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Bedrock
reveals
design
for
hi-rise
development
on
historic
Woodward
Ave
Hudson’s
site
DETROIT
– After
Bedrock
presented
preliminary
design
and
plans
for the
site of
the
former
J.L.
Hudson’s
Department
Store
(Hudson’s
Site),
the
Downtown
Development
Authority
(DDA)
today
approved
a
timeline
that
allows
groundbreaking
of the
development
by
December
1, 2017.
The new
timeline
aligns
the
groundbreaking
of the
Hudson’s
development
with the
Michigan
Thrive
Initiative,
an
economic
development
tool
supported
by more
than 40
communities
from
every
corner
of
Michigan.
This
coordination
is
critical
to
provide
the
opportunity
to
deliver
a
catalytic,
transformational
project
on the
site.
“For
long-time
Detroiters,
we
remember
what
Hudson’s
represented.
It
wasn’t
just a
department
store –
it was
the
economic
engine
of
Detroit.
It drew
residents
and
visitors
downtown,
where
they
spent a
day
shopping
at
Hudson’s
and
visiting
the
retail,
restaurants
and
theaters
around
it,”
says Dan
Gilbert,
founder
and
chairman
of Rock
Ventures
and
Quicken
Loans
and
founding
partner
of
Bedrock.
“Our
goal is
to
create a
development
that
exceeds
the
economic
and
experiential
impact
even
Hudson’s
had on
the
city. We
believe
this
project
is so
unique
that it
can help
put
Detroit
back on
the
national
– and
even
global –
map for
world-class
architecture,
talent
attraction,
technology
innovation
and job
creation.”
Transformational
Development
The
plans
for the
new,
52-story,
734-foot
transformational
development
will
make it
the
tallest
building
in the
city.
The
nine-story
podium
and
residential
tower
that
rises
from the
podium
will
total
1.2
million
gross
square
feet and
will
offer
700
parking
spaces
underneath
the
structure.
The
development
will be
among
the
largest
construction
projects
in
Detroit
in
decades
and will
anchor
Woodward
Avenue
making
it the
economic
engine
of the
city
once
again.
Transformational
developments,
like
Hudson’s,
often
serve as
catalysts
for an
entire
city and
region.
They
attract
visitors;
create
thousands
of jobs;
are
magnets
for
talent,
business
and
investment;
and
create a
positive
ripple
effect
on the
area
around
them
resulting
in
significant
economic
impact
for the
city and
its
residents.
An
economic
impact
study
from New
York
based
WSP-Parsons
Brinkerhoff
estimates
the
Hudson’s
development,
which is
projected
to
attract
three
million
unique
visitors
per
year,
will:
• Create
more
than
5,800
direct
and
indirect
jobs and
$1.5
billion
in new
economic
output
during
the
construction
of the
project
•
Generate
$230
million
in
direct
annual
spending
and
support
3,000
direct
jobs
once the
project
is
completed
•
Generate
$560
million
per year
in
economic
output,
or
nearly
$6
billion
in total
economic
output
over 10
years
Development
and
Design
The
development
plans
were
designed
by New
York
City-based
SHoP
Architects
in
partnership
with
Detroit-based
Hamilton
Anderson
Associates.
Retail,
residential,
parking
and an
experiential
destination
focusing
on
technology,
arts and
culture
will be
among
the
amenities
for
residents
and
visitors
alike.
“In its
heyday,
Hudson’s
was a
premier
destination
in the
heart of
downtown.
After
the
flagship
store
closed
in 1983,
the
structure
would
bring
back
fond
memories
of a
vibrant
downtown,”
says
Sandra
Laux,
Project
Architect,
Hamilton
Anderson
Associates.
“We now
have the
opportunity
to be a
part of
creating
unique,
new
architecture
in one
of the
few
vacant
sites
downtown.”
