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Neighborhood

Tech Town

Address

6001 Cass Avenue

Project Type

Office & Retail

Construction Type

Rehab

Original Date Built

1920

Total Size

135,000 SF

Office

113,500 SF

Retail

21,500 SF

This building was a celebration of the automobile and American ingenuity and design. We have revived that spirit in a way that is relevant today. 

6001 Cass is an adaptive reuse of a historic Albert Kahn building, which was built in 1920 as the Cadillac LaSalle Sales and Service Center. Located in Tech Town, New Center's burgeoning innovation and technology district, 6001 Cass provides office and retail opportunities in a central neighborhood that is walkable and well-serviced by public transportation and freeways.

6001 Cass features 113,500 SF of fully leased office space. Tenants include Tata Technologies North American Headquarters and WeWork, which operates 91,000 SF of co-working space. The first floor provides 21,500 SF of retail space. 

Now Leasing

6001 Cass, located at the corner of Cass Avenue and York Street, offers 15,500 SF of retail space below 113,500 SF of fully leased office space.

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Stage of Development

Pre-development

A developer sees an opportunity in an existing building or vacant land and tests possible ideas for development to determine if they should commit.

Design

The architect, along with engineers and contractors, collaborate with the developer to create a meaningful plan for construction.

Construction

The general contractor physically brings the design of the architect and engineers to life.

Leasing

The development is promoted to potential tenants who may be interested in leasing or purchasing available units.

Management

A property-management team manages the on-going daily operations of the development and the tenants.

Refinance

The owner may choose to re-finance or sell the developed property.
Learn more about The Platform’s development process →
6001 Cass
6001 Cass as the Cadillac LaSalle Sales and Service Center.
6001 Cass after The Platform's historic rehab.
WoWork space

WeWork occupies four floors including the historic second floor showroom.

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On Community Engagement: A dedicated community meeting introduced residents to the early master planning of the 6001 Cass the and Antoinette development to gather feedback on the proposed projects. The development, located in and adjacent to the New Amsterdam Historic District, also received community stakeholder support for a historic commission hearing in which project plans were approved.

On Design Excellence: Originally, the vision was for architectural beauty to symbolize the beauty and stability of a Cadillac car itself. Today, the design ambition at 6001 Cass is to restore the building to its former glory while modernizing it to fit the needs of today’s collaborative and private work environments. Retail and gallery programming push the façade of the building to engage with the street.

In the Neighborhood: Henry Ford Health System, Wayne State University, Wayne State Integrative Biosciences Center, College for Creative Studies, TechTown Detroit, Junction440, Next Energy, future Pistons Performance Center, University Preparatory Academy Elementary, University Preparatory Academy High School, Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute, Fisher Theater, Carhartt Flagship Store, Shinola Headquarters, Motown Museum, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Historical Society, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Michigan Science Center, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, University Prep Science + Math Middle School, Scarab Club, Detroit Public Library

Transit: Bus #023, 042, 016, 080, 089, 851, Q-line Station: Amsterdam; MoGo Station: Second Ave & Burroughs St; Amtrak Detroit Station

Location

Press

$40M renovation project in TechTown pays homage to building’s Cadillac roots

November 13th, 2020

WeWork to more than double Detroit Footprint with new TechTown Space

September 12th, 2019

Tata Technologies to move HQ, 150 workers from Novi to Detroit’s TechTown

May 25th, 2018

Collaborators

Farr Associates Architect
Giffels Webster Civil Engineer
PCI General Contractor
Redico Property Manager
O'Connor Real Estate Retail Leasing Agent
Tata Technologies Office Tenant
WeWork Office Tenant

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