Constructed in 1917 and renovated in 1945 by architect Charles Agree for Lane Bryant’s plus-size womenswear store, 1520 Woodward became the company’s main location—fitting into an empty pocket of Detroit’s clothing industry—until closing in 1982. The vacant, six-story property was purchased by Bedrock in 2011 and renovated by architecture firm Kraemer Design Group in 2013. A block from Grand Circus Park in the The Lofts at Merchant Row shopping area, the Art Moderne-style structure features offices and street-level retail space. In 2023, Bedrock, Bosch, Cisco and KODE Labs unveiled the Urban Tech Xchange (UTX), a smart city technology lab at 1520 Woodward for startups and technology providers to develop and deploy projects within a fully-functioning real-world environment. UTX is a hands-on lab for tech providers, developers, educators and researchers.
Quick Facts
- Size: 37,000 sq. ft
- Usage: Office, retail
