Summer 2019
Hair. Is The Newest Salon in New Center
September 12th, 2019
The Fisher building is home to a bunch of fashion-related retail spots, including The Peacock Room, Vera Jane, Yama, tailor William and Bonnie and on the more casual side, Pure Detroit. That’s kind of true to its roots, as back in the day, the three story lobby of the Fisher was kind of the Somerset Mall of its day, full of shops.
Open ArticleFisher Building owners refinance loan for $36M to continue preservation efforts
July 25th, 2019
The owners of the Fisher Building have closed on a major loan refinancing to continue much-needed maintenance and preservation efforts on the historic Art Deco building in New Center. Planned work includes restoring the brass entrance doors, modernizing three elevators, renovating public bathrooms, and constructing a new conference center. The owners say the loan will also allow them to pay off all prior debt.
Open ArticleThe historic Fisher Building is a Detroit treasure
July 25th, 2019
If you’ve never explored the Fisher Building, make sure to put it on your list! This 1928 landmark skyscraper is a Detroit treasure. As always, we’d love to hear from you on places we should be checking out in your neighborhood. You can email your suggestions to Explore@wxyz.com You can also watch the entire video series on streaming devices including Roku, Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV.
Winter 2018
Group working to develop Detroit’s Milwaukee-Junction neighborhood
March 7th, 2019
Much of the attention on Detroit’s development boom has been centered on Dan Gilbert’s many downtown projects—Little Caesars Arena and the District Detroit—and the new hotels and restaurants popping up.But one of the many projects in progress isn’t in downtown, or even Midtown…it’s in the New Center and Milwaukee Junction area.
Open ArticleCivil 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.
Open ArticleFisher Building signs homage to neighborhoods
January 2nd, 2018
New Center’s most famous building is paying homage to the rest of Detroit.
The names of Detroit’s 105 neighborhoods have been embossed on brass signs around the building’s base to celebrate people and places across the city’s 139 square miles.
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