Hudson’s Detroit Development Signals City’s Revival
The former site of the longtime Hudson’s building in downtown Detroit now features a 45-story tower and a 12-story office building, marking a major step in the city's resurgence and economic revival.
By Corey Williams, The Associated Press, October 14, 2025.
Before the rise of suburban malls, Hudson’s was a prominent department store in downtown Detroit, mirroring the city's growth and opulence as an auto-manufacturing town.
However, with population shifts and economic downturns, the store's fortunes, like the city's, declined. The 25-story building was demolished in 1998, leaving a deep hole as a reminder of Detroit's past.
The towering department store mirrored the growth and opulence of the auto-manufacturing town, but its fortunes — like the city’s — soured with population shifts and economic downturns.
Author’s summary: Hudson’s Detroit development revives city.