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David Whitney Building in Detroit to Open as Mixed-Use Facility, Aloft Hotel

by Danielle Everson

DETROIT — Detroit-based Kraemer Design Group PLC (KDG) is on track to complete the architecture, interior design and historic consulting of the celebrated David Whitney Building in downtown Detroit. The building will reopen as a mixed-use facility featuring the Aloft Detroit at the David Whitney hotel in December. The David Whitney Building, built in 1915 to the design of architectural firm Daniel Burnham & Co., was once regarded as one of the most iconic skyscrapers in the Midwest. The 19-story, Neo-Renaissance building has undergone a two-year, $94.5 million renovation restoring both interior and exterior architectural elements, including the four-story atrium. The 136-room boutique Aloft Detroit at the David Whitney hotel will occupy the lower floors and 105 residential apartments will occupy the upper floors. The building will also feature the Grand Cirque Brasserie — a restaurant, 6,670 square feet of meeting and banquet spaces and ground-level retail.

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