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Building, New Center, since 1928

Fisher Building

Still standing, photographed 2021

Fisher Building (Detroit), 2016 Photo: KovacsDaniel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Opened
1928
Style
Art Deco
Standing
98 years

Designed by Albert Kahn, Albert Kahn Associates and Joseph Nathaniel French

The Fisher Building has stood on W. Grand Blvd. in New Center since 1928, 98 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.

On the map

More photos of Fisher Building

The Fisher Building in Detroit, Michigan (United States), 2021 Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Fisher Building, Detroit (1928), 2016 Photo: KovacsDaniel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Fisher Building, Detroit (1928), 2016 Photo: KovacsDaniel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What is there now

Under renovation

  • Fire Alarm permit Install new notification devices within the concourse catering kitchen and 1st floor leasing center, this is an add-on t Source: City and county building permits
  • Standing and open Source: Historic Detroit
  • Mechanical permit AC UNIT REPLACEMENT IN 19TH FLOOR OFFICE Source: City and county building permits

We checked building permits, sales, listings and the city's blight and demolition files on October 24, 2026.

The story

By Victoria Jackson, Editor in Chief Updated

The Fisher Building opened in 1928, in the years Detroit became the Motor City and built like it meant to stay on top.

Credit the design to Albert Kahn, Albert Kahn Associates, and Joseph Nathaniel French, in the Art Deco style.

The federal government named it a National Historic Landmark in 1989, a status only a few thousand places in the country hold.

It is still open, and still part of daily life in the city.

Go see it at 3011 W. Grand Blvd. Photos never get the scale right.

The Fisher Building is a landmark office tower located at 3011 West Grand Boulevard in the heart of the New Center area of Detroit, Michigan. The ornate 30-story building, completed in 1928, is one of the major works of architect Albert Kahn, and is designed in an Art Deco style, faced with limestone, granite, and several types of marble.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Timeline

  1. 1928 Built Designed by Albert Kahn, Albert Kahn Associates, and Joseph Nathaniel French
  2. 1989 Listed on the National Register June 29, 1989
  3. 1989 Named a National Historic Landmark June 29, 1989
  4. 2025 Mechanical permit November 4, 2025
  5. 2026 Fire Alarm permit September 16, 2026
  6. 2026 Today Under renovation

Where it is

3011 W. Grand Blvd.

On this map

  1. Fisher Building This place
  2. Fisher and New Center Buildings 500 ft
  3. WJBK-TV Studios Building 0.1 mi
  4. General Motors Building 0.2 mi
  5. The Kahn 0.2 mi
  6. Cadillac Place 0.2 mi
  7. St. Regis Hotel 0.2 mi
  8. General Motors Research Laboratory 0.2 mi
  9. Argonaut Building 0.2 mi

Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors

Who made it

Albert Kahn
Photo: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Architect

Albert Kahn

American architect, 1869 to 1942. Designed the General Motors Building (1922) and 114 more in Metro Detroit

Also by Albert Kahn

Architect

Albert Kahn Associates

American architectural firm, 1869 to 1942. Designed the Fisher Building (1928) and The Qube

Also by Albert Kahn Associates

Joseph Nathaniel French
Photo: AnonymousUnknown author, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Architect

Joseph Nathaniel French

American architect, 1888 to 1975. Designed the Fisher Building (1928) and Fair Lane

Also by Joseph Nathaniel French

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Around the block

It is in New Center. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.

Photo credits

Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.

  1. Fisher Building (Detroit), 2016 Photo: KovacsDaniel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  2. The Fisher Building in Detroit, Michigan (United States), 2021 Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  3. Fisher Building, Detroit (1928), 2016 Photo: KovacsDaniel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  4. Fisher Building, Detroit (1928), 2016 Photo: KovacsDaniel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  5. Fisher Building Lobby, 2010 Photo: Dig Downtown Detroit, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  6. Title: Fisher Building, West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, Mich, 1930 Photo: Tichnor Brothers, Publisher, 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.