Summer 2018
Civil rights struggle comes to life with Fisher Building art exhibit
September 12th, 2018
If you haven’t been to the Fisher Building lately, the installation of “Olayami Dabls: Absorb, Reflect, Transmit” gives you a great reason to revisit the storied Art Deco skyscraper.
Nineteen paper cut-out “paintings” by artist Dabls documenting key moments in the civil rights movement from 1955-1965 have been scanned and blown up huge, completely filling the illuminated glass vitrines that line the ground floor of the Fisher arcade.
Open ArticleFisher building to get new tenant: United Way for Southeastern Michigan
August 17th, 2018
Facing rising costs of downtown Detroit office space, United Way for Southeastern Michigan announced it is moving its corporate office from the First National Building in downtown Detroit to the historic Fisher building in New Center.
Open ArticleMapping the developments in the works in and around New Center
April 26th, 2018
One neighborhood that will change dramatically over the next few years is New Center. Anchored by the Fisher Building, new construction and renovations are well underway in the neighborhood and surrounding areas. While plenty of redevelopment is still happening in Midtown, the momentum seems to be shifting just north into this centralized neighborhood.
Open ArticleIn Energized Detroit, Savoring an Architectural Legacy
March 26th, 2018
From the Fisher Building to Belle Isle (and beyond), the works of the renowned Albert Kahn endure. Here’s how to see them.
Open ArticleNew York’s City Bakery now serving its famous hot chocolate in Detroit’s Fisher Building
January 30th, 2018
On Monday, City Bakery opened its first U.S. location outside of New York in the Fisher Building. In New York it has several venues under the City Bakery name and Birdbath Neighborhood Green Bakery. It also has a location in Japan.
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8.5 Fabulous Reasons To Shop At The Stunning Fisher Building
December 13th, 2017
Whenever my brother comes into town from Denver I will take him to one (or two) of my favorites places in the city.
This visit I decided to take him to the Fisher Building in New Center.
WJR extends longtime lease at Fisher Building
November 29th, 2017
New building owners sign 100,000 square feet of new leases.
Open ArticleThe Fisher Building gains another retail tenant with Pot + Box
November 16th, 2017
The Fisher Building continues to expand its retail offerings. Two clothing stores—YAMA and the flagship Peacock Room—will open later this month.
Open ArticleOld Joe Muer site targeted for apartments, retail shops
October 2nd, 2017
A proposed housing development and retail shops are expected to bring new life to the former site of the Joe Muer restaurant in Detroit, developers said Monday.
Open ArticleYamasaki is reborn in Detroit
September 25th, 2017
Nearly eight years after closing shop, noted Detroit-based Yamasaki will be reborn with a new headquarters in the recently renovated Fisher Building.
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