City Club Apartments CBD Detroit Hosts Grand Opening Event

Farmington Hills-based City Club Apartments hosted a Grand Opening celebration today for its new City Club Apartments—Central Business District (CBD) Detroit mixed-use apartment hotel community. City of Detroit Deputy Mayor Conrad Mallett, restaurateur Joe Vicari and City Club Apartments’ Founder, CEO and Detroit native Jonathan Holtzman were among the speakers at the celebration.

“When we broke ground on this site, we promised to build the very best mixed-use apartment and penthouse community ever built in the City of Detroit,” said Holtzman. “There is no doubt that we have delivered. City Club Apartments CBD Detroit combines the service and amenities of a five-star hotel with engaging, connected and walkable urban apartment living. The look and feel both inside and out is stunning. This is a premier and historic location celebrated with innovative design, resort class services, attention to green and wellness and unmatched technology.”

Located in the heart of the city at the corner of Washington Boulevard and Park Avenue facing Grand Circus Park and just steps from Comerica Park, Ford Field and dozens of restaurants, the site was once home to the 18-story, 800-room Statler Hotel. The historic hotel, which was built in 1915, hosted a who’s who list of business, sports, arts and entertainment and political guests for nearly six decades.

"When the Statler Hotel came down more than 16 years ago, we lost a great building on one of the most exclusive corners downtown," said Deputy Mayor Mallett. "Now, thanks to City Club Apartments and our partners at the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, this corner has been reborn in a thoughtful and impactful way. Not only did City Club deliver on their commitment to build something special on this historic site, Detroiters at a range of income levels can call this modern apartment community home."

“We worked closely with Mayor Duggan and the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation to deliver an apartment and penthouse community that is affordable,” said Holtzman. “We are highly competitive with all apartments and penthouses.”

CBD Detroit Apartment Hotel includes 288 short and long-term furnished and short-term unfurnished apartments and penthouses, 396 underground valet parking spaces with EV charging stations and 13,000-square-feet of Washington Boulevard pet store and restaurant/bar indoor outdoor space. The community meets Green Building Initiative’s Green Globes Certification, is Clean Rated, and is pursuing wellness certification.

The community’s resort class amenities and services include a lobby lounge library with 24/7 concierge, Entertainment Clubroom, indoor theater, 24/7 Whole Body Fitness wellness room, 24/7 work from home business center and conference room. The entertainment clubroom is a cool and energetic space offering both intimate and group seating options, a large screen TV, and a professional gourmet kitchen with Viking appliances and a private game room.

The indoor/outdoor heated pool with loungers, cabanas, hot tub and sauna opens through oversized garage doors to the large outdoor Terrace Club (courtyard) that features extensive landscaping and lighting, a high-end outdoor kitchen and bar, comfortable lounge seating, fire places, Zen Garden, Bark Park and a drive in-sized outdoor theatre that will show movies, sporting events and culture. The community is activated with weekly resident and guest social programming that includes gatherings, concerts, speaker series, tastings, cooking and art classes and other experiential events.

The apartment hotel community offers short-term furnished and long-term furnished options including studio, convertible, one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom apartments and penthouses with additional half bath, duplex and den/home offices. The apartments feature four distinct finish packages with options such as balconies, bays, townhouses, rooftop patios and terraces, oversize windows, sexy bathrooms with oversized tubs and showers, custom walk-in closets, granite countertops, movable islands, wood plank flooring, washer dryers, CCA branded products including custom cabinetry and high-end plumbing fixtures and ATT fiber technology.

The Joe Vicari Restaurant Group will soon open the Statler Bistro, an American/French Bistro and Market on the first floor, with a planned opening of early fall 2021. The restaurant group, most widely known for their highly successful Andiamo and Joe Muer Seafood restaurants, is undertaking this fresh, new restaurant concept, which will occupy half of the first floor. The Statler Bistro will offer 175 seats and provide guests a high-quality experience they are accustomed to in a Joe Vicari restaurant. The name was selected to stay true to the historic former hotel, The Statler, which will become the new home to the bistro. The menu will feature American and French cuisine using the finest quality ingredients available. The Statler Bistro will also feature a market where customers can purchase groceries and packaged meals. The décor will have a European flair coupled with relaxing indoor and abundant outdoor seating. The large outdoor patio will provide great views of Grand Circus Park and downtown Detroit, while enjoying fine cuisine and the overall ambiance of The Statler Bistro.

Michigan-based Premier Pet Supply will open downtown Detroit’s first full-service pet supply store this summer. The new 3,000 square foot Detroit store will face Grand Circus Park and will carry a full line of national products, specialty items and holistic goods. The store will cater to the needs of a wide customer base with a special focus on smaller living environments and the urban pet. From fish and small animals to cats and dogs, the Detroit location carries a broad selection of food, supplements, pet care, toys and other items with over 20 Michigan-based brands among others and will also have two do-it-yourself dog washrooms.

City Club Apartments LLC is a 100-year-old company that develops, owns and operates branded urban apartment hotels creating a unique and differentiated living experience focused on hospitality and customer satisfaction that drives long term value for our investors and employees.

Partnering with local business's City Club Apartments combines a curated mix of uses with environmentally conscious, technologically advanced, amenity rich properties that have a unique mix of apartments and penthouses. They are activated with year-round events, art, and best in class 24/7 hospitality services.

Prior to launching CCA in early 2016, Holtzman served as Chairman, CEO and 50 percent owner of Village Green Holdings, a 50-year-old, $4.5 billion apartment company that evolved from a mixed-use development company founded by his grandfather Joseph Holtzman in 1919. In July 2016, Holtzman announced that he had sold his interest in Village Green’s operating companies to Dallas-based Compatriot Capital. Jonathan retained his ownership of 10,000 apartments in 30 communities with a combined real estate value exceeding $2 billion. City Club Apartments has $750 million of new communities in various stages of development, construction and lease-up in downtown Detroit, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Chicago and plans for the east coast. City Club Apartments plans to start two new communities each year. The company currently owns and operates three apartment and penthouse communities in Detroit with a fourth currently under development in Midtown.

About City Club Apartments:

Founded in 1919, City Club Apartments is the first true international apartment hotel brand. City Club Apartments is an owner, developer and manager of apartment, furnished short-term and long-term and penthouse mixed-use communities with a portfolio of approximately 10,000 apartments in 30 urban and suburban-urban apartment communities, $2 billion in real estate assets and $750 million under development, construction and lease-up in Cincinnati, Detroit, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Louisville, Cleveland with expansion planned for the East Coast, Southeast, Southwest, Canada and Europe. The company has offices in Detroit and Chicago. For more information visit: cityclubapartments.com