a local real estate developer, the Sterling Group, in 2002. The Sterling Group invested $14 million in the building and reopened the lobby to the public, which had only been accessible to employees after MichCon purchased the building. On July 18, 2007, Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase the Guardian Building to relocate its offices from the Wayne County Building. The deal was reportedly part of a larger deal worth $33.5 million in real estate purchases in downtown Detroit. The Guardian Building has become a souvenir item along with other Detroit skyscrapers. Tenants SmithGroupJJR Wayne County - Departments: Buildings, Commission, Corporation Counsel, Department of Information Technology, Economic Development Corporation, Management & Budget, County Executive, Healthchoice, Health, Veterans Services, Prosecutors & Detectives, Personal/Workforce. Detroit Land Bank Authority, Guardian Cafe, Pure Detroit, Bank of America, Huron Capital, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, Downtown Realty, Eagle Security Services, Federal Criminal Attorneys of Michigan, Law Office of Ben Gonek & Joel Sklar, Law Office of Jeffrey Edison, Jacobs & Diemer, Roncelli Construction Services, Attorney Kenneth Sebree, Wade Trim, WSP, Bajoka Law Group, Guardian Store, Green Room, Crazy Gringo, Land Capital Ventures, Law Office of Maria Mannarino, Neighborhood Defender Services, Steingold Law Firm, Gallery See also Buhl Building Cadillac Place David Stott Building Fisher Building Penobscot Building List of tallest buildings in Detroit References Further reading Ferry, W. Hawkins (1968). The Buildings of Detroit: A History. Wayne State University Press. Kvaran, Einar Einarsson, Shadowing Parducci, unpublished manuscript, Detroit. Lacy, Robert, Ford, The Men and the Machine, Little Brown & Co., 1986, pgs. 328-334 External links www.guardianbuilding.com Official Guardian Building website National Park Service: Guardian Building Made in Michigan Blog: "Cathedral of Finance" (Guardian Building) — text and vintage images. Art Deco skyscrapers Downtown Detroit County government buildings in Michigan Skyscraper office buildings in Detroit Office buildings completed in 1929 National Historic Landmarks in Metro Detroit National Register of Historic Places in Detroit Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan Historic district contributing properties in Michigan 1920s architecture in the United States 1928 sculptures Outdoor sculptures in Michigan Buildings with sculpture by Corrado Parducci Art Deco architecture in Michigan Mayan Revival architecture