(17 PICS) Construction Kicks Off On Historic Metropolitan Building That's Finding New Life As A Hotel
Since 1979, the historic Metropolitan Building on John R. in downtown Detroit has sat vacant. In fact, trees even started growing on it. One that was 13 feet tall, and they brought it down to light it up for the ceremony this afternoon. There has been some activity at the site for awhile, but today came the word of what exactly is going into this triangle-shaped building. It will be home to Michigan’s first Starwood Element Hotel. The $32 million project kicked off today in a lobby that...