Residences at Water Square, a 25-story riverfront development that occupies the site of the former Joe Louis Arena in downtown Detroit, has opened.
The 496-apartment community, located along the Riverwalk, is Detroit’s first, all-glass residential high-rise building. The apartments are comprised of studios, one-bedroom units, and two-bedroom penthouses (the latter on the 25th floor).
All units feature 10-foot floor-to-ceiling windows that provide views of the Detroit River and the city skyline. The development also features an all-season pool with an outdoor sun deck, a rooftop terrace, and sky lounges. Additional amenities include a fitness center, a dog wash, indoor bicycle storage, available valet parking, and soon to open retail options.
“We are ready to welcome our first residents to their new homes” says Danny Samson, chief development officer of Sterling Group in Detroit. “This is a new standard for downtown and riverfront living in Detroit. Our goal was to create something that didn’t exist in this market until now. Every design choice we made, every amenity we added, was about giving our residents a truly unique living experience.”
Artwork throughout the building includes paintings curated from the collections of two Detroit artists —Eric “El Cappy” Lowry and Dino “Edeth” Valdez.
“Supporting local artists from Detroit is important to us,” says Samson. “Both Lowry and Valdez are at the leading edge of Detroit’s art scene, and representative of the lasting artistic legacy of Detroit.”
In addition to the apartment community, the Sterling Group has proposed building a 600-800 room hotel adjacent to Huntington Place. The project would complement planned improvements at the convention facility to include new green spaces, plazas, roads, and bicycle paths.
“I couldn’t be more excited for the Sterling Group and look forward to working with them on further plans to redevelop this property and tie this portion of the riverfront and downtown together,” says Mayor Mike Duggan.
For more information, prospective community members of The Residences at Water Square can schedule a personalized tour to visit the model units by visiting watersquareresidences.com.
