- 1300 Lafayette East Cooperative
Infobox Skyscraper
building_name = 1300 Lafayette East Cooperative
| built =1961
use =residential
location =Detroit ,USA
roof =
top_floor =
antenna_spire =
floor_count = 29
floor_area =
architect =Ludwig Mies van der Rohe ,Birkerts & Straub | skyscraperpage_id = |The 1300 Lafayette East Cooperative is a large
apartment building on the near-east side ofDetroit, Michigan , facing theDetroit River andWindsor, Ontario , with its address "1300" printed in such large letters on its roof, that it can be read from Windsor.The building was constructed in 1961, and stands at 29 floors, incorporating a ground floor with lobby, meeting, and commercial space, a mezzanine with a party room and offices for rent to residents, and 28 residential floors. The building is constructed atop a two-floor underground
parking garage . It is composed of mostlysteel ,concrete , and glass incorporating the Modern architectural style.Originally designed as an apartment building, it has housed a number of notable residents, including
Diana Ross . It fell on hard times in the 1970's, obtaining a reputation as a "drug den". After a mortage default by the owner, it briefly became the property of theU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development , who had insured the mortage. It was subsequently converted to co-op ownership in a most unusual manner - without the involvement of a commercial developer - on the initiative of tenants who organized to avoid a sale to commercial interests or the City of Detroit.See also
*
Robert Sharoff
*Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
*Lafayette Park, Detroit
*Lafayette Towers Apartments West
*Lafayette Towers Apartments East
*Lafayette Pavilion Apartments
*The Windsor Tower References
*Cite book | author=Hill, Eric J. and John Gallagher | title= AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture| year=2002 | publisher= Wayne State University Press | id=ISBN 0-8143-3120-3
*Cite book | author=Meyer, Katherine Mattingly and Martin C.P. McElroy with Introduction by W. Hawkins Ferry, Hon A.I.A.| title=Detroit Architecture A.I.A. Guide Revised Edition | year= 1980| publisher= Wayne State University Press| id = ISBN 0-8143-1651-4External links
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Detroit,+MI&ie=UTF8&t=k&om=1&ll=42.336552,-83.034609&spn=0.00224,0.006394 Google Maps location of 1300 Lafayette East Cooperative]
* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=118512 1300 Lafayette East Cooperative at Emporis.com]
* [http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=4073 SkyscraperPage.com's Profile on 1300 Lafayette East Cooperative]Education
The school is zoned to
Detroit Public Schools
* [http://schools.detroitk12.org/Duffield Duffield Elementary School] (K-8)
* [http://schools.detroit.k12.mi.us/sites/kinghs/index.htm King High School]
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