m2).[8]
The building was owned by Charter One Bank (which as of 2004 was owned byCitizens Financial Group.[9]
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