The
proposed
52-story
building
is
estimated
to
include:
• 250
residential
units
totaling
441,500
gross
square
feet
• A
nine-story
podium
comprised
of
733,823
gross
square
feet of
mixed
use,
commercial,
office,
technology,
arts and
culture
space
• Three
stories
below
grade
featuring
additional
commercial
space on
one
level
with 700
parking
spaces
on the
other
two
levels
“The
driving
force
behind
our
design
for the
Hudson's
site is
to
create a
building
that
speaks
to the
rebirth
of
optimism
in the
city's
future
and an
experiential
destination
that
positively
impacts
Detroit
in a
meaningful
way,”
said
William
Sharples,
Principal,
SHoP.
“The
building
is
conceived
around a
huge and
inspiring
new
public
space, a
year-round
civic
square
that,
both in
its
architecture
and its
culture,
will
foster
and
convey
the
feeling
we all
share
when we
work
together
to
imagine
what
this
great
city can
become.”
For more
information
and to
keep up
with the
latest
updates
on the
Hudson’s
site
development,
visit
hudsonssitedetroit.com.
We are
also
inviting
people
to share
their
Hudson’s
memories
on the
website.
About
Bedrock
Detroit-based
Bedrock
is a
full-service
real
estate
firm
specializing
in
acquiring,
developing,
leasing,
financing,
and
managing
commercial
and
residential
buildings.
Since
its
founding
in 2011,
Bedrock
and its
affiliates
have
invested
more
than
$3.5
billion
in
acquiring
and
developing
more
than 100
properties
in
downtown
Detroit
and
Cleveland
totaling
more
than 16
million
square
feet.
Bedrock’s
real
estate
portfolio
consists
of more
than 330
office
and
retail
tenants
in
Detroit’s
technology-centric
downtown.
For more
information,
visit
bedrockdetroit.com
or
engage
with us
on
Twitter
@BedrockDetroit
and
Facebook.
About
SHoP
SHoP is
an
award-winning
architecture
firm
with a
staff of
over 180
talented
architects,
designers
and
engineers.
Since
1996,
SHoP has
harnessed
the
power of
diverse
expertise
in the
design
of
buildings
and
environments
that
improve
the
quality
of
public
life. An
inclusive,
open-minded
process
allows
SHoP to
effectively
address
a broad
range of
issues
in its
work:
from
novel
programmatic
concepts,
to
next-generation
fabrication
and
delivery
techniques,
to
beautifully
crafted
spaces
that
precisely
suit
their
functions.
shoparc.com
About
Hamilton
Anderson
Associates
(HAA)
Hamilton
Anderson
was
founded
in
Detroit,
Michigan
in 1994
when
architect
Rainy
Hamilton,
Jr.
partnered
with
landscape
architect
Kent
Anderson.
Together
they
founded
Hamilton
Anderson
with a
simple
premise:
as
architect
and
landscape
architect,
and as
two
individuals
from
radically
different
beginnings,
they
would
pool
their
talents,
personalities
and
backgrounds
to build
a firm
that
values
unity
over
uniformity.
Today,
HAA has
evolved
with
emerging,
dynamic
leaders
whose
design
acumen
stretches
across a
wide
array of
professional
design
services,
including
architecture,
landscape
architecture,
planning,
interiors
and
urban
design.
The firm
includes
a
diverse
group of
design
professionals
working
collaboratively
to
create
compelling,
inspirational
and
sustainable
projects,
to make
a
positive,
lasting
impact
on
communities.
The
firm’s
diversity
in
background,
education
and
professional
experience
is
blended
with
solid
experience
working
on
projects
ranging
from
small
scale
city
parks,
to
technologically
sophisticated
new arts
high
schools,
regional
master
plans,
and
multi-billion
dollar
urban
design
plans.
They are
not
specialists,
but
believers
in the
merit of
well-informed,
broad
professional
experience
– that
when
brought
together
– will
form the
basis of
superior
design.
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