Washington Square (Detroit)

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Washington Square
Information
Location	1431 Washington Boulevard Detroit, Michigan  United States
Status	Complete
Constructed	1981
Use	residential
Roof	81m; 265ft
Floor count	28
Companies
Architect	Jude T. Fusco Associates, Inc.

Washington Square is a high-rise in downtown Detroit, Michigan. Built in 1981 as Trolley Plaza (in reference to the trolley that ran along Washington Boulevard at the time), the residential building stands 28 stories tall. The building is located at 1431 Washington Boulevard and occupies the block bordered by Clifford Street, Grand River Avenue and Washington Boulevard. In 2007, the building went under new management and the owner changed the name of the high-rise apartments to Washington Square.

This property consist of a 5-floor parking structure topped by 23 floors of residential apartments. The 6th floor, which extends out of the parking structure, includes the lobby, swimming pool, health club, tennis court, and other anemities. Two-story, townhouse-style penthouse suites fill the 27th and 28th floors.

As seen from Woodward

Central United Methodist Church spire and Washington Square under the Book Tower, with DoubleTree Fort Shelby Hotel in the distance to the lower right.

[edit] References

• Hill, Eric J. and John Gallagher (2002). AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-3120-3. 
• Meyer, Katherine Mattingly and Martin C.P. McElroy with Introduction by W. Hawkins Ferry, Hon A.I.A. (1980). Detroit Architecture A.I.A. Guide Revised Edition. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1651-4. 
• Sharoff, Robert (2005). American City: Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-3270-6. 

[edit] External links

• Trolley Plaza Apartments
• Google Maps location of the Trolley Plaza
• Trolley Plaza details at Emporis.com
• SkyscraperPage.com's Profile on Trolley Plaza

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