1300 Lafayette East Cooperative
| 1300 Lafayette East Cooperative | |
|---|---|
Residential | |
| Location | Detroit, Michigan United States |
| Completed | 1964 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 30 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Gunnar Birkerts, Birkerts & Straub |
The 1300 Lafayette East Cooperative is a large, 336 unit luxury
History
Constructed in 1961 and completed in 1964, 1300 Lafayette East stands at 30 floors. The building incorporates a ground floor with 2 story marble lobby, meeting rooms, conference room, and offices. A mezzanine houses a fitness center and commercial offices, and above it rise 28 residential floors. The building is constructed atop a two-floor
Thirteen Hundred was originally designed as the first phase of a two building complex, with the second phase twin apartment building facing Larned Street at the corner of Rivard, immediately south of Lafayette Boulevard. However, market conditions existing at the time of completion resulted in the cancellation of the second project. Eventually this site was developed as the Carlton Apartments.
Thirteen Hundred has always had an impeccable reputation which has attracted a number of notable residents, among them the singer Diana Ross. The building's owners fell on hard times in the 1970s due to a declining city population and a mixture of extremely spacious studio to four bedroom apartments, which were not favorable in the rental market at the time. After a mortgage default by the owner, the building briefly became the property of the U.S. in an unusual manner - without the involvement of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, who had insured the mortgage. In 1979 the building was subsequently converted to co-op ownership - on the initiative of the tenants, who organized to avoid a sale to commercial interests or to the City of Detroit.
Zoned schools
The community is zoned to
See also
- Robert Sharoff
- Gunnar Birkerts
- Lafayette Park, Detroit
- Lafayette Towers Apartments West
- Lafayette Towers Apartments East
- Lafayette Pavilion Apartments
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 & Martin C.P. McElroy (1980). Detroit Architecture A.I.A. Guide Revised Edition. Introduction by W. Hawkins Ferry, Hon A.I.A. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1651-4.
- Ferry, W. Hawkins (1980). The Buildings of Detroit A History. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1665-4.
Notes
- Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.
- Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.
- Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.
External links
- "Emporis building ID 118512". Emporis. Archived from the original on January 26, 2016.
- "1300 Lafayette East Cooperative". SkyscraperPage.
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