The Marquette Building is a historic building located in

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. It was built in 1905, and stands at 243 West Congress Street.

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lies to the north,

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to the west, Detroit Riverside Hotel to the south, and Fort Shelby Hotel to the east. The building was for a time owned by Mexican billionaire,

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. The high-rise stands at 10 stories in height, and is used for

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s, and a restaurant. It was designed in the Chicago School

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, and is mainly made of brick. This building formerly contained the Office of the

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on its ground floor. 400 Monroe Associates saved this building from

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in 1979, completing a careful

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redevelopment in 1982. Adient Plc announced on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 it had acquired the building to house the headquarters of its global seating business. Those plans have been cancelled as of June, 2018. The building is now owned by Detroit-based real estate company Sterling Group which plans on leasing the space.

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