DETROIT – The holiday season has officially begun, and downtown Detroit is already welcoming visitors with a new plaza named in honor of Dan and Jennifer Gilbert’s late son.

Nick Gilbert Way is the public component of the massive Hudson’s Detroit development, which includes a recently-completed 12-story office building and an already-iconic skyscraper – the state’s second-tallest building – that will host a hotel and condos beginning in 2027.

The public promenade, dedicated on Thursday, will feature a collection of pop-up businesses, a French-inspired coffee and pastry truck, and a host of nods to the legendary J.L. Hudson department store that occupied the site at the heart of downtown Detroit for 75 years from 1923 until its demolition in 1998.

Dan Gilbert, developer and co-founder

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