Detroit ยท Grand Circus Park
Element Detroit at the Metropolitan
The 15-story Metropolitan Building of 1925, the 'Jeweler's Building', where watch-dial contamination stalled reuse until it became a hotel in 2018.
- Built
- 1925Metropolitan Building built 1924-25; reopened as an extended-stay hotel in December 2018.
- Style
- Neo-Gothic
- Architect
- Weston and Ellington
- Type
- Boutique hotel
- Area
- Grand Circus Park
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district
The story
The 15-story Metropolitan Building was finished in 1925 on a wedge-shaped lot at John R and Farmer streets, closing the vista down Farmer Street. Known as the ‘Jeweler’s Building’, it housed shops, offices and jewelry makers; luminous watch-dial work left toxic contamination that thwarted redevelopment plans. It reopened in December 2018 as an extended-stay Element hotel with meeting space and a rooftop patio.
Good to know
- Address: 33 John R Street, Detroit, MI 48226
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.