Riverfront Towers

Riverfront Apartment/Condominium Complex
General information
Type residential high rise
Location Detroit, Michigan
United States
Coordinates 42°19′26″N 83°03′18″W / 42.324°N 83.055°W / 42.324; -83.055Coordinates: 42°19′26″N 83°03′18″W / 42.324°N 83.055°W / 42.324; -83.055
Construction started 1991 (Tower I)
1982 (Towers II & III)
Completed 1992 (Tower I)
1983 (Towers II & III)
Height
Roof 256 ft (78 m) (Tower I)
304 ft (93 m) (Tower II)
304 ft (93 m) (Tower III)
Technical details
Floor count 26 (Tower I)
29 (Tower II)
29 (Tower III)
Floor area 275 units (Tower I)
280 units (Tower II)
295 units (Tower III)
Design and construction
Architect Kadushin
References
[1]

Riverfront Towers is an apartment and condominium complex of three luxury high rise residential skyscrapers along the International Riverfront in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Each Riverfront Tower creates an ascending tier of three towers.

Buildings

The three buildings are examples of modern architecture. Towers one and two are apartments, Tower three contains condominiums.

  • Riverfront Tower 100 is a 275 unit high rise at 100 Riverfront Drive, built in 1991 and finished in 1992.
  • Riverfront Tower 200 is a 280 unit high rise at 200 Riverfront Drive, built in 1982 and finished in 1983.
  • Riverfront Tower 300 is a 295 unit high rise at 300 Riverfront Drive, built in 1982 and finished in 1983.[2]

Education

Residents are zoned to Detroit Public Schools. Residents are zoned to Owen Academy at Pelham (K-8) and King High School.[3][4][5]

Other

Legendary 'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin lived, and passed away, in an apartment in the towers in August 2018.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Tower 100". SkyscraperPage. , "Tower 200". SkyscraperPage. , "Tower 300". SkyscraperPage.
  2. ↑ Duggan, Daniel (July 23, 2007). 2 Riverfront Towers sold to New Jersey investor.Crain's Detroit Business. Retrieved on March 7, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Elementary School Boundary Map." Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Middle School Boundary Map." Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.
  5. ↑ "High School Boundary Map." Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.

References

  • Hill, Eric J. & 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.


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