Book Tower

Book Tower
The Book Building in October 2006
General information
Type	Commercial offices
Location	1265 Washington Boulevard Detroit, Michigan
Coordinates	42°20′00″N 83°03′06″W / 42.3334°N 83.0517°W / 42.3334; -83.0517
Construction started	1916
Completed	1926
Owner	Bedrock Detroit
Height
Antenna spire	152 m (499 ft)
Roof	144.78 m (475.0 ft)
Top floor	122 m (400 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	38 2 below ground
Floor area	483,973 sf
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Louis Kamper
Main contractor	Starrett-Dilks Company
Renovating team
Renovating firm	Bedrock Detroit
Main contractor	Christman
Book Tower
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Architectural style	Neo-Classical and Neo-Renaissance
Part of	Washington Boulevard Historic District (ID82002914)
Designated CP	July 15, 1982
References
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The Book Tower is a 145 m (476 ft), 38-story skyscraper located at 1265 Washington Boulevard in Downtown Detroit, Michigan, within the Washington Boulevard Historic District. Construction began on the Italian Renaissance-style building in 1916, as an addition to the original Book Building, and finished a decade later, making it, at the time, the tallest building in Detroit. The building was designed by architect Louis Kamper, an American architect, active in and around Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan.

It has a green copper roof, a roofing style shared by the nearby Westin Book Cadillac Hotel. Retail and gallery floors used to reside on the first and second floors, with businesses previously occupying the rest. The last tenant closed in 2009, at which time Book Tower sat vacant until it was acquired by Bedrock in 2015. Over the next seven years, a Bedrock-led extensive restoration project culminated in a fully revitalized residential, ROOST apartment/hotel, event venue and mixed-use space.