Woolworth Building

Owner:	Grasso Holdings
Location:	Detroit, Michigan
Role:	Architecture, Planning
Completion:	2018

The F.W. Woolworth Store was constructed in 1940 and is a contributing resource in the New Center Commercial Historic District. The District is located one block east of the General Motors Building, Fisher and New Center Buildings National Historic Landmarks, and the General Motors Research Laboratory/Argonaut Building. The building was designed by architects Hyde and Williams and constructed by the Barton-Malow Company. The two story Moderne commercial building at the southwest corner of Woodward and West Grand Boulevard is clad in limestone. Varying roof heights create a geometrically interesting building. A corner tower sits back slightly from the Woodward façade emphasizing the main entrance in the storefront below. The mixed-use project includes interior and exterior restoration of the existing building and 13 stories of new construction above. The existing building will have retail on the first floor, shared open office space on the second floor, and a transitional sky lobby with roof terrace on the third floor. Floors 4-13 will have 8 apartments each and the top floor will house a large rooftop terrace.