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Pasadena Apartments
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| Location: | Detroit, Michigan |
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| Built: | 1902 |
| Architect: | Mortimer L. Smith & Sons |
| Architectural style: | Renaissance |
| Governing body: | Private |
| MPS: | East Jefferson Avenue Residential TR |
| NRHP Reference#: | 85002944[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | October 09, 1985 |
The Pasadena Apartments is an apartment building located at 2170 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
The Pasadena Apartment Building is an eleven-story building constructed of yellow brick with limestone facing on the two lower floors.[2] A column of bay windows rises from the basement to the tenth floor; a classic style entrance is in the center of the front facade.[2] The building originally had classical details on the upper floors, including a cornice and false balconies, that have been removed.[2]
The building is an early example of upper-class, multi-unit housing, and is one of the earliest of these structures to be built with reinforced concrete.[2] The building was constructed at a time when newly wealthy families associated with Detroit's industrial boom were appearing, yet financing requirements for private homes were substantial.[3] These families often preferred to rent upscale apartments. The Pasedena is notable for its scale, design, and materials.
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