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The Element Detroit at the Metropolitan is a high-rise hotel, formerly the Metropolitan Building, a historic office building located on a triangular lot at 33 John R Street in downtown Detroit, Michigan, near Grand Circus Park. The building was built in 1924 and finished in 1925.
18 mar 2023 · The Metropolitan Building arises like a medieval castle nestled near Grand Circus Park. Once home to the city's jewelers and watchmakers, today it is a symbol of Detroit's unbelievable renaissance. For nearly 40 years it sat abandoned, an unpolished gem.
The architecture of metropolitan Detroit continues to attract the attention of architects and preservationists alike. [1] [2] With one of the world's recognizable skylines, Detroit's waterfront panorama shows a variety of architectural styles.
The Metropolitan Building in downtown Detroit is one of the city’s hidden gems. Located on John R. Street wedged between two other buildings in the shadow of the David Broderick Tower, the Metropolitan was built to provide retail and workspace for Detroit’s diamond and jewelry trade.
24 lip 2019 · Despite those challenges, earlier this year the building opened as Element Detroit at the Metropolitan Building, an extended-stay, 110-room hotel redeveloped at a cost of $33 million.
18 gru 2018 · The 14-story Neo-Gothic building closed in 1979, and five years ago, talks were underway to demolish it. On Monday, the 1925 building opened its doors to the public for the first time in decades.
The back of the triangular-shaped Metropolitan Building in March 2022. Photo (©) by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org.
