Inside The $2.2 Billion Plan For Detroit's Renaissance Center
What do you do with 5.3 million square feet of concrete and glass when the world it was built for no longer exists?
Built in the 1970s as a corporate fortress to keep the city out, the Renaissance Center in Detroit stands today as a monument to a mid-century urban planning thesis that has completely collapsed.
RenCen office occupancy sits under 10%, construction costs are up 55% over the last decade, and downtown real estate demands an entirely new model.
My guests are Jennifer Stallings Dewey, the Senior Counsel, Community Engagement at General Motors; and Jake Chidester, Vice President of…
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