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Weil and Company--Gabriel Richard Building

Still standing, photographed 2017

Gabriel Richard Building Detroit MI This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of..., 2017 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Style
Neoclassical

Designed by Marshall & Fox

The Weil and Company--Gabriel Richard Building has stood on Michigan Avenue in Detroit. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.

On the map

What is there now

Under renovation

Building permits at this address

4 permits since April 2025

$215,000 in declared work (2 of 4 name a figure) Newest: Alteration permit, June 21, 2026

  1. Alteration permit

    Interior alterations on the Basement, 1st, & 2nd Floors only to Code per plans. Subject to Field Approval.

    $165,000

  2. Electrical permit

    305 Michigan

  3. Change of occupancy or use permit

    Change of Occupancy/Use to Restaurant/Retail in a 5,107 sq ft Ground Floor Tenant space & alterations to... Read all

    Change of Occupancy/Use to Restaurant/Retail in a 5,107 sq ft Ground Floor Tenant space & alterations to Code per plans.

    $50,000

  4. Plumbing permit

    Installation of plumbing fixtures; 5 sinks, grease trap, 3 backflow (ice maker, espresso machine and cup... Read all

    Installation of plumbing fixtures; 5 sinks, grease trap, 3 backflow (ice maker, espresso machine and cup rinser), 2 floo

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

By Victoria Jackson, Editor in Chief Updated

The Weil and Company--Gabriel Richard Building is one of the places that gives Detroit its character.

Marshall & Fox drew the plans, in the Neoclassical style.

The National Register of Historic Places listed it in 2017.

Go see it at 305 Michigan Avenue. Photos never get the scale right.

The Gabriel Richard Building, also known as the Weil and Company Building, is high-rise located at 305 Michigan Avenue in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. The building will open as a residential apartment building known as the Gabriel Houze in late 2017.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Timeline

  1. 2017 Listed on the National Register January 31, 2017
  2. 2025 3 building permits $50,000 in declared work, the latest September 23
  3. 2026 Alteration permit June 21, 2026

Where it is

305 Michigan Avenue

On this map

  1. Weil and Company--Gabriel Richard Building This place
  2. Gabriel Richard Building Next door
  3. Summerfield & Hecht 130 ft
  4. Chinese Pavilion Cafe 230 ft
  5. Alexander Macomb Monument 250 ft
  6. Board of Commerce Building 310 ft
  7. Westin Book Cadillac Hotel 320 ft
  8. Cass Theatre 370 ft
  9. Owen Building 370 ft

Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors

Who made it

Marshall & Fox
Photo: AnonymousUnknown author, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Architect

Marshall & Fox

American architectural firm, founded 1905. Designed the Weil and Company--Gabriel Richard Building and the Gabriel Richard Building

Also by Marshall & Fox

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Photo credits

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  1. Gabriel Richard Building Detroit MI This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of..., 2017 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.