Alden Park Towers

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Alden Park Towers
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Location8100 E. Jefferson Ave.,
Detroit, Michigan
Coordinates 42°21′5″N82°59′40″W / 42.35139°N 82.99444°W / 42.35139; -82.99444
Built1922;101 years ago (1922)
Architectural style Tudor Revival
MPS East Jefferson Avenue Residential TR
NRHP reference No. 85002933 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 9, 1985

The Alden Park Towers consists of a compound of four, eight-story luxury apartment buildings located at 8100 East Jefferson Avenue along the Gold Coast in Detroit, Michigan. It is currently known as Alden Towers. The collective of structures was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]

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Description

Alden Park Towers consists of four eight-story buildings built from red brick with stone trim. [2] The buildings are interconnected at the first story; this level formerly housed commercial services such as grocery store and laundry. [3] The exterior is highly ornamented, with projecting bay windows extending from the ground to the roof. [2] The crenellated limestone at the roofline distinguishes these apartments from other similar buildings in Detroit. [2] The buildings originally held 352 apartments; [2] the number is currently 389. [4]

History

The Alden Park Towers were built in 1922 as the Berman Apartments. [2] They were built south of Jefferson to take advantage of the natural beauty of the Detroit River. They were one of the few large apartment buildings built in Detroit. [2]

Triton Properties acquired the historic Alden Park Towers property, located on Detroit's Gold Coast (the East Jefferson riverfront) in 2012, out of foreclosure for $2 million in August 2012, and began a $5 million plus renovation of all 382 apartment units in the four towers. The project included renovation of common area, including a brand-new grand lobby with a large fireplace as the focal point, and a new fitness center with all-new equipment and flatscreen TVs. The entire building is outfitted with free Wi-Fi. The grand lobby, designed with assistance from Sharon Carlile of Royal Oak's Italmoda, mimics the lobby of a modern boutique hotel. Additionally, major renovation to the property's riverfront was undertaken. Renovation work was completed in the first quarter 2015. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Alden Park Towers/Alden Park Manor from Detroit1701.org
  3. Alden Park Towers Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine from the state of Michigan
  4. Kelli B. Kavanaugh, Archived 2008-08-29 at the Wayback Machine "Alden Park Towers getting $5M makeover; nearly 90% leased," Model D, January 22, 2008
  5. "Triton Properties unveils a brand-new look for the historic Alden Towers".