Winter 2020
Downriver couple expand French-style eatery to Fisher Building
February 15th, 2021
Promenade Artisan Foods based in the downriver community of Trenton is making another grand march. Owners Chelsie and Jono Brymer will open a second location, offering its selection of pastries, lunches, grab-and-go dinners, and sandwiches, in the Fisher Building of Detroit’s New Center. Menu items include Promenade’s signature custardy quiche served with field greens and sea salt chocolate chip cookies. “We are so humbled to have the opportunity to serve in the city that we love and grateful for the chance to learn from this vibrant community,” Chelsie Brymer said.
Open ArticleHow a Detroit Landmark Built a Space for Creative, Minority-Owned Businesses
June 4th, 2020
The Fisher Building is known as “Detroit’s largest art object.” The office skyscraper, which opened in 1928, boasts a grand lobby decked out with marble, mosaics, painted ceilings and ornate detailing in brass and bronze. Real estate developer The Platform purchased the landmark in 2015, spending over $10 million in rehabilitation and renovation. But the company was stuck on what to do with the fourth floor, broken into small offices by design for doctors and dentists.
Open Article10 Of The Most Iconic Buildings Across The US
May 8th, 2020
There is no denying that the US is home to some of the most fascinating architectural wonders in the world. There are many buildings here that are well known all over the world, be it skyscrapers, schoolhouses, museums or libraries. Many of these earned an iconic status thanks to them being immediately recognizable. These buildings tell fascinating tales about the cities they are in, about their past, and evoke many nostalgic memories in people.
Open ArticleHow a Detroit developer is using innovative leasing to support the city’s creative economy
April 27th, 2020
The 4th Floor of the Fisher Building—a National Historic Landmark in Detroit’s New Center neighborhood—provides an excellent case study. In 2015, mission-based private real estate developer The Platform acquired the building for restoration and modernization, and soon made supporting the city’s creative community a key aspect of its inclusive design strategy.
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Detroit’s Fisher Building About To Get Serious Renovations
February 17th, 2020
The Fisher Building on W. Grand Boulevard is one of Detroit’s cooler buildings. But in recent years, it has been showing its age. It’s 92 years old and looks it. Now major renovation work is set to begin.
Open ArticleNext phase of Fisher Building preservation effort to begin soon
February 11th, 2020
The next phase of preservation and restoration at the iconic Fisher Building is now underway. This week, work will begin to help a team survey the façade of the building. During a four-month period, workers will comb over the 325,000-square-feet of exterior marble so they can survey the building and collect data. That will help establish a plan to make necessary repairs. Over the next four weeks, crews will install scaffolding around the exterior.
Open ArticleStrategic Staffing Solutions moves offices from Penobscot to Fisher Building
October 17th, 2019
The Fisher Building has a new largest tenant. Strategic Staffing Solutions (S3), an IT and business services company based in Detroit, will move its headquarters into three floors occupying 57,400 square feet at the iconic New Center building. The move is expected to be finished by the end of 2019. After renovations are complete, corporate and branch offices will move into two additional floors by mid-summer 2020. The company employs as many as 1,400 people, according to Crain’s Detroit Business.
Open ArticleStrategic Staffing Solutions moving to Fisher Building
October 17th, 2019
Strategic Staffing Solutions is moving its corporate headquarters to the Fisher Building, making it the landmark skyscraper’s largest tenant, company officials announced Thursday. The company’s move from the Penobscot Building in downtown Detroit will begin with relocating its development center operations by the end of the year. The corporate and branch offices will begin the move in early 2020. The development center and call center operations will be on the sixth floor and the corporate offices and branch offices will move to the building’s 20th and 21st floors following renovations.
Open Article$36 million being spent to rehab, expand and improve the Fisher building
July 19th, 2019
The owners of the Fisher Building – HFZ Capital Partners, Rheal Capital Management and The Platform – are refinancing the skyscraper for $36 million to cover the costs of expansion, building improvements and more. Anticipated building improvements include restoring the brass entrance doors, modernizing three elevators and more. Improvements have been made recently, including a $1.4 million masonry work on the marble in the building and the restoration of the Arcade’s ceiling. The building also has a new HVAC system, which brought heating and cooling to the arcade for the first time in the building’s history.
Open ArticleHistoric Fisher Building Refinancing $36 Million In Debt To Pay For More Upgrades
July 1st, 2019
The Fisher Building is going to get some more upgrades.The 1928 Albert Kahn masterpiece — often thought of as Detroit’s largest art object — has been undergoing some renovations but anyone who’s worked there knows there is more work to do. The refinancing from Boston-based UC Funds that retires existing debt will allow the ownership team of The Platform, HFZ Capital Partners and Rheal Capital Management to do four main things: modernize three more elevators, renovate the public bathrooms, create a conference center for the building and restoration of the brass doors and other artistic details.
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