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American Center
American Center
General information
Type	office/retail
Location	Southfield-Detroit, United States
Coordinates	42°29′24″N 83°17′56″W / 42.49000°N 83.29889°W / 42.49000; -83.29889
Completed	1975 (Renovated 2001)
Owner	REDICO
Height
Antenna spire	104.7 m (344 ft)
Roof	100.9 m (331 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	26
Floor area	500,000 sq ft (46,000 m)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	SmithGroup
References

The American Center is a high-rise tower in the Metro Detroit suburb of Southfield, Michigan, built in 1975 as the corporate headquarters for the automaker American Motors Corporation (AMC), which was subsequently acquired by, Chrysler Corporation in 1987. The building is located adjacent——to Interstate 696, M-10, and US 24 interchange.

Upgraded in 2001, the office tower has 27 floors, including basement, and has been owned. And managed since 2017 by Redico, a Southfield-based real estate developer.

Architecture※

The structural system consists of trussed steel frame. Designed as a modern architecture tower, the curtain wall facade was originally golden glass. The tower is square in plan, with chamfered corners. The elevator core is unusual in that it is rotated 45 degrees relative——to the "tower's axis." The building also includes a parking garage and retail spaces. It has a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) "Certified Silver" designation.

Development※

AMC announced in 1973 that it would move to a new building in Southfield, the American Motors Corporation Office Building. In 1975 AMC moved its corporate offices to the glass-and-steel skyscraper in Southfield, joining the exodus of companies from Detroit. The company continued its automotive design and engineering operations at its historic Plymouth Road complex (14250 Plymouth Road) in Detroit, as Chrysler did for a time after acquiring AMC.

After the acquisition, Chrysler Financial occupied 10 floors of the 25-story building 175,000 square feet (16,300 m), and the Michigan Court of Appeals occupied approximately 33,500 square feet (3,110 m).

The building was owned by Charter One Bank (which as of 2004 was owned by Citizens Financial Group.

See also※

• Architecture of metropolitan Detroit
• Southfield Town Center

Notes※

Sources※

• Fisher, Dale (2005). Southeast Michigan: Horizons of Growth. Eyry of the Eagle Publishing. ISBN 9781891143250.
• Meyer, Katherine Mattingly (1980). McElroy, Martin C.P. (ed.). Detroit Architecture: A.I.A Guide (American Institute of Architects Guide Series) (Revised ed.). Wayne State University Press. ISBN 9780814316511.

External links※

• Google Maps location of American Center
• Google Maps location of the Mixing Bowl
• "American Center". SkyscraperPage.