The Archdiocese of
Detroit announced it has sold four buildings in or close to downtown
Detroit and will relocate its administrative offices sometime next year
to another building downtown where it will be the anchor tenant. The archdiocesan chancery building, which sits next to St. Aloysius Church, and an unoccupied two-story building next to it are being sold to the same buyer.
The Gabriel Richard Building, a 10-story structure that houses many archdiocesan departments and offices, has been sold to another buyer.
The archdiocesan print shop, in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood, adjacent to downtown, is being sold to a private telecommunications firm.
Proceeds from the sales will net the archdiocese $3.2 million, the archdiocese said in an April 30 press release.
The archdiocese added the funds will be used for repairs and maintenance on other properties.
Workers in the buildings will stay put for at least another year while its new quarters in the Capitol Park Historic District are being refurbished.
The print shop will move to a former high school building on the grounds of Sacred Heart Major Seminary in the city.
The move will reduce the available office space for archdiocesan offices from 150,000 square feet to no more than 50,000 square feet, depending on whether the archdiocese leases five floors or six at the new location.