Detroit ยท Washington Boulevard
ROOST Detroit
Apartment-style rooms with kitchens in the Book Tower complex: Kamper's 1926 36-story tower and the 1917 Book Building; dogs up to 40 lb allowed.
- Built
- 1926Book Tower built 1925-26 by Louis Kamper as an addition to the 1917 Book Building (NRHP nomination: completed 1926).
- Style
- Italian Renaissance / Beaux-Arts skyscraper
- Architect
- Louis Kamper
- Type
- Boutique hotel
- Area
- Washington Boulevard
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district
The story
Louis Kamper designed the 36-story Book Tower for the Book family to adjoin their 1917 Book Building at Washington Boulevard and Grand River; it was briefly Detroit’s tallest building from 1926 until the Penobscot Building opened in 1928. A planned 81-story tower was never built. After decades of decline, a restoration costing more than $300 million turned the tower into apartments, offices, restaurants and a ROOST apartment hotel.
Good to know
- Parking: garage nearby
- Pets welcome
- Address: 1265 Washington Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48226
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.