Ford said it will relocate its global headquarters from the iconic Glass House, which has served as its home since 1956, to a newly built Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn this November. The new site will serve as the centerpiece of the wider Henry Ford II World Center campus and is expected to be fully completed by 2027, the Detroit News reported.
The new facility will span 2.1 million square feet across four floors, offering double the employee capacity of the 950,000-square-foot Glass House. Ford said the building will integrate closely with its Research & Engineering and Trackside facilities, placing 14,000 employees within a 15-minute walking distance to encourage greater collaboration across divisions.
“To attract the best talent, you have to give them really interesting problems to work on, and you have to give them great places to work,” Executive Chair Bill Ford said, according to the Detroit News.
The Glass House, a 12-floor structure with room for 2,000 employees, will be sustainably decommissioned and demolished. Ford said it will retain the site and work with the City of Dearborn to determine future use.
The move comes as General Motors (GM.N) prepares a similar relocation. GM will shift its headquarters from Detroit’s Renaissance Center to Hudson’s Detroit, occupying four floors in the new downtown office tower starting in 2026. Parts of the Renaissance Center will be demolished, while the remaining towers are expected to be converted into hotels, apartments, and office space, with new public parkland developed on the grounds.
