Town Apartments

Town Residences, formerly the Town Apartments, is a high-rise apartment building located at 1511 First Street in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. Originally designed by Wirt C.

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Type: Apartment building
Description: historic building in Detroit, Michigan, United States
Also known as: “Pontchartrain Club (unfinished)”
Address: 1511 1st Street, Detroit, MI 48226

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rosa Parks Transit Center and Comerica Park.

Rosa Parks Transit Center

Bus station

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The Rosa Parks Transit Center is the main local bus station in Detroit, Michigan serving as the central hub for the Detroit Department of Transportation bus system. The station was built on the site of Times Square in the west end of Downtown Detroit. Rosa Parks Transit Center is situated 640 feet east of Town Apartments.

Comerica Park

Stadium

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Comerica Park is an open-air baseball stadium in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It has been the home of the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball since its opening in 2000. Comerica Park is situated 2,900 feet northeast of Town Apartments.

Ford Field

Stadium

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Ford Field is an indoor stadium in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. It primarily serves as the home of the Detroit Lions of the National Football League, the Mid-American Conference championship game, the annual state championship football games for the MHSAA, the MHSAA State Wrestling Championships, and the MCBA Marching Band State Finals, among other events. Ford Field is situated 3,700 feet northeast of Town Apartments.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Detroit and Detroit.

Downtown Detroit

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Downtown Detroit is the central business district of Detroit, bordered by the Lodge Freeway to the west, the Fisher Freeway to the north, Interstate 375 to the east, and the Detroit River to the south.

Detroit

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Detroit is a major metropolis in the US state of Michigan that has had a profound impact on the world. From the advent of the automotive assembly line to the Motown sound, modern techno and rock music, Detroit continues to shape both American and global culture.

Lafayette Park

Neighborhood

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Lafayette Park is a neighborhood located east of Downtown Detroit. It contains a residential area of some 4,900 people and covers 0.37 sq mi. The northern section, planned and partially built in the 1950s by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places; it was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 2015.

Town Apartments

Categories: building and residential building
Location: City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.33273° or 42° 19′ 58″ north

Longitude

-83.05523° or 83° 3′ 19″ west

Inception

1940

Levels

Open location code

86JR8WMV+3W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 112892797

OpenStreetMap feature

building=apartments

Wikidata ID

Q7829899

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In Other Languages

“Town Apartments” goes by many names.

Spanish: “Town Apartments”

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