GM has moved its corporate headquarters to a downsized, 200,000-square-foot space at Hudson's Detroit on Woodward Ave, aiming for a frictionless, highly collaborative setup while keeping Detroit as its global HQ. The move is part of a broader multi-site Southeast Michigan campus that includes the Tech Center and the Warren Technical Center, where about 25,000 engineers and staff now work. The space emphasizes flexibility with mostly unassigned offices (only four permanent executive offices) and will feature public-facing community spaces; Hudson's Detroit also hosts tenants like JPMorgan Chase and Accenture as part of the mixed-use development.
GM opens its new global headquarters at the Hudson’s Detroit complex, weaving artifacts and design cues from its 120-year history into a heritage-forward space, while the Renaissance Center era ends as Bedrock advances a $1.6B downtown redevelopment to unlock riverfront public space with residential, office and hotel components.
Downtown Detroit will soon be home to its first 5-star hotel, located within the Hudson's Detroit building, Michigan's second tallest. The global luxury hotel brand, Edition, will open a large hotel and residence development, offering amenities such as food and beverage options, a pool, fitness center, spa, and event space. The Residences at the Detroit Edition will feature 97 condos with 360-degree views of the Detroit River and downtown, along with exclusive amenities and shared access to the hotel's facilities. Scheduled for commercial tenant build-out by 2025, the Detroit Edition and Residences will have availabilities starting in 2027.
After 28 years at the Renaissance Center, General Motors (GM) will move its global headquarters to Hudson’s Detroit in 2025, becoming the anchor tenant at Bedrock’s development on the historic site of the former J.L. Hudson Department Store. GM, Bedrock, the city of Detroit, and Wayne County will explore redevelopment opportunities for the Renaissance Center site over the next year. The new Hudson’s Detroit development will feature office space, retail, a hotel, residential condominiums, and event spaces, while the future of the RenCen is uncertain due to changing office space needs.
Dan Gilbert's real estate firm, Bedrock, has officially named its skyscraper project on the former J.L. Hudson’s department store site as Hudson’s Detroit, paying homage to the site's historical legacy. The development, which broke ground in 2017, will feature 1.5 million square feet of office, retail, food, residential, hotel, and event space, with construction ongoing through the spring in a phased approach.
Bedrock Detroit has officially named the skyscraper being built on the site of the former Hudson's building as Hudson's Detroit, with the final beam recently installed, marking the "topping off" of the structure. The construction is ongoing with a phased approach, and once completed, the building will offer over 1.5 million square feet of retail, office, dining, hospitality, residential, and event amenities.
