L.S. Brinker was the Construction Manager for the restoration of the iconic Book Building in downtown Detroit. This 38-story landmark features The Residences at Book Tower, a ROOST Apartment Hotel, office spaces, Japanese and French restaurants, a rooftop bar, skylit ballroom, three-story atrium with a domed skylight and a fitness center. It is a fixture in the Detroit skyline, with its ornate copper roof visible for miles, notable Corinthian columns, and carved caryatids. The stately building affixed to the tower features rows of windows ascending to the top, along with 12 sculptures surrounding the Washington Boulevard facade.
Notable elements of the restoration include the replacement of 2,483 windows with modern, historically accurate versions to increase energy efficiency; recreating and hand painting more than 7,000 square feet of ornate ceiling tiles to match the original designs and color; reinstalling 50,000 square feet of marble; restoring 29 caryatids on the exterior of the building; adapting former office spaces into 46 unique floor plans for apartments and hotel rooms; refitting the rooftop event space with a 2,200 square foot skylight; repairing the building’s original travertine floors and revealing the classic limestone façade for the first time in years.
Each of Brinker’s self-perform companies, L.S. Brinker, Brinker Team Construction, City Carpet & Flooring and Universal Glass & Metals, were pleased to contribute work to the restoration of this remarkable historic structure, preserving its celebrated history and modernizing its ammenities for current and future generations.
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