1001 Woodward is a 25-floor

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. It replaced the Majestic Building, a 14-story high rise on the same site. The building is located just south of the neighboring

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, at the corner of

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and Michigan Avenue overlooking

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. Constructed from 1963 to 1965, the building is designed in the International Style. It was listed on the

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in 2013.

History

The building occupies the site of the Majestic Building, which was demolished in 1962 to make way for 1001 Woodward. It was constructed between 1963 and 1965 to house headquarters for First Federal Savings and Loan of Detroit, and was known as the First Federal Building. By January 1998, the Savings and Loan was part of Charter One Financial and the parent company sought to sell the structure and lease a portion back. In December of that year, it was purchased by a partnership of The Carpenters Pension Trust Fund-Detroit & Vicinity and the Operating Engineers Local 324 Pension Fund for $6.5 million. As part of the sale, Charter One leased the ground floor, two office floors and the basement. The Michigan Court of Appeals occupied two floors under a lease which ended in 2001. The court relocated to

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with several other State of Michigan offices. In March 1999, the pension fund partnership announced a $15 million renovation of the building and a new name, Woodward Plaza. They also planned to convert the upper floors to luxury condominiums. The pension fund partnership sold the building to Sky Development in April 1994 after spending $20 million on renovations. Sky Development also purchased an adjacent parcel behind the building to construct a parking garage. Sky Development continued the pension funds' plan to convert part of the building into 144 residential units, however this plan collapsed at the end of 2007 and ownership reverted to the pension funds. The building and adjacent parking garage were subsequently purchased by

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business owner Dimitrios Papas in January 2008 and renovations were completed. In May 2010, GalaxE Solutions systems signed a lease for bringing the occupancy to 25 percent. In September 2010, GalaxE leased an additional . In March 2013,

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, the umbrella company of

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's business including

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, announced its purchase of the building. Quicken Loans subsequently moved its mortgage servicing group into the top four floors. The building was listed on the

on December 11, 2013. It was nominated under Criterion A for its role in a 1950–1960s building boom and Criterion C for its architectural significance.

Architecture

The building was designed by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls in the International Style. The exterior façade is composed of tinted windows set precast frames covered with charcoal-gray granite. The frames project from the façade creating a grid design similar to nearby 211 West Fort Street. The structure is composed of two rectangular towers set at a right-angle and joined by an elevator-utility core covered in glass and matching gray granite. This arrangement of the towers help it make the best use of its irregularly shaped lot. Floors 24 and 25 house mechanical equipment and the two-story ground floor originally housed a banking room and convenience store. The floors and interior lobby walls were originally faced with white marble. In 1967, the building's architectural firm received an Honor Award from the

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for the design.

Education

The lofts are zoned to

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* Burton International School (K-8) * Martin Luther King High School. * Previously: Murray-Wright High SchoolHigh School Attendance Areas
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