Riverfront Towers

Riverfront Towers is an apartment and condominium complex of three high rise residential skyscrapers along the International Riverfront in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Each Riverfront Tower creates an ascending tier of three towers.

Riverfront Apartment/Condominium Complex
General information
Type	residential high rise
Location	Detroit, Michigan United States
Coordinates	42.324°N 83.055°W / 42.324; -83.055
Construction started	1991 (Tower I) 1982 (Towers II & III)
Completed	1992 (Tower I) 1983 (Towers II & III)
Height
Roof	256 ft (78 m) (Tower I) 304 ft (93 m) (Tower II) 304 ft (93 m) (Tower III)
Technical details
Floor count	26 (Tower I) 29 (Tower II) 29 (Tower III)
Floor area	275 units (Tower I) 280 units (Tower II) 295 units (Tower III)
Design and construction
Architect	Kadushin
References
[1][2][3]

Buildings

The three buildings are examples of modern architecture. Towers one and two are apartments, Tower three contains condominiums.

• Riverfront Tower 100 is a 275 unit high rise at 100 Riverfront Drive, built in 1991 and finished in 1992.
• Riverfront Tower 200 is a 280 unit high rise at 200 Riverfront Drive, built in 1982 and finished in 1983.
• Riverfront Tower 300 is a 295 unit high rise at 300 Riverfront Drive, built in 1982 and finished in 1983.[4]

Amenities

The towers include a large pool and a fitness center.

Crime

Riverfront Towers had 27 vehicles broken into stealing electronics in 2016. [5]

Health and safety concerns

On Monday 8 January 2018, a pipe burst on the 6th floor of Riverfront Towers at Building 100. The Alarms went off at 6 a.m. in the morning. [6] On Monday Sep. 10th 2018 at around 8:00 PM, power to building 200 was lost. The building was evacuated under emergency conditions. The fire department arrived to verify why the fire alarm went off and determined it was due to loss of power to the building. For the next few days, the building 200 did not have running water. The Riverfront management worked to get a temporary generator unit in to have basic power supplied to the building 200.

On Feb. 8th 2019, there was a pipe burst that flooded 22 apartments in building 200 of Riverfront towers. According to the Detroit Free Press, there was "no expect completion date for repairs and renovations to the apartment." [7]

Parking Dispute

The primary owners of Riverfront Towers decided to charge a parking fee, whereby lost tickets would be charged 40 dollars. Owners of apartments feel this is unfair as they have a property interest. The unit owners believe that they are "entitled to 302 spaces and we pay for 302 spaces for resident parking on a monthly basis." [8] [9] The issue ultimately went to court where a judge temporarily allowed Riverfront Towers to continue charging parking fees for all visitors, including visitors of those who own condos. Owners of the condos believe their property value will decline as a result. Owners also believe it will be harder to sell the value. [10]

Riverfront Towers had brown water in Sep. 2018, no electrical power for 3 days in Sep. 2018, and had hot water issues for six months from Sept.

Education

Residents are zoned to Detroit Public Schools. Residents are zoned to Owen Academy at Pelham (K–8) and King High School.[11][12][13]

Notable residents

• 'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin lived, and died, in an apartment in the towers in August 2018.
• ‘Mother of Civil rights movement’ Rosa Parks lived, and died in her apartment as well in October 2005.
• Former Detroit Mayor Coleman A. Young

Gallery

• 
  Riverfront Apartments & Condominiums, which have parkland between each building.
• 
  Riverfront Towers (left).

See also

• Alden Park Towers
• International Riverfront

Notes

1. "Riverfront Towers - Tower 100". SkyscraperPage.
2. "Riverfront Towers - Tower 200". SkyscraperPage.
3. "Riverfront Towers - Tower 300". SkyscraperPage.
4. Duggan, Daniel (July 23, 2007). 2 Riverfront Towers sold to New Jersey investor.Crain's Detroit Business. Retrieved on March 7, 2008.
5. "27 vehicle break-ins rankle Riverfront residents Detroit Free Press. Retrieved on January 24, 2009.
6. "27 Apartments flooded after pipe bursts at Riverfront Towers in Detroit Click On Detroit. Retrieved on January 24, 2009.
7. "Flooding forces Detroit Riverfront Towers tenants to switch apartments Detroit Free Press. Retrieved on Feb. 26, 2009.
8. "Riverfront condo owners balk at plan to charge visitors for parking Detroit Free Press. Retrieved on January 24, 2009.
9. "Residents upset after Riverfront Tower condos charge visitors to park WXYZ news. Retrieved on January 24, 2009.
10. "Battle over visitor parking fees at Riverfront Towers in Detroit WXYZ news. Retrieved on January 24, 2009.
11. "Elementary School Boundary Map." Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.
12. "Middle School Boundary Map." Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.
13. "High School Boundary Map." Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.

References

• Hill, Eric J. & John Gallagher (2002). AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-3120-3.
• Meyer, Katherine Mattingly and Martin C.P. McElroy with Introduction by W. Hawkins Ferry, Hon A.I.A. (1980). Detroit Architecture A.I.A. Guide Revised Edition. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1651-4.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Sharoff, Robert (2005). American City: Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-3270-6.

External links

• Riverfront Towers Apartments – official Website
• Luxury Penthouse & $5 Million Renovation of Riverfront Towers Apartments – Michigan Business (MLive) July 11, 2013
• "Riverfront Towers - Tower 300". SkyscraperPage.