1500 WOODWARD

• PROPERTY SNAPSHOT

  24,000 square foot, 6-story, landmark building located between Grand Circus Park and Campus Martius Park on the northeast corner of Woodward Avenue and John R. Road.

  Designed by noted architect Gordon W. Lloyd and the firm of Fred Smith, Theodore Hinchman and Maxwell Grylls.

  Built in 1891 using an impressive Queen Anne style with brick and brownstone trim and distinctive corner turrets that extend from the second to the fifth floor.

  The building is a registered Michigan Historic Site.

  THE VISION

  1500 Woodward was originally constructed in 1891 for F. J. Schwankovsky, a company that sold pianos, organs and musical merchandise, and later manufactured pianos. The six-story structure, built with a cast-iron frame, was one of the first "high-rise" buildings on Woodward Avenue. It was also one of the first Detroit buildings whose initial construction included an electric elevator. The company held recitals in the second floor ballroom and brass concerts on the sixth floor balcony. By 1910, the F.J. Schwankovsky Company ceased operation and the building became a jewelry store. From 1920 to 1978 it housed the Wright Kay jewelry firm. Bedrock is finalizing plans to redevelop 1500 Woodward into pedestrian-friendly retail space with offices or apartments above.

  CONTACT

  Eric Randolph, Leasing
  (888) 300-9833
  ericrandolph@bedrockmgt.com
  Bruce Schwartz, Leasing
  (888) 300-9833
  bruceschwartz@bedrockmgt.com