Jeffries-West Homes
Identification
Jeffries-West Homes
Jeffries Housing Project, Jeffries Homes
101084
Facts
- Because of poor construction, and cost-cutting measures, these towers were plagued by mechanical failures, so many that they were completed shuttered in 1992.
- This public housing complex was constructed from 1950 to 1953, and included 13 towers, and 415 low-rise units. In total, this complex built just outside of downtown Detroit included 2,170 low-income housing units on 47 acres of land.
- The last demolition, which took down 4 towers, occured on April 24, 2001 to make way for a mixed-income neighborhood. As of that date, of the 13 towers, only 3 remained, and were converted into age-restricted public housing.
- This tower complex was named for Edward J. Jeffries, a former Detroit Recorder's Court judge, who was also father of a Detroit mayor.
| # | Building | Images | Height | Floors | Building type | Year | Status | |
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| 1 | Woodbridge Senior Apartments III | 182 ft | 14 | high-rise building | 1953 |
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| 2 | Woodbridge Senior Apartments I | 149 ft | 14 | high-rise building | 1953 |
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| 3 | Woodbridge Senior Apartments II | 149 ft | 14 | high-rise building | 1953 |
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| 4 | Jeffries Towers 9 | 14 | high-rise building | 1955 |
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| 5 | Jeffries Towers 10 | 14 | high-rise building | 1955 |
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| 6 | Jeffries Towers 11 | 14 | high-rise building | 1955 |
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| 7 | Jeffries Towers 12 | 14 | high-rise building | 1955 |
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| 8 | Jeffries Towers 13 | 14 | high-rise building | 1955 |
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| 9 | Jeffries Towers 5 | 14 | high-rise building | 1953 |
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| 10 | Jeffries Towers 6 | 14 | high-rise building | 1953 |
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| 11 | Jeffries Towers 7 | 14 | high-rise building | 1953 |
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| 12 | Jeffries Towers 8 | 14 | high-rise building | 1953 |
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| 13 | Jeffries Towers 3 | 14 | high-rise building | 1953 |
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