General Motors Renaissance Center

A group of seven inter-connected, mixed-use, high-rise buildings, located on the International Riverfront, in downtown Detroit, Michigan, the General Motors Renaissance Center is the global headquarters of General Motors. The cylinder-shaped tower, in the center of the complex, “The Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center”, is the tallest all-hotel building in the Western Hemisphere.

100 Renaissance Center Detroit, Michigan

7 Building Complex

5.5M SF of Office, Hotel, Retail, Dining, Residential, and Entertainment Space

PHASE I  73 Story - 1,300 Room Hotel Rising from a square-shaped retail base comprised of shopping, financial services, and 29 restaurants

 Four 39-story office towers

PHASE II  Two additional 21-story office towers Opened in 1981

Top Portion of Center Building Largest Rooftop Restaurant “Coach Insignia”

PROJECT SUMMARY

Project Description A modern-architectural style, mixed-use complex, comprised of seven inter-connected, high-rise buildings, located on the International Riverfront of Detroit, Michigan. A “city within a city”, and one of the world’s largest commercial complexes, The Renaissance Center is owned by General Motors Corporation and is its world headquarters. The center building, and tallest of the tower cluster, is the 73-story Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center. The hotel building is the tallest all-hotel high-rise in the Western Hemisphere and the tallest building in Michigan since completion in 1977.

Official Building Name The Renaissance Center

Other Building Names General Motors Renaissance Center | GM Renaissance Center

Location Detroit, Michigan | 100 Renaissance Center

Developed Construction Commenced - 1973 | Completion - 1977 Towers “500 & 600” Added - 1981 | Extensive Renovation - 2004

Size & Scale Complex Size - 5,552,000 SF Center Hotel Tower | 73 Floors 4 Office Towers | 39 Floors 2 Office Towers (1981) | 21 Floors

LEADERSHIP | OWNERSHIP | PROJECT DESIGN

Detroit Mayor Coleman Young | Mayor from January 1, 1974 - January 3, 1994

Building Owner General Motors Corporation

Architect Original Development - John Portman & Associates Renovation - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill | Gensler | Smith Group Ghafari Associates

Primary Contractor Original Development - Tishman Construction Renovation - Turner Construction

Structural Engineer Morris E. Harrison & Associates

Current Use Mixed-Use - Hotel | Office | Retail

NOTABLE FACTS

 Original development conceived by Henry Ford II and financed by the Ford Motor Company

 Revitalized the Detroit economy in the early 1970’s

 Phase I - One hotel tower + 4 office towers development included over 2,000,000 SF of glass and 400,000 cubic yards of concrete

 Hotel originally opened in 1977 as the Detroit Plaza Hotel

 1996 General Motors purchases the property as their global headquarters

 Glass Circulation Ring, for pedestrian access around the property, installed in 1999

 Rebranded “The GMRENCEN” in July 2015, reflecting a new Detroit

 17,000 + daily visitors | > 5,000 GM employees and > 6,000 tenant employees

 44,000 SF General Motors showroom with vehicles on display

Clockwise From Top-Left Hand Corner 1. Detroit Riverwalk - The Detroit River borders the US & Canada and connects Lake St. Clair with Lake Erie 2. Retail component at the base of the property 3. Photo taken in 2009 during the US Government bailout of General Motors Corporation. 4. View from Riverside Plaza - Home of Jazz Fest

General Motors Renaissance Center from the Detroit River