Detroit City Apartments is a
high-rise in downtown
Detroit,
Michigan. Built in 1981 and named Trolley Plaza for nearby Washington Boulevard
trolley line
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, the residential building stands 28 stories tall. The building is located at 1431 Washington Boulevard and occupies the block bordered by Clifford Street, Grand River Avenue and Washington Boulevard. In 2009, Village Green purchased the building and changed the name of the high-rise apartments to Washington Square. In 2013, Washington Square became the Detroit City Apartments.
The property consists of a 5-floor parking structure topped by 23 floors of residential apartments. The 6th floor, which extends out of the parking structure, includes the lobby,
swimming pool
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,
health club
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,
tennis court, and other amenities. Two-story, townhouse-style
penthouse
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*Penthouse apartment, a special apartment on the top floor of a building
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suites fill the 27th and 28th floors.
Image:TrolleyPlazaDetroit.JPG, As seen from Woodward
Image:BooktowerTrolleyPlaza.jpg, Central United Methodist Church spire and Washington Square under the Book Tower
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, with DoubleTree Fort Shelby Hotel
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in the distance to the lower right.
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External links
Detroit City ApartmentsGoogle Maps location of Washington SquareTrolley Plaza details at Emporis.comSkyscraperPage.com's Profile on Washington Square Apartments
Apartment buildings in Detroit
1981 establishments in Michigan
Residential skyscrapers in Detroit
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