The Qube, previously known as the Chase Tower, the Bank One Center, and the National Bank of Detroit Building, is a high-rise

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and

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operations center in the U.S. designated

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at 611

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, in Downtown

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. It was built in 1959 and stands at 14 floors in height. It was completely remodeled in 2011 and is currently in the process of remodeling again. It was designed in the modern architectural style, and uses a great deal of

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to coordinate with the buildings in the nearby Civic Center. It was designed by

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History

The Qube stands on the site of Detroit's first skyscraper, the Hammond Building. The ground floor of this building is a massive 1.5-story glass sheathed,

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hall. The building was known as 'Chase Tower' from 2006 to 2011 to reflect

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's buyout of

Bank One Bank One Corporation was an American bank founded in 1968 and at its peak the sixth-largest bank in the United States. It traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the stock symbol ONE. The company merged with JPMorgan Chase & Co. on July 1, ...

. In March 2007, the Sterling Group purchased the tower from JP Morgan Chase. Occupancy was approximately 50 percent at the time of sale. The building has had 3 official names now, for each of the 3 successive banks that have owned it: National Bank of Detroit (NBD), succeeded by Bank One, and lastly Chase. The building has gone by several names in the past, most notably: Bank One Center,

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Building, Bank One Building and Chase Tower. In April 2011,

bought the building, renamed it the Qube and relocated 4,000 of the company's employees to the facility. The company plans to fill remaining space with retail. In August 2014, the Detroit bureau of Southfield-based

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affiliate

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moved into the Qube after spending several decades across from the headquarters of the

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; its new location now includes satellite studio and newsroom facilities.

Location

The building is located on the block bordered by

to the east, with the

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across Woodward. West Fort Street borders the building on the north, with

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and

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across the street.

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borders the building to the west, with the Penobscot Block and

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across the street. West Congress Street borders the building to the south, with the

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across the street. Across Woodward Ave. from the Guardian Building lies

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, and the

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lies across Griswold Street, to the west. The building has a similar shape and size to the 411 Building, owned by competitor Comerica. File:ChaseBuildingDetroit.JPG, The Qube (white low rise) from

Campus Martius Park Campus Martius Park ( ') is a re-established park in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. After the fire of 1805, Campus Martius (from the Latin for ''Field of Mars'', where Roman heroes walked) was the focal point of Judge Augustus Woodward's plans to ...

File:150828-N-CI175-009 Navy Band Great Lakes perform at downtown Detroit.JPG, A naval band performing outside the Qube in August 2015

References

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Qube under construction c. 1959Google Maps location of the Qube
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National Bank Detroit historic postcard
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