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completed in 1931. The building was listed on the

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in 1980. The New Center Building was built by the Fisher brothers (Frederick, Charles, William, Lawrence, Edward, Alfred and Howard) and designed by Albert Kahn. It is located diagonally across from the

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(also designed by Kahn and built by the Fishers). The ten-story building is architecturally similar to the Fisher Building, and the two are connected by an underground pedestrian tunnel. The building was originally designed to house office and retail space, but currently houses only offices. The building was renamed the Albert Kahn Building in 1988. From 1940 through 1980, part of the ground floor was occupied by

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store number 4. As in the Fisher Building, Kahn used high quality materials to construct the New Center Building, including polished marble lobby floors and brass elevator doors. In June 2015, Southfield-based developer Redico LLC, in partnership with

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of New York City and others purchased the Fisher Building and adjacent Albert Kahn Building, plus 2,000 parking spaces in two parking structures and three surface lots in New Center for $12.2 million at auction. Redico said the partnership plans to transition the two connected buildings into what it called a "true urban"

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, with a mix of office, retail, residential and entertainment uses. The multi-year project has a potential cost of $70 million to $80 million in addition to the purchase price. In June 2018, A joint venture between Northern Equities, and Lutz Real Estate bought the Albert Kahn building for $9.5 million from The Platform. Redevelopment plans costing $58 million, will create 211 apartments, and more than 75,000 square feet of retail, and commercial space, scheduled for completion in mid-2020.

Tenants

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Albert Kahn Building rental information
from NAI Farbman group. {{National Register of Historic Places listings in Wayne County, Michigan Office buildings in Detroit Office buildings completed in 1930 National Register of Historic Places in Detroit Office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan 1930 establishments in Michigan 1930s architecture in the United States Albert Kahn (architect) buildings Art Deco architecture in Michigan