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Building, New center Commons, since 1931

The Kahn

Photographed standing in 2010

Albert Kahn Building (New Center Building), Detroit MI, 2008 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Opened
1931
Style
Art Deco
Standing
95 years

The Kahn has stood on Second Ave. in New center Commons since 1931, 95 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.

On the map

More photos of The Kahn

Albert Kahn Building 2010, Detroit, Michigan Photo: Bob Julius of JVLIVS Photography, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Albert Kahn Building 2009 Photo: Flickr: Tom Bastin, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Albert Kahn Building entrance in downtown Detroit, Michigan, 2007 Photo: Flickr: pinehurst19475 "Anthony Lockhart", CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What is there now

Standing and open

We checked building permits, sales, listings and the city's blight and demolition files on October 25, 2026. Nothing new at this address in the last two years.

The story

By Victoria Jackson, Editor in Chief Updated

The Kahn opened in 1931, as Detroit pushed through the Depression.

It was built in the Art Deco style, and it still reads that way from the sidewalk.

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

Go see it at 7430 Second Ave. Photos never get the scale right.

Timeline

  1. 1931 Built Art Deco
  2. 2026 Today 95 years and still standing

Where it is

7430 Second Ave.

On this map

  1. The Kahn This place
  2. WJBK-TV Studios Building 270 ft
  3. Fisher and New Center Buildings 490 ft
  4. St. Regis Hotel 0.1 mi
  5. Cadillac Place 0.2 mi
  6. Fisher Building 0.2 mi
  7. General Motors Building 0.2 mi
  8. Basso Building 0.2 mi
  9. 7300 Woodward 0.2 mi

Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors

More from Detroit in the 1930s

Around the block

It is in New center Commons. 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. Albert Kahn Building (New Center Building), Detroit MI, 2008 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  2. Albert Kahn Building 2010, Detroit, Michigan Photo: Bob Julius of JVLIVS Photography, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  3. Albert Kahn Building 2009 Photo: Flickr: Tom Bastin, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  4. Albert Kahn Building entrance in downtown Detroit, Michigan, 2007 Photo: Flickr: pinehurst19475 "Anthony Lockhart", CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  5. Albert Kahn Building front entrance, 2007 Photo: Flickr: Anthony Lockhart, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  6. Albert Kahn Associates office at thge Albert Kahn Building in downtown Detroit, Michigan, 2004 Photo: Flickr: Jake Lyon, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources

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