Stadium, Midtown, since 2017
Little Caesars Arena
Still standing, photographed 2025
- Opened
- 2017
- Standing
- 9 years
Designed by HOK
Little Caesars Arena has stood on Woodward Avenue in Midtown since 2017. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
More photos of Little Caesars Arena
What is there now
Under renovation
Building permits at this address
9 permits since February 2025
$2.3 million in declared work (1 of 9 name a figure) Newest: Fire alarm permit, September 26, 2026
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Fire alarm permit
Interior alterations in 6,250 sq ft Event Level Locker room Suite
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Electrical permit
Interior alterationin 6,250 sq ft Event Level Locker Room Suite
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Mechanical permit
Locker room reno
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Electrical permit
Interior alterations in 6,250 sq ft Event Level Locker Room Suite
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Plumbing permit
Locker Room Renovation
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Alteration permit
Interior alterations in 6,250 sq ft Event Level Locker Room Suite to Code per plans. Subject to Field... Read all
Interior alterations in 6,250 sq ft Event Level Locker Room Suite to Code per plans. Subject to Field Approval.
$2.3 million
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Electrical permit
Replace LCA fire pump controller
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Mechanical permit
Replacement of fire pump controller, like for like. Billed for review and fire pump test. Deposit applied. JM
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Elevator permit
City # 13087 b1 floor replacement
No permits match.
Source: City and county building permits
We checked building permits, sales, listings and the city's blight and demolition files on October 25, 2026.
The story
Little Caesars Arena opened in 2017, in Detroit's latest building wave.
Credit the design to HOK.
Go see it at 2645 Woodward Avenue. Photos never get the scale right.
Timeline
- 2017 Built Designed by HOK
- 2025 Elevator permit February 27, 2025
- 2026 8 building permits $2.3 million in declared work, the latest September 26
- 2026 Today Under renovation
Where it is
2645 Woodward Avenue
What stood here before
- Hofman Hotel Hotel, built 1883, by Robert T. Brookes, demolished 1920
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![Charlevoix Hotel, [Hotel Fuller and Hotel Charlevoix, Detroit, Mich.]](https://rebuilddetroit.com/wp-content/uploads/rd-photos/landmarks/landmark-4345-2224-thumb-6285d11b4c.jpg)
Charlevoix Hotel
Hotel, built 1905, Beaux Arts, by William S. Joy, demolished 2013
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
- Hofmann Building Building, built 1923, Neo Gothic, by Louis Kamper, demolished 1984
- Paul Revere Hotel Hotel, built 1924, Italian Renaissance, by Louis Kamper, demolished 1983
Who made it
Architect
HOKGlobal design, architecture, engineering and planning firm, founded 1955. Designed Little Caesars Arena (2017)
Engineer
Magnusson Klemencic AssociatesAmerican structural and civil engineering consulting firm, founded 1923. Engineered Little Caesars Arena (2017)
More from Detroit in the 2010s
Around the block
It is in Midtown. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
- Hofman Hotel Hotel, built 1883, by Robert T. Brookes, demolished 1920 260 ft
- Hofmann Building Building, built 1923, Neo Gothic, by Louis Kamper, demolished 1984 270 ft
- Paul Revere Hotel Hotel, built 1924, Italian Renaissance, by Louis Kamper, demolished 1983 300 ft
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Park Avenue Hotel
Hotel, built 1924, Italian Renaissance, by Louis Kamper, demolished 2015
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
320 ft
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Charlevoix Hotel
Hotel, built 1905, Beaux Arts, by William S. Joy, demolished 2013
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
380 ft
- Detroit Life Building Building, built 1923, Neoclassical, by Arnold & Shreve 380 ft
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Eddystone Hotel
Hotel, built 1924, Italian Renaissance, by Louis Kamper
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
410 ft
- Detroiter Hotel Hotel, built 1926, Italian Renaissance, by Paul Kamper, demolished 1996 450 ft
Photo credits
Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.
- Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan (United States), 2025 Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The opening tip of the New York Knicks vs. Detroit Pistons basketball game at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan..., 2021 Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- A view of Little Caesars Arena showing the Little Caesars logo on the roof, 2022 Photo: JJonahJackalope, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Little Caesars Arena 06-03-2016 Photo: Rick Briggs, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- This is an inside look of the Little Caesars Arena during the first day of opening week, 2017 Photo: Coreyfein01, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- self made by user en:Category:Images of Detroit, Michigan en:Category:Images of metropolitan Detroit en:Category:Images..., 2006 Photo: Mikerussell at the English-language Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.