The Qube (Detroit)
{{Short description|Financial center in Michigan, US}}
{{for|the building with the same name in Vancouver|The Qube (Vancouver)}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox building
| name = The Qube
| image = National Bank of Detroit Building.jpg
| location = 611 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
| current_tenants = Rocket Mortgage
Chase Bank
| height = 204.00 ft
| floors = 14
| completion_date = 1959
| elevator_count = 16
| coordinates = {{coord|42|19|50|N|83|2|48|W|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| architect = Albert Kahn Associates
| owner = Bedrock Detroit
| architectural_style = Modern
| nrhp = {{Infobox NRHP
| embed = yes
| nrhp_type = cp
| nocat = yes
| partof = Detroit Financial District
| partof_refnum = 09001067
| locmapin = Michigan#USA
| area =
| built = {{start date and age|1959}}
| designated_nrhp_type = {{start date and age|December 14, 2009}}
}}
}}
The Qube, also known as Chase Tower,{{Cite web |title=Chase Tower |url=https://www.bedrockdetroit.com/property/chase-tower/ |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Bedrock Detroit}} is a 14-story high-rise office building in downtown Detroit, Michigan.{{cite press release| url=https://pressroom.rocketmortgage.com/2011/04/07/quicken-loans-group-buys-chase-tower-and-two-detroit-center-parking-garage/| title=Quicken Loans Group Buys Chase Tower and Two Detroit Center Parking Garage| date=April 7, 2011| publisher=Quicken Loans| language=en-US| access-date=2022-09-25}} It is located on Campus Martius at the northeast corner of the Detroit Financial District. Designed by Albert Kahn Associates in the modern architectural style, it includes a great deal of marble, similar to other buildings in the nearby Civic Center.
The building was originally known as the National Bank of Detroit Building, and later as the Bank One Center.{{Cite book |last=Hill |first=Eric J. |title=AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture |last2=Gallagher |first2=John |publisher=Wayne State University Press |year=2003 |isbn=0-8143-3120-3 |location=Detroit}}
History
The Qube stands on the site of Detroit's first skyscraper, the Hammond Building. The ground floor of this building is a massive 1.5-story glass sheathed, banking hall. The building was known as 'Chase Tower' from 2006 to 2011 to reflect Chase Bank's buyout of Bank One. In March 2007, the Sterling Group purchased the tower from JP Morgan Chase. Occupancy was approximately 50 percent at the time of sale. The building has had 3 official names now, for each of the 3 successive banks that have owned it: National Bank of Detroit (NBD), succeeded by Bank One, and lastly Chase.
The building has gone by several names in the past, most notably: Bank One Center, National Bank of Detroit Building, Bank One Building and Chase Tower.{{cite web| url=https://www.hourdetroit.com/the-way-it-was-articles/the-way-it-was-detroit-civic-center/| title=The Way It Was — Detroit’s Changing Face| website=Hour Detroit| access-date=April 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230421172112/https://www.hourdetroit.com/the-way-it-was-articles/the-way-it-was-detroit-civic-center/ |archive-date=April 21, 2023 }}
In April 2011, Quicken Loans bought the building, renamed it the Qube and relocated 4,000 of the company's employees to the facility. The company plans to fill remaining space with retail.{{cite news| url=http://www.mlive.com/business/detroit/index.ssf/2011/04/quicken_loans_closes_on_deal_t.html| title=Quicken Loans closes on deal to buy Chase Tower, parking garage in Downtown Detroit| agency=Associated Press| date=7 April 2011| newspaper=MLive| access-date=2014-05-20}}
In August 2014, the Detroit bureau of Southfield-based ABC affiliate WXYZ-TV moved into the Qube after spending several decades across from the headquarters of the Detroit Police Department; its new location now includes satellite studio and newsroom facilities.{{cite news |title=WXYZ broadcasts from its new Detroit studio |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/television/2015/02/26/wxyz-broadcasts-new-detroit-studio/24064811/ |access-date=1 January 2019 |newspaper=The Detroit News |date=26 February 2015 |language=en}}
Location
The building is located on the block bordered by Woodward Avenue to the east, with the First National Building across Woodward. West Fort Street borders the building on the north, with Cadillac Square and 1001 Woodward across the street. Griswold Street borders the building to the west, with the Penobscot Block and Chrysler House across the street. West Congress Street borders the building to the south, with the Guardian Building across the street. Across Woodward Ave. from the Guardian Building lies Ally Detroit Center, and the Buhl Building lies across Griswold Street, to the west. The building has a similar shape and size to the 411 Building, owned by competitor Comerica.
File:ChaseBuildingDetroit.JPG|The Qube (white low rise) from Campus Martius Park
File:150828-N-CI175-009 Navy Band Great Lakes perform at downtown Detroit.JPG|A naval band performing outside the Qube in August 2015
References
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Further reading
- {{cite book| author1=Hill, Eric J.| author2=John Gallagher| name-list-style=amp| title=AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture| year=2002| publisher=Wayne State University Press| isbn=978-0-8143-3120-0| url-access=registration| url=https://archive.org/details/aiadetroitameric0000hill }}
- {{cite book| author1=Meyer, Katherine Mattingly| author2=Martin C.P. McElroy with Introduction by W. Hawkins Ferry, Hon A.I.A.| name-list-style=and| title=Detroit Architecture A.I.A. Guide Revised Edition| year=1980| publisher=Wayne State University Press| isbn=978-0-8143-1651-1| url-access=registration| url=https://archive.org/details/detroitarchitect0000unse }}
- {{cite book| author=Sharoff, Robert| author-link=Robert Sharoff| title=American City: Detroit Architecture| publisher=Wayne State University Press| year=2005| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_quVubxm6EMC&q=AIA+Detroit+:+the+American+Institute+of+Architects+guide+to+Detroit+architecture| isbn=978-0-8143-3270-2}}
External links
- [http://reuther.wayne.edu/node/6760 Qube under construction c. 1959]
- [https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=611+Woodward+Avenue,+Detroit,+MI&ie=UTF8&ll=42.330179,-83.046083&spn=0.004497,0.012789&t=k&om=1 Google Maps location of the Qube]
- {{cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/118534 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313013302/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/118534 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=March 13, 2016 |title=Emporis building ID 118534 |website=Emporis}}
- {{SkyscraperPage|28623}}
- [http://detroiths.pastperfect-online.com/33029cgi/mweb.exe?request=image&hex=2012044252.JPG National Bank Detroit historic postcard]
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Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Detroit
Category:JPMorgan Chase buildings
Category:Office buildings completed in 1959
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Wayne County, Michigan
Category:Historic district contributing properties in Michigan
Category:1959 establishments in Michigan
Category:1950s architecture in the United States