Construction has begun on the rehabilitation of the Vinton Building, a
1917 Albert Kahn-designed skyscraper located at the northeast corner of
Woodward and Congress. Interior demolition is underway, asbestos and
lead abatement have been completed, and exterior masonry work is to
start this week.
The building’s developer, Vinton Building LLC, is a partnership
consisting of 10 individual investors — eight of whom will each own and
occupy one floor and two — Robert Porcher and Aaron Alston of RP3
Developments LLC — who will own four floors. The Garrison Company is
the project’s general contractor. Norm Davies, the Vinton Building
LLC’s secretary as well as future resident of the building’s 10th floor
explains: “We've been able to place a premium space into the hands of
moderate-level investors using this collaborative partnership.”
The first floor of the Vinton Building will be commercial, the second
floor office space, and the remaining 10 floors residential. Each
3,600-square-foot floor will include two furnaces and two
air-conditioning units. The 5,600-square-foot basement will be converted
into a parking garage with room for one car per living space. The
garage will be accessed off the alley.
The Vinton Building was originally built as the headquarters for the
Vinton Company, Albert Kahn’s primary construction partner. It recently
sat vacant until the City of Detroit issued a Request for Proposal for
its redevelopment. Davies expects construction to be complete by
December of this year.
Source: Norm Davies, Vinton Building LLC
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