Jeffersonian Apartments

Summary

The Jeffersonian Apartments—currently branded as “The Jefferson”—is a large apartment building at 9000 East Jefferson Avenue, on the near-east side of Detroit, Michigan. Built in 1965, primarily of glass and steel in the international architecture style, it is one of Detroit's tallest residential buildings -- standing 30 stories with 412 residential units.

Jeffersonian Apartments
A low and wide skyscraper building of between twenty and thirty stories in height. In the foreground is a road lined with deciduous trees.
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General information
Typeresidential high-rise
Location9000 East Jefferson Avenue
Detroit, Michigan
Coordinates42°21′21″N 82°59′12″W / 42.3558°N 82.9867°W / 42.3558; -82.9867
Completed1965
Height
Antenna spire102.8 m (337 ft)
Roof101 m (331 ft)
Top floor98.2 m (322 ft)
Technical details
Floor count30
Design and construction
Architect(s)Gino Rossetti

The site is close to the MacArthur Bridge and Belle Isle. As the building is situated on a steep slope, the Jefferson Avenue entrance is 17 feet higher than the back entrance along the Detroit River.

Education edit

The building is zoned to Detroit Public Schools

See also edit

References edit

  • 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links edit

  • "Emporis building ID 118491". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016.
  • "Jeffersonian Apartments". SkyscraperPage.
  • The Jefferson Apartments in Detroit Website Archived 2023-03-27 at the Wayback Machine