  Saplej Member Username: Saplej Post Number: 11 Registered: 02-2007 |
With two years left on their lease at the Renaissance Center, executives at Deloitte L.L.P. say their future may include the construction of a new downtown building http://www.crainsdetroit.com/a pps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/2008 0526/SUB/805260321/1069 | ||
Hudkina Member Username: Hudkina Post Number: 214 Registered: 12-2004 |
If they do build new, my guess is that the building would be about the same size as One Kennedy Square. It would be interesting if they took the Hudson's site (maybe as the main tenant of a larger mixed-use complex) while Quicken takes the Statler site. Or maybe they take the Tuller site and share some resources with Quicken on the Statler site. (e.g. parking structure) (Message edited by hudkina on May 27, 2008) | ||
Spiritofdetroit Member Username: Spiritofdetroit Post Number: 956 Registered: 11-2006 |
great news. these are the types of companies that Detroit wants to be visible downtown. | ||
Gthomas Member Username: Gthomas Post Number: 118 Registered: 09-2004 |
Businesses are finally seeing the BIG picture and DETROIT should respond! BE VISIBLE AND MAKE A STATEMENT....Watch your business grow and your pockets..lol. Also great for major retail and entertainment along with the project. | ||
Rust Member Username: Rust Post Number: 152 Registered: 08-2004 |
My vote (as if it counts) would be to do a green renovation of the Detroit Free Press Building. It is a significant landmark building with a great vantage point at the bend in Washington Blvd. Its supporting structure for the roof would probably be adequate for a green roof and would look very good with the Deloitte name on top. | ||
Gthomas Member Username: Gthomas Post Number: 119 Registered: 09-2004 |
Yeah that will be cool too...But working with Quicken Loan would be great also....But most importantly is that there staying in Downtown Detroit and want to expand the company to help the city rebound as a World-Class City for business and other such things. | ||
401don Member Username: 401don Post Number: 495 Registered: 11-2007 |
I imagine 1001 Woodward is making them a heck of an offer. Interesting debate whether to build a new green building vs. rehabbing an existing building and making it green but to a lesser extent. | ||
Amgasper01 Member Username: Amgasper01 Post Number: 34 Registered: 02-2008 |
Half the buildings in Detroit have wild trees growing out of their roofs, how much more green can you get? | ||
Viziondetroit Member Username: Viziondetroit Post Number: 1724 Registered: 11-2003 |
"My vote (as if it counts) would be to do a green renovation of the Detroit Free Press Building. It is a significant landmark building with a great vantage point at the bend in Washington Blvd. Its supporting structure for the roof would probably be adequate for a green roof and would look very good with the Deloitte name on top." ^^^ and we have our first Dyes bingo winner lol | ||
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw Post Number: 4822 Registered: 02-2005 |
Well this could go any number of ways. I wouldn't rule out the possibility that they are trying to leverage themselves against an increase in their lease rate at the Ren Cen-- showing RenCen people that they are for real and will leave, unless the price is just right. But I do believe that they'd like more visibility, and would like to make a 'green' statement (meaning they must have a lot of money to play with). Honestly, the greenest thing to do would be to rehab an old vacant building, but I will be open to anything they offer as long as its not green in the sense of DTE's superblock campus. They can build 4, 14, or 40 stories, just give us all a good design and appropriate downtown land use. I wonder when they'll make a clearer statement (with only two years left on a lease). | ||
Dtwflyer Member Username: Dtwflyer Post Number: 70 Registered: 01-2005 |
Deloitte currently has the majority of Tower 600 in the Ren Cen and has outgrown their space. Not to mention, the flooplan of Tower 600 is functionally obsolete and lacks a lot of good usable working space. PWC and Ernest & Young, two other professional services firms have built their own buildings downtown in recent years, and Deloitte has been looking at doing the same. Deloitte always prefers to be at, in, or near landmark buildings in the core downtown areas of major cities. They will always stay downtown. In all liklihood they will probably go with a new-built option, as there is very limited availability of large pieces of modern Class A office space in the CBD. The wildcard being, how desperate will the current landlord in the Ren Cen get if a majority of Tower 600 were to become vacant. Only taker I could see would another supplier or vendor that does a lot of work with GM. It says a decision is likely by the end of the summer. | ||
401don Member Username: 401don Post Number: 499 Registered: 11-2007 |
If I remember correctly, EDS actually got Tower 500 named a Renaissance Zone to get tax breaks to move there. Maybe they'd consider moving additional suburban employees to 600 for the same deal. |
