DTE Energy Headquarters is a class-A office complex at I-75 and Grand River on the west side of
Downtown
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Detroit
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,
Michigan
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. It consists of three buildings: Walker-Cisler Building, General Office Building, and the Service Building.
Detroit Campus
The Walker-Cisler Building is the large, dark brown skyscraper in the complex. The lighted signs at the top of the building display "DTE". It was constructed in 1971, and contains 25 floors, reaching a height of . It is built in the
International style of architecture. It is composed of steel, with many
glass
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windows. It bears an architectural resemblance to the nearby
Executive Plaza Building. In 2007, DTE announced a transformation of the area around its downtown headquarters into landscaped areas with a reflecting pool and walkway adjacent to the
MGM Grand Detroit
The MGM Grand Detroit is one of three casino resort hotels in Detroit, Michigan, and one of four in the Detroit–Windsor area. It is owned by Vici Properties and operated by MGM Resorts International. The casino opened in its temporary location ...
.
July 4, 2007 Detroit News
''Downtown Detroit Partnership''
The General Office Building is located at 2000 Second Ave. between Elizabeth St. and Beech St. It was constructed in 1921 and stands at eleven stories in height. The building, designed in the renaissance revival
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architectural style, is used primarily for offices
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.
The Service Building is a lowrise
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Definition
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building that stands at 6 floors in height, and was completed in 1938. It stands on Third Ave. between Elizabeth St. and Beech St.
The ESOC (Electrical Systems Operations Center) Building is a three-story building. Construction of the ESOC Building started in 2017, and was completed in 2021. It stands at the south-east corner of Third Ave and Plum St.
Walker-Cisler Building, General Office Building and Service Building are connected with one another by a covered cafeteria and meeting space in the middle of these three buildings, on the second floor level. The Service Building and the ESOC Building are connected to the MGM Grand Casino Parking structure at the second floor level via a covered walkway. DTE shares use of the parking structure along with casino guests.
Gallery
File:DTE-Headquarters-Campus-Improvements-Rear.jpg, DTE Headquarters 2008 Campus Improvements as seen from the MGM Grand Casino parking, August 2011
File:DTE Headquarters Campus Urban Oasis Gardens Front.jpg, DTE Headquarters Campus Urban Oasis Gardens as seen from Bagley Street
File:EdisonPlazaJK.jpg, DTE Headquarters as seen from the Detroit Public Safety Headquarters parking structure, in 2003
File:DET_HQ-JK.jpg, DTE Energy Headquarters at dusk
See also
*Walker Lee Cisler
Walker Lee Cisler (October 8, 1897 – October 18, 1994) was a noted American engineer, business executive, and a founding member of the National Academy of Engineering.
Early life
Walker Lee Cisler was born on October 8, 1897, in Marietta, Oh ...
*List of tallest buildings in Detroit
This list of tallest buildings in Detroit ranks skyscrapers and high rises in the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan by height. The tallest skyscraper in Detroit is the 73-story Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, which rises along Detroit ...
References
Further reading
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*Detroit Edison Synchroscope Magazine, January 1978 edition.
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