Building, Detroit, since 1923
Detroit Building
Still standing, photographed 2016
- Opened
- 1923
- Standing
- 103 years
The Detroit Building has stood in Detroit since 1923, 103 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
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What is there now
Standing
We checked building permits, sales, listings and the city's blight and demolition files on October 25, 2026.
The story
The Detroit Building opened in 1923, in the years Detroit became the Motor City and built like it meant to stay on top.
Next time you are nearby, stop and look up.
The Detroit Building is a high-rise office building located at 2210 Park Avenue, in Downtown Detroit, Michigan.
Timeline
- 1923 Built
- 2026 Today 103 years and still standing
Where it is
On this map
- 1 Detroit Building This place
- 2 Women's City Club 90 ft
- 3 Campau Realty Co. Building 140 ft
- 4 Blenheim Apartments 160 ft
- 5 Mera Hotel 220 ft
- 6 Francis Palms Building and State Theater 240 ft
- 7 Kales Building 250 ft
- 8 Park Avenue Historic District 250 ft
- 9 Park Avenue Building 250 ft
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
More from Detroit in the 1920s
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Bethel Community Transformation Center
House of worship, built 1922, by Albert Kahn
Photo: paintings by Myron G. Barlow photography by Helmut Ziewers,, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Westin Book Cadillac Hotel
Hotel, built 1924, Neo-Renaissance, by Louis Kamper
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Buhl Building
Skyscraper, built 1925, Neo-Romanesque, by Wirt C. Rowland
Photo: I, Mikerussell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Chateau Frontenac
Building, built 1925, Mediterranean, by J. Will Wilson, demolished 1999
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Belcrest Apartments
Building, built 1926, Neo-Romanesque, by Charles N. Agree
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Cadillac Place
Building, built 1920, by Albert Kahn
Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Around the block
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Women's City Club
Building, built 1924, Arts and Crafts, by Stratton & Snyder
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
90 ft
- Campau Realty Co. Building Building, built 1924, by Charles N. Agree 140 ft
- Blenheim Apartments Building, built 1909, Tudor Revival, by Baxter & O'Dell 160 ft
- Mera Hotel Hotel, built 1898, Colonial Revival, by Kastler & Hunter 220 ft
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Francis Palms Building and State Theater
Theater, built 1925, Beaux-Arts, by C. Howard Crane
Photo: JJonahJackalope, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
240 ft
- Kales Building Building, built 1914, Chicago School, by Albert Kahn 250 ft
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Park Avenue Historic District
Building
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
250 ft
- Park Avenue Building Building, built 1923, by Albert Kahn 250 ft
Photo credits
Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.
- Detroit Building, 2016 Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Plaque declaring "this property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States..., 2007 Photo: Jonathunder, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Sources
Facts only, gathered from these sources. The story above is written by Rebuild Detroit. Every photo names its author and license where it appears.