Lafayette Towers Apartments East
Lafayette Towers Apartments East is at 1301 Orleans Street in the Lafayette Park development near downtown Detroit, Michigan. It is one of two identical apartment buildings designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe; the other is Lafayette Towers Apartments West.- Type: Apartment building
- Description: apartment building in Detroit, Michigan
- Also known as: “Lafayette East”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ford Field and Lafayette Towers Apartments West.
Ford Field
Stadium
Lafayette Towers Apartments West
Apartment building
Photo: Mikerussell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lafayette Towers Apartments West is at 1321 Orleans Street in the Lafayette Park development near downtown Detroit, Michigan. It is one of two identical apartment buildings designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe; the other is Lafayette Towers Apartments East. Lafayette Towers Apartments West is situated 400 feet southwest of Lafayette Towers Apartments East.
Comerica Park
Stadium
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Comerica Park is a 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. It was built in the retro-classic style, and currently has a seating capacity of 41,083. Comerica Park is situated 1 mile west of Lafayette Towers Apartments East.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lafayette Park and Detroit.
Lafayette Park
Neighborhood
Photo: Mikerussell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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.
Downtown Detroit
Photo: Mikerussell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Lafayette Towers Apartments East
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.34054° or 42° 20′ 26″ northLongitude
-83.03248° or 83° 1′ 57″ westLevels
22Height
210 feet (64 metres)Open location code
86JR8XR9+62OpenStreetMap ID
way 59472816OpenStreetMap feature
building=apartmentsWikidata ID
Q6471550
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