{"id":1004201345,"date":"2017-12-20T04:54:19","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T12:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004201345"},"modified":"2022-12-08T09:46:49","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T17:46:49","slug":"little-caesars-gathers-local-contracts-for-150m-detroit-hq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/little-caesars-gathers-local-contracts-for-150m-detroit-hq\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Caesars Gathers Local Contracts for $150M Detroit HQ"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Barbra Murray<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Little<\/a>

Little Caesars World Headquarters Campus Expansion (PRNewsfoto\/Little Caesars)<\/p><\/div>\n

Little Caesars knows how to commit. Currently developing a new $150 million headquarters expansion in Detroit, the largest carryout-only pizza chain in the U.S. is keeping it local. Little Caesars has awarded $56 million in contracts to Detroit-based companies for the development of the new 235,000-square-foot office building<\/a>, which broke ground in September 2016.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“As a Detroit company achieving global growth, we’re committed to a Michigan Made, Detroit Built project that creates significant business opportunities in the place we call home and brings jobs to the local workforce,\u201d<\/em> Christopher Ilitch, president & CEO of Ilitch Holdings, professional services provider to Little Caesars, said in a prepared statement.<\/p>\n

Ninety-nine percent of the business for Little Caesars\u2019 new headquarters tower\u2014which is rising at the intersection of Woodward Ave. and Columbia St. in the $1.2 billion The District Detroit mixed-use development\u2014has gone to Michigan-based firms, but Detroit companies are the big winner. Sixty-nine percent of the contracts for the project have been awarded to entities based in the Motor City. The group that\u2019s been amassed for the undertaking includes construction manager Brinker-Christman; Midwest Steel; Blaze Contracting; Ben Washington & Sons Plumbing; and Denn-Co Construction. Dearborn, Mich.-based Great Lakes Mechanical is also on the list of contract recipients.<\/p>\n

A taste of what\u2019s to come<\/strong><\/h2>\n

With a full team of contractors aboard, Little Caesars is making strides in bringing its new headquarters tower to fruition. Construction just commenced on the fa\u00e7ade of the nine-story building, which was designed by Detroit-established SmithGroupJJR, the oldest continually operating architecture and engineering firm in the U.S. The structure\u2019s east-facing exterior will take on the appearance of a giant assemblage of pizza servings, with 102 pieces of 14-foot-tall triangular glass resembling a slice.<\/p>\n

Ypsilanti, Mich.-based National Enclosure Co. is tasked with making the giant pizza party a reality, and expects to complete the job in mid-January 2018. The unique fa\u00e7ade will be the first of its kind in the world and will, as David Scrivano, president & CEO of Little Caesars, said in a prepared statement, \u201cmake our mark on Detroit’s skyline.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Rebuilding Detroit<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Little Caesars is hardly alone in its commitment to Detroit and the city\u2019s revitalization. The city emerged from bankruptcy in December 2014, and has since seen a resurgence of development and corporate interest.<\/p>\n

In September, commercial real estate firm Bedrock announced a $2 billion, multi-project plan<\/a> that will bring millions of square feet of office, residential, retail and other commercial offerings to Detroit. Automotive products company Flex-N-Gate broke ground on its $95 million manufacturing facility in April, a project that marks the largest investment by an auto supplier in the City of Detroit in more than 20 years.<\/p>\n

Little Caesars\u2019 expansion project is on track to reach completion in the summer of 2018. The property constitutes the first newly-constructed, multi-story corporate headquarters tower to be erected in Detroit in more than 10 years, and the seventh such structure to be built since 1950.<\/p>\n

Image courtesy of Little Caesars<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The largest carryout-only pizza chain has awarded 99 percent of the contracts for the project to Michigan-based businesses, 69 percent of which have gone to Detroit-headquartered companies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":969,"featured_media":1004201354,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1495,21782,21808,13,21742,21747],"tags":[35811,34409],"class_list":["post-1004201345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-detroit","category-development","category-featured","category-midwest","category-latest","category-office","tag-little-caesars","tag-smithgroupjjr"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLittle Caesars Gathers Local Contracts for $150M Detroit HQ - Commercial Property Executive<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/little-caesars-gathers-local-contracts-for-150m-detroit-hq\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Little Caesars Gathers Local Contracts for $150M Detroit HQ\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The largest carryout-only pizza chain has awarded 99 percent of the contracts for the project to Michigan-based businesses, 69 percent of which have gone to Detroit-headquartered companies.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/little-caesars-gathers-local-contracts-for-150m-detroit-hq\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Commercial Property Executive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CPExecutive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-12-20T12:54:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-12-08T17:46:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/12\/Little-Caesars-Headquarters-Campus-Detroit.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"620\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Barbra Murray\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@cpexecutive\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@cpexecutive\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/little-caesars-gathers-local-contracts-for-150m-detroit-hq\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/little-caesars-gathers-local-contracts-for-150m-detroit-hq\/\",\"name\":\"Little Caesars Gathers Local Contracts for $150M Detroit HQ - 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