DTE Energy Headquarters is a class-A office complex at I-75 and Grand River on the west side of

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. It consists of three buildings: the Walker Cisler Building, General Office Building, and the Service Building.

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Named for DTE's chairman at the time of its construction, the Walker Cisler Building is the large, dark brown skyscraper in the complex. The lighted signs at the top of the building display "DTE". It was constructed in 1971, and contains 25 floors, reaching a height of . It is built in the

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of architecture with a steel frame and

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curtain wall. It bears an architectural resemblance to the nearby Executive Plaza Building. In 2007, DTE announced a transformation of the area around its downtown headquarters into landscaped areas with a reflecting pool and walkway adjacent to the

MGM Grand Detroit The MGM Grand Detroit is one of three casino resort hotels in Detroit, Michigan, and one of four in the Detroit–Windsor area. It is owned by Vici Properties and operated by MGM Resorts International. The casino opened in its temporary locatio ...

.July 4, 2007 Detroit News
''Downtown Detroit Partnership'' The General Office Building is located at 2000 Second Ave. between Elizabeth St. and Beech St. It was constructed in 1921 and stands at eleven stories in height. The building, designed in the

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architectural style, is used primarily for

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. The Service Building is a lowrise building that stands at 6 floors in height, and was completed in 1938. It stands on Third Ave. between Elizabeth St. and Beech St. The ESOC (Electrical Systems Operations Center) Building is a three-story building. Construction of the ESOC Building started in 2017, and was completed in 2021. It stands at the south-east corner of Third Ave and Plum St. Walker Cisler Building, General Office Building and Service Building are connected with one another by a covered cafeteria and meeting space in the middle of these three buildings, on the second floor level. The Service Building and the ESOC Building are connected to the MGM Grand Casino Parking structure at the second floor level via a covered walkway. DTE shares use of the parking structure along with casino guests.

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File:DTE-Headquarters-Campus-Improvements-Rear.jpg, DTE Headquarters 2008 Campus Improvements as seen from the MGM Grand Casino parking, August 2011 File:DTE Headquarters Campus Urban Oasis Gardens Front.jpg, DTE Headquarters Campus Urban Oasis Gardens as seen from Bagley Street File:EdisonPlazaJK.jpg, DTE Headquarters as seen from the Detroit Public Safety Headquarters parking structure, in 2003 File:DET_HQ-JK.jpg, DTE Energy Headquarters at dusk

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