Skyscraper, West Side Industrial, since 1983
Riverfront Condominiums Detroit
Still standing, photographed 2025
- Opened
- 1983
- Tall
- 256 ft
- Floors
- 26
- Standing
- 43 years
Riverfront Condominiums Detroit has stood in West Side Industrial since 1983, 43 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
More photos of Riverfront Condominiums Detroit
What is there now
Standing
We checked building permits, sales, listings and the city's blight and demolition files on October 24, 2026.
The story
Riverfront Condominiums Detroit opened in 1983, during the decades Detroit spent remaking its downtown.
It rises 256 feet over 26 floors.
Next time you are nearby, stop and look up.
Timeline
- 1983 Built
- 2026 Today 43 years and still standing
Where it is
On this map
- 1 Riverfront Condominiums Detroit This place
- 2 Wayne Hotel 0.2 mi
- 3 Union Depot 0.2 mi
- 4 Fort Street Presbyterian Church 0.3 mi
- 5 John K. King Books Building 0.3 mi
- 6 City of Detroit III 0.3 mi
- 7 Greater Buffalo 0.3 mi
- 8 Eastern States 0.3 mi
- 9 Thunderbird Motel 0.3 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
More from Detroit in the 1980s
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Renaissance City Apartments
Skyscraper, built 1985, by SDG Associates
Photo: 42-BRT, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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First Presbyterian Church
House of worship, built 1980, Romanesque Revival, by George D. Mason
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Riverfront Apartments Building, built 1984, by Gruzen Partnership
Around the block
It is in West Side Industrial. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
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![Wayne Hotel, [Wayne Hotel, Detroit, Mich.]](https://rebuilddetroit.com/wp-content/uploads/rd-photos/landmarks/landmark-4886-2457-thumb-5b6dea6682.jpg)
Wayne Hotel
Hotel, built 1887, by Gordon W. Lloyd, demolished 1931
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
0.2 mi
- Union Depot Building, built 1893, Romanesque Revival, by James Stewart, demolished 1974 0.2 mi
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Fort Street Presbyterian Church
House of worship, built 1855, Gothic Revival, by Albert H. Jordan
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.3 mi
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John K. King Books Building
Building, built 1905, by Stratton & Baldwin
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.3 mi
- City of Detroit III Ship, built 1912, by Louis Keil, demolished 1956 0.3 mi
- Greater Buffalo Ship, built 1924, by Frank E. Kirby, demolished 1948 0.3 mi
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![Eastern States, [Str. Eastern States, Detroit, Mich.]](https://rebuilddetroit.com/wp-content/uploads/rd-photos/landmarks/landmark-4436-2275-thumb-5717c27eed.jpg)
Eastern States
Ship, built 1902, by Louis Keil, demolished 1956
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
0.3 mi
- Thunderbird Motel Hotel, built 1957, Mid-Century Modern, demolished 1992 0.3 mi
Photo credits
Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.
- Riverfront Towers, Detroit, Michigan, 2025-07-05 Photo: Crisco 1492, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- self made en:Category:Images of Detroit, Michigan, 2007 Photo: The original uploader was Mikerussell at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Houses in the East Ferry Avenue Historic District, Detroit, Michigan, United States, 2008 Photo: Andrew Jameson at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Detroit skyline in 2005 Photo: Jc8025, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- self made, 2007 Photo: Mikerussell at the English 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.