DETROIT — The landmark Michigan Central Station, undergoing revival by the Ford Motor Co. as a technology hub, could also become the home of a hotel, the Detroit Free Press reports.
A spokesman for the Ford subsidiary overseeing the station’s redevelopment said Monday that the company is seeking a zoning change from the current heavy industrial use to one that would allow a hotel on the top two or three floors of the 15-story tower. Future details, including the brand of hotel, would be announced at a later date.
The company had previously indicated an interest in having a hotel as part of the facility, but said the COVID-19 pandemic had affected those plans.
“We have to get the right one in,” Ford Executive Chair Bill Ford said last year, according to the Free Press. “… We want to make sure we have the right one that fits with the vibe of what we want there, and that we think has the longevity to stay there.”
Ford bought the long-derelict building in 2018 for a reported $90 million and renovations have been underway since; it took six months just to seal and begin drying out the building after years of decay [see “Masonry, steel structure focus in second phase of Michigan Central Station revival,” Trains News Wire, May 24, 2019].
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