Developed by Related Companies and Olympia Development of Michigan, Founders House is a new residential building for graduate student and faculty of the University of Michigan Center for Innovation (UMCI). Located at 2205 Cass Avenue, Founders House is part of the Transformational Brownfield Plan (TBP) for The District Detroit, a premier sports and entertainment destination featuring residential, retail, educational and office space in the heart of the city. 

Designed by Elkus Manfredi Architects with Neumann/Smith Architecture as the Architect of Record, Founders House is expected to achieve LEED Gold. The approximately 235,000-square-foot residential building will rise 13 stories and include 313 residential units, ranging from studios to one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments.

Once complete, The University of Michigan Center for Innovation will be a world-class hub for research, education and entrepreneurship, designed to advance innovation and talent-focused community development and drive job creation and economic growth across the city, region and state. Located between Cass Avenue and Grand River and bounded by W. Columbia Street to the north and Elizabeth Street to the south, UMCI will include a 200,000-square-foot research and education center, a technology incubator, Founders House and approximately one acre of public green space.