Riverfront Towers

Riverfront Towers
Riverfront Apartment/Condominium Complex
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General information
Typeresidential high rise
LocationDetroit, Michigan
United States
Coordinates42°19′26″N 83°03′18″W / 42.324°N 83.055°W / 42.324; -83.055
Construction started1982 (Towers 200 & 300)
1991 (Tower 100)
Completed1983 (Towers 200 & 300)
1992 (Tower 100)
Height
Roof256 ft (78 m) (Tower 100)
304 ft (93 m) (Towers 200 & 300)
Technical details
Floor count26 (Tower 100)
29 (Towers 200 & 300)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Kadushin
Website
https://www.ampresidential.com/riverfront-towers-detroit-mi
References
[1][2][3]

Riverfront Towers is an apartment and condominium complex of three high rise residential skyscrapers along the International Riverfront in Downtown Detroit, Michigan, United States. Each Riverfront Tower creates an ascending tier of three towers.

Buildings

The three buildings are examples of modern architecture. Towers one and two are apartments, Tower three contains condominiums.

  • Riverfront Tower 100 is a 275 unit high rise at 100 Riverfront Drive, built in 1991 and finished in 1992.
  • Riverfront Tower 200 is a 280 unit high rise at 200 Riverfront Drive, built in 1982 and finished in 1983.
  • Riverfront Tower 300 is a 295 unit high rise at 300 Riverfront Drive, built in 1982 and finished in 1983.[4]

Amenities

The towers include a large pool and a fitness center.

Education

The Riverfront Towers properties are zoned for school attendance in the Detroit Public Schools, the Owen Academy at Pelham (K–8), and King High School.[5][6][7]

Health and safety concerns

On January 8, 2018, a pipe burst on the 6th floor of Riverfront Towers at Building 100. The alarms went off at 6 a.m.[8] On September 10, 2018, at around 8:00 PM, power to building 200 was lost. The building was evacuated under emergency conditions. The fire department arrived to verify why the fire alarm went off and determined it was due to loss of power to the building. For the next few days, building 200 did not have running water. The Riverfront management worked to get a temporary generator unit in to have basic power supplied to building 200.

On February 8, 2019, there was a pipe burst that flooded 22 apartments in building 200 of Riverfront towers. According to the Detroit Free Press, there was "no expect completion date for repairs and renovations to the apartment."[9]

Notable residents

  • Riverfront Apartments & Condominiums, which have parkland between each building.
    Riverfront Apartments & Condominiums, which have parkland between each building.
  • Riverfront Towers (left).
    Riverfront Towers (left).

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Riverfront Towers - Tower 100". SkyscraperPage.
  2. ^ "Riverfront Towers - Tower 200". SkyscraperPage.
  3. ^ "Riverfront Towers - Tower 300". SkyscraperPage.
  4. ^ Duggan, Daniel (July 23, 2007). 2 Riverfront Towers sold to New Jersey investor.Crain's Detroit Business. Retrieved on March 7, 2008.
  5. ^ "Elementary School Boundary Map." Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.
  6. ^ "Middle School Boundary Map[permanent dead link‍]." Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.
  7. ^ "High School Boundary Map[permanent dead link‍]." Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.
  8. ^ "27 Apartments flooded after pipe bursts at Riverfront Towers in Detroit Click On Detroit. Retrieved on January 24, 2009.
  9. ^ "Flooding forces Detroit Riverfront Towers tenants to switch apartments Detroit Free Press. Retrieved on February 26, 2009.

References