Westin Book-Cadillac Hotel

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This article is about the Book-Cadillac Hotel. For the other building in Detroit, Michigan named "Book Tower", see that article.

The Westin Book-Cadillac Detroit, as it will be called when it opens in 2008, was built as the Book-Cadillac. It is an Italian Renaissance styled high-rise hotel in downtown Detroit, Michigan, in the United States. It also contains neo-classical architecture in its design, incorporating brick and limestone elements. Like the nearby Book Tower, it has a copper roof. It was built in 1923, completed in 1924 and stands at 29-stories, with 3 mechanical floors, for a total of 32 floors that are planned to be converted into penthouses. At the time of its construction, it was the tallest hotel in the world. The building is located on the western edge of the city's downtown area.

From the 1950s on, it operated as the Sheraton-Cadillac, then briefly in the late 70's as the Detroit Cadillac and finally as the Radisson Cadillac. Though it was for many years considered the city's top hotel, its occupancy had fallen off significantly by this point. The hotel closed its doors in 1984, and the building was fully abandoned two years later. In recent years, a number of proposals have been floated to renovate the hotel, all of which have fallen through.

A new renovation plan has recently been announced, with the Book-Cadillac to become a Westin Hotel. Work has begun and will be completed in early 2008. It is hoped that its re-opening may spur new business growth in its neighborhood.

[edit] Description

  • Architect: Louis Kamper
  • Developer: Book Brothers
  • Developer (renovation): Ferchill Group
  • If you count the prominent, but small, penthouse floors, the tower is 32 stories in height.
  • On June 27, 2006 the Ferchill Group closed on a deal to renovate this structure into a mixed-use hotel/condominium including 455-room Westin hotel, and 67 condominiums units priced above $300,000. The project will cost $176,000,000, and be completed in 2008.

[edit] See also

  • Robert Sharoff (2005). American City: Detroit Architecture 1845-2005 Wayne State University Press.

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