Detroit Photo of the Day

[wolverine]

Wow Allan, those are remarkable.

I know tower security has had mixed feelings about people climbing out on the fire escape because some portions are in disrepair, but I really hope the windows never get bolted shut.

[Allan]

There's more to those photos than most of you will ever know, but yeah, they really don't like people on the fire escape. Heck, they don't even want people opening the windows. Every time I go more and more of the windows are screwed shut. It's gotten worse over the last couple years...I remember a couple years ago when we watched the fireworks from the bathroom because we couldn't get a window higher up that would open.

[dtown]

Those condos will have a great view! Cant wait to see those get done.

[RustTown]

Do you mean the B-C's condos? Because, the Book Tower is the office portion, and the Book Building is what is going to go residential. That really never made sense to me considering the floorplates (i.e. longer/wider floorplates in the building would be much better suited for office space).

[statedude3]

Do you mean the B-C's condos? Because, the Book Tower is the office portion, and the Book Building is what is going to go residential. That really never made sense to me considering the floorplates (i.e. longer/wider floorplates in the building would be much better suited for office space).

[RustTown]

I went to go look at JC Beal's preconstruction services for the new renovation plans. It seems now that the tower will be both residential and office, but the Building is still all residential:

http://www.jcbeal.com/project-book.asp

[Jasoncw]

It's 2007 right now. Mid-2009 is over 2 years away. Why would it take this long?

[RustTown]

They'd basically building a new building within the tower and building. I don't think this looks like a long time considering how large the building is, and how much they'll have to do to modernize it.

[Allan]

Most, if not all of the tenants on floors 30-36 have been moved to accommodate the lofts that will be going in on those floors.

Regarding the time frame, I think 2009 is a realistic estimate. They'll need some time to finish up plans and finalize financing before construction begins. Construction itself would probably take about 18 months.

[Zissou]

[wolverine]

Beautiful! Is that HDR?

Allan, I noticed a few windows in the Book have suicide C-Channels screwed into the frames. Not cool, although I noticed some people have unscrewed them.

When I was up in the Carbide and Carbon building Chicago taking pictures, some people had pried all of them out for us already

[Zissou]

[Aaron]

!

[Michi]

That's illegal!

[nofunk]

That is an incredible capture!

[wolverine]

Is the brody open again?

[Allan]

Brody is closed unless you can scale 4 stories of the facade.

[tapezord]

Brody is closed unless you can scale 4 stories of the facade.

[Michi]

3rd floor Bryan! YAH!

[statedude3]

all of us MSU people are confused right about now.. it took me a few moments to realize you were talking about the broderick and not this thing:

Edited March 27, 2007 by statedude3

[Zissou]

I too have many memories from Brody. Oh boy visiting there during freshman year was fun.

No Broderick isnt open again. I just stumble across some old pictures every now and again and decide to upload them.

[wolverine]

Ugh, I stayed there for a seminar ages ago. Talk about prison like characteristics.

I hate to brag, but my college dorm room had something called DRYWALL and the windows actually opened all the way.

[statedude3]

Ugh, I stayed there for a seminar ages ago. Talk about prison like characteristics.

I hate to brag, but my college dorm room had something called DRYWALL and the windows actually opened all the way.

[tomo]

Gotta love the view from the Book too. Those will be some nice condos!

[Zissou]

From my spontaneous little trek downtown today. Im sure you guys can identify the monument.