The Qube (Detroit)
| The Qube | |
|---|---|
Albert Kahn Associates | |
The Qube | |
   | |
| Built | 1959 |
| Part of | Detroit Financial District (ID09001067) |
| Designated CP | December 14, 2009 |
The Qube, previously known as the Chase Tower, the Bank One Center, and the National Bank of Detroit Building, is a
Albert Kahn Associates
.
History
The Qube stands on the site of Detroit's first skyscraper, the
Bank One
. In March 2007, the Sterling Group purchased the tower from JP Morgan Chase. Occupancy was approximately 50 percent at the time of sale. The building has had 3 official names now, for each of the 3 successive banks that have owned it: National Bank of Detroit (NBD), succeeded by Bank One, and lastly Chase.
The building has gone by several names in the past, most notably: Bank One Center, National Bank of Detroit Building, Bank One Building and Chase Tower.[2]
In April 2011,
Quicken Loans bought the building, renamed it the Qube and relocated 4,000 of the company's employees to the facility. The company plans to fill remaining space with retail.[3]
In August 2014, the Detroit bureau of Southfield-based ABC affiliate WXYZ-TV moved into the Qube after spending several decades across from the headquarters of the Detroit Police Department; its new location now includes satellite studio and newsroom facilities.[4]
Location
The building is located on the block bordered by
Cadillac Square and 1001 Woodward across the street. Griswold Street borders the building to the west, with the Penobscot Block and Chrysler House across the street. West Congress Street borders the building to the south, with the Guardian Building across the street. Across Woodward Ave. from the Guardian Building lies Ally Detroit Center, and the Buhl Building lies across Griswold Street, to the west. The building has a similar shape and size to the 411 Building, owned by competitor Comerica
.
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The Qube (white low rise) from Campus Martius Park -
A naval band performing outside the Qube in August 2015
References
- ^ "Quicken Loans Group Buys Chase Tower and Two Detroit Center Parking Garage" (Press release). Quicken Loans. April 7, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
- ^ "The Way It Was — Detroit's Changing Face". Hour Detroit. Archived from the original on April 21, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- MLive. Associated Press. April 7, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
- ^ "WXYZ broadcasts from its new Detroit studio". The Detroit News. February 26, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
Further reading
- Hill, Eric J. & John Gallagher (2002). AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-3120-0.
- 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 978-0-8143-1651-1.
- ISBN 978-0-8143-3270-2.
External links
- Qube under construction c. 1959
- Google Maps location of the Qube
- "Emporis building ID 118534". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016.
- "The Qube". SkyscraperPage.
- National Bank Detroit historic postcard
