Graduate Housing Facility

Project Description

The 11 story high-rise, located on the former site of the Vernor’s plant, is located along Detroit’s Woodward Avenue. A $28 million, 300-unit apartment building at Wayne State University, the facility houses graduate students and faculty, a public radio station, instructional computer lab, and daycare center.

The 350,000 sf facility is constructed of structural steel with a precast curtain wall. In order to meet the university’s leasing objective, a fast-track, phased completion schedule was established to ensure the readiness of the building for the fall semester.

Highlights Include:

11 floors, 300-units

Structural steel, concrete plank floors with precast exterior

Parking for 400 vehicles

Instructional computer lab

Daycare center

WSU’s Radio Station

Project Highlights

BUDGET: $28,000,000

MARKET: Education

OWNER: Wayne State University

ENGINEER/ARCHITECT:

General Contracting

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