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heavily damaged. The historic 
renovation, taking seven years 
and more than $300 million to 
complete, was celebrated at a 
ribbon-cutting ceremony this 
year on June 8.
The renamed 38-story 
ROOST Book Tower and 
adjoining 13-story Book 
Building are now restored to 
their previous glory, including 
hand-painted plaster ceilings, 
marble hallways and a large 
glass dome skylight.
As described by Andrew 

Leber, Bedrock’s vice president 
of hospitality, Book Tower is 
home to “ROOST Apartment 
Hotel, Detroit’s first high-
design, extended-stay concept.
” 
As the city’s hospitality market 
continues to grow, Leber said 
the landmark building will 
feature 118 studio, and one- 
and two-bedroom ROOST 
extended-stay apartments, 
across four floors of the 
redevelopment. An additional 
229 residential units will be 
managed separately from 
ROOST.
Method’s role is designing 
attractive gathering places to 
satisfy tenants, hotel guests and 
the general public.
In addition to Le Supreme, 
Method developed Kamper’s, 

a rooftop bar and lounge on 
the 14th floor. The space offers 
a comprehensive view of the 
Ambassador Bridge and many 
Downtown buildings. The 
Kamper’s name recalls architect 
Louis Kamper, whose Book 
Tower was Detroit’s tallest 
structure when unveiled in 
1926. Another property, Bar 
Rotunda, is a café and bar in the 
lobby with hours from 
7 a.m-2 p.m. daily. A Japanese 
restaurant for the building is 
under development.
As for Le Supreme, the 
Parisian-inspired brasserie with 
French fare opens for business 
at 4 p.m. every day except 
Monday. Closing times vary.
“Detroit has been screaming 
out for a classic French 

restaurant,
” said Sadoff, 
adding that “our goal (with Le 
Supreme) is to be the friendliest 
restaurant in Detroit, offering 
genuine hospitality. That starts 
with staff always greeting 
visitors with a smile. We want 
to invite people to our beautiful 
building and come together 
over their dining experience.
”
Brinn Sinnott is Method Co.
’s 
regional culinary director. The a 
la carte menu he created for Le 
Supreme reflects the influences 
of Sadoff’s favorite French 
restaurants: Balthazar and Pastis 
in New York, Le Diplomate in 
Washington, D.C., and Parc 
Philadelphia in its namesake 
city. 
Sadoff said Le Supreme’s most 
popular entrée since opening on 
Aug. 23 is Boeuf Bourguignon, 
wine-braised beef served 
with pearl onions, carrots, 
mushrooms and lardons. I 
tried the second most-popular 
choice, Filet Mignon au Poivre. 
The pepper-encrusted beef 
tenderloin served with cognac 
peppercorn sauce was expertly 
cooked to my medium-rare 

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Le Supreme Detroit
1265 Washington Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48226
Phone: (313) 597-7734
www.lesupremedetroit.com
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