DETROIT — Following a $200 million historic renovation by Cleveland-based developer, The Ferchill Group, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has opened The Westin Book Cadillac Detroit located at 1114 Washington Blvd. The Italian-renaissance-style building, which originally opened in downtown Detroit in 1924, now measures 89,000 square feet in size. The 32-story property features 453 guestrooms on floors seven through 23; 67 luxury loft units within the Westin Book Cadillac Residences on floors 24 through 29; and 39,000 square feet of meeting and banquet space, with three ballrooms and 13 meeting rooms.
Additionally, the hotel’s historic Motor Bar has been reopened on the second level, and the new restaurant, Roast, has opened on the street level of the property. In late November, Detroit-based Entourage Restaurant Group will open Spa 19 24Grille. The spa and casual restaurant, which will be situated within the building, will occupy 8,000 square feet of retail space facing Michigan Avenue. Willoughby, Ohio-based Marous Brothers Construction acted as general contractor at the site, which began construction in August 2006; Cleveland-based Kaczmar Architect Inc. served as the architect for the project. The Westin Book Cadillac Detroit is a member of the National Registry of Historic Places.