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The skyline of Detroit in 2015. This list of tallest buildings in Detroit ranks skyscrapers and high rises in the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan by height. The tallest skyscraper in Detroit is the 73-story Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, which rises 755 feet (230 m) along Detroit's International Riverfront.
The chart below shows the skyscraper, its height, when it was completed, how long it was the tallest, and what skyscraper surpassed it. The Frank & Seder (1881) is considered Detroit's oldest existing iron-framed tall building. The Hammond Building (1889) is considered Detroit's first steel-framed skyscraper, though it is now demolished.
The Southfield Town Center is a cluster of five interconnected skyscrapers forming a contemporary 2,200,000-square-foot (204,400 m 2) office complex in the Detroit suburb of Southfield, Michigan. It includes the Westin Southfield Detroit Hotel, restaurants, a fitness center, and a major conference center for up to 1,000 attendees.
The Renaissance Center, commonly known as the RenCen, [8] is a complex of seven connected skyscrapers in downtown Detroit, Michigan, United States.Located on the Detroit International Riverfront, the RenCen is owned and used by General Motors as its world headquarters.
Modernism started slow in Detroit, but now modern buildings are proliferating.
For a comparison of all, see SkyscraperPage.com's Comparison of Skyscrapers in Detroit, and Emporis.com's Details on Detroit Buildings Wikimedia Commons has media related to Skyscrapers in Detroit . Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap
The sky cover percentage in metro Detroit looks better for Sunday night with a range of 31-44% coverage between 8 p.m. Sunday to 2 a.m. Monday. Best time to view northern lights
The building also houses the city of Detroit's Planning and Development Department, and its Recreation Department. Cadillac Tower's decorative cornices and parapets are of varying heights. The corner spires rise to a height of 130 m (430 ft), and the spires at the middle façade rise to the same height of the mechanical penthouse at 133.4 m ...