Edward Hotel & Convention Center

The Edward Hotel & Convention Center is a 14-story, 773-room[1] former conference center hotel located in the Metro Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Michigan at 600 Town Center Drive, near the intersection of M-39 and U.S. Highway 12. It was the second largest hotel in Michigan, after the Marriott in Detroit's Renaissance Center.[2]

Edward Hotel & Convention Center
Former namesHyatt Regency Dearborn
General information
TypeHotel
Architectural styleModern
LocationDearborn-Detroit, Michigan
United States
Coordinates42°18′43.6″N 83°13′4.1″W
GroundbreakingOctober 1973
Completed1976
OwnerRoyal Realties LLC
Height
Top floor213 ft (65 m)
Technical details
Floor count16
Design and construction
ArchitectCharles Luckman and Associates
Main contractorDel E. Webb Corporation

History

The hotel was constructed in 1976 as the Hyatt Regency Dearborn. Originally built as an upscale hotel, the building included a Ford-designed monorail people mover to Fairlane Mall.[3][4] The people mover, hotel, and mall were supposed to be part of a larger office, retail, and residential complex built by Ford's land development subsidiary. The people mover was a Ford Motor Company prototype for an Automatically Controlled Transportation System and was closed in 1988, and ultimately removed.[3][4]

The hotel also originally had a revolving restaurant on its top floor.[3][4] It also originally featured a helipad.[3][4] It originally had 800 hotel rooms when it opened.[4]

The high-rise hotel contains a conference center, restaurants, retail area, and fitness center. The architect, Charles Luckman, designed the hotel in a contemporary Modern style with glass as the main exterior material. The hotel was built by the Del E. Webb Corporation.[5][6]The hotel is adjacent to Fairlane Town Center shopping mall, near Ford World Headquarters, and The Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village.

The hotel was renamed Adoba Hotel Dearborn / Detroit on November 1, 2012, then Royal Dearborn Hotel and Convention Center in 2015,[7][8] then Edward Village Michigan Hotel, and most recently Edward Hotel & Convention Center.

On December 14, 2018, the hotel was deemed to be "unfit for human occupancy" by the City of Dearborn and closed due to fire code violations and lack of necessary permits.[9] As of early 2020, the hotel remains closed, due to ongoing legal action against the owner by Canadian authorities.[3]

See also

Notes
  1. "Dearborn". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  2. Former Dearborn Hyatt aims to regain stars, class, JC Reindl, Detroit Free Press, August 20, 2016
  3. Reindl, J. C. (26 September 2019). "Future of still-closed old Dearborn Hyatt is now up to Canadian court". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  4. Reindl, J. C. (20 August 2016). "10 insane facts about the former Dearborn Hyatt". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  5. "Webb Spinner 1971-1974" (PDF).
  6. "Webb Spinner 1975-1978" (PDF).
  7. Hyatt Regency Dearborn to become eco-friendly Adoba Hotel | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
  8. Former Hyatt Regency Dearborn will change its name — again, Crain's Business Detroit, Sherri Welch, June 11, 2015
  9. Edward Hotel in Dearborn closed due to fire code, maintenance violations, Dave Herndon, Dearborn Press & Guide, December 23, 2018

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