Forest City sold the Millender Center's hotel, parking garage, and retail space to General Motors in 1998. The complex began to integrate with the neighboring Renaissance Center, which GM had purchased two years prior. Forest City retained ownership of the apartment tower. Later in 1998, the hotel was reflagged again, becoming a Courtyard by Marriott in November. In 2013, Forest City sold the Millender Center Apartments tower to Farmington Hills-based Village Green Property Management, who renamed it Renaissance City Apartments the following year. It was later renamed Renaissance City Club Apartments in 2018, when a sign was added to the top of the tower. Also in 2018, the Courtyard received a refreshed façade, and a dual-branded Applebee's/IHOP Express restaurant opened on the first floor, the first (and so far only) location to combine both of Dine Brands's restaurant brands. Architecture The complex was designed in the Modern architectural style by Sims-Varner and Associates (now SDG), the architecture firm of two of Detroit's most prominent 20th century Black architects at the time, Howard Sims (1933-2016) and Harold Varner (1936-2013). The seven-story atrium features a portrait of the Center's namesake, Robert L. Millender Sr., painted by distinguished Detroit artist Carl Owens, on its first floor. Skybridges link the Millender Center's second floor to the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center and the Renaissance Center, the latter of which is also connected by the People Mover. Awards SatisFacts - 2019 Resident Satisfaction Property Award Winner Webby Awards - 2018 Honoree for Website Functionality and Design Property Management Association of Michigan GLASTAR - 2014 Best Overall Marketing Detroit Metropolitan Apartment Association PRISM - 2014 Best Renovated Property Facts This was Detroit's tallest residential tower from completion until the reopening of Broderick Tower Lofts in 2012. See also List of tallest buildings in Detroit References Further reading External links Renaissance City Club Apartments https://www.mlive.com/business/detroit/2013/03/millender_center_in_downtown_d.html Education Residents are zoned to Detroit Public Schools Chrysler Elementary School Miller Middle School (6-8) Murray-Wright High School Downtown Detroit Residential skyscrapers in Detroit Apartment buildings in Detroit Residential buildings completed in 1985 1980s architecture in the United States