Hudson's site development gets a new name

Bedrock’s skyscraper project on the former J.L. Hudson’s department store site has its official name.

Dan Gilbert's real estate firm posted on social media Friday that it has named the development Hudson’s Detroit.

“The legacy lives on. Defined by Detroit, Built for the World. The name Hudson’s has graced this site since 1891 and we’re not planning on changing it now. Introducing, Hudson’s Detroit,” the post read on Instagram. Crain's Detroit Business first reported the announcement.

The post was accompanied by a video of development's construction and included an image of the site’s past as the Hudson's store, which was demolished in 1998.

This week, Bedrock and contractor Barton Malow held a topping-off ceremony placing the final steel construction beam on the project's 685.4-foot-tall tower. Bedrock broke ground on the project in 2017.

The two-building development will include 1.5 million square feet of office, retail, food, residential, hotel and event space. Bedrock said it will continue construction through the spring in a phased approach with crews installing the remaining elements of the glass façade.

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