What do you think about this Detroit skyscraper?

I got all my pics at www.downtownmotown.8k.com

http://downtownmotown.8k.com/images/cbdb465_jpg.jpg

http://downtownmotown.8k.com/images/CBD%20248_JPG.jpg

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it's pretty cool. Too many spires

7/10

6.5/10

I find it a bit clumsy looking, but it is tall and it looks important and statuesque nevertheless. How old is it?

It was built in 1929

Thanks Brettman for posting this. I am not that computer literate, so if you could post the RenCen and One Woodward (Comerica Tower) that would be great. Thanks a lot though, nice pixs.

Mr. Detroit, I will post those two skyscrapers but not right away since Im not suppose to clog this form with all Detroit skyscrapers, check back in like a week.

nice skyscraper.. but i think the spires ruit it abit..

6.5/10

just OK

not great.

5/10

Well whatever I gave it a 10 because it's absolutly stunning!

Here is what my book says about it:

DAVID STOTT BUILDING
1150 Griswold St.
Donaldson and Meier, 1929

Of all the skyscrapers built in Detroit in the 1920s, few captured the ideal of Eliel Saarinen's landmark Chicago Tribune proposal as well as this. A shaft of tan-orange brick rises from a reddish granite base to the twenty-third story, where it tapers in a series of discrete setbacks. Nearly freed from historical ornamentation, the modern skyscraper was emerging as a sli, evocative silhouette. A classic contribution to the building type, and a defining exclamation point of the Detroit skylin, Stott elevates tall building design to a fine art.

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I like the design but the colour is a little dull. 7.0

would look 100 times better without the exposed brick IMO 6/10

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I agree.

its looks quite cool. 7.5

9/10

I really like it! Too bad they don't make 'em like this anymore. ->9.5/10

9.5! David Stott represents everything cities once were! It's amazing the generations of civilizations that have been able to have the Stott as part of their modern city! It is truely a keepsake with beautiful architecture.

...the spires are barely noticable!;)

...the spires are barely noticable!

Yeah these pics too:(

9/10 Brilliant old skyscraper... nice gothic look... love the spires.

Not one of my favorites, but striking, nonetheless.

I like the color. This and the Guardian brought a good amount of color to the old Detroit skyline.

8/10

8.5/10

Great classic

stunning, 8/10

My favorite (even as a kid) Detroit skyscraper. The ideal form, beautiful color and soaring height impress me today..... imagine it 70 years ago. I'm looking at it now and while I'm living in Detroit, I'll always have a place w/a view of this beauty.

10

8/10

:redx:

Here's a pic:
http://www.downriverdetroit.net/waynecounty/detroit/122.jpg

8/10

8/10

cheers

detroit's favorite girl :)

8.5/10 nice

7/10

Graceful and slender shape, great colors, and nice setbacks and details up top.
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/DecoJim/DowntownDetroit/davidstott01.jpg

9/10

Another one cool Detroit building. Nice red colour. 8,5/10

8/10

wonderful, 9/10

very good!, 9/10

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7/10

9.5, nice building david scott is very stunning. the brick totally saves it.

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7. Regards.

6.5/10

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One of Detroit's Roaring '20s gems. 8.5/10

In June 2010, the last tenants were told to leave. The David Stott Building is now empty. At the time it closed only 1 of the elevators was still working. There are rumors about it being converted from office to residential.

10/10:)

10/10

Some more pictures:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1394/874886168_f02783d8e7.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/25/41346461_493541275d.jpg

^^
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In an earlier post in 2010, I stated that the building was empty. That was true until June, 2011 when the SkyBar Lounge Detroit opened on the ground floor with plans for a top floor lounge as well. The rest of the building remains empty. The building is owned by CID Investments (based in Florida, USA).

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