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Founder and Chairman of Quicken Loans Inc. Dan Gilbert speaks at the opening of the 66,00 sq-foot Quicken Loans Technology Center in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood. The data center and office complex, which features two 10,000 sq- foot server rooms, uninterrupted power supply units with back up generators, biometric readers, facial scanners and even a sidewalk snow-melt system. 33,000 sq. feet of the complex is occupied by Quicken Loans staff whose office features a Mustang convertible pool table, sleeping pods and even a shower. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

DETROIT - Bedrock Real Estate Services announced Wednesday the acquisition of three buildings near Detroit's Corktown neighborhood, adding about 178,500 square feet to Founder Dan Gilbert's constantly growing cache of Detroit real estate.

The group of buildings -- and two surface lots -- known as the Corktown Lofts, includes a four-story "loft-style" office building, two warehouses and the open lots.

The buildings aren't technically in Corktown, though.

In a press release, Bedrock stated the properties are in the Corktown neighborhood, which is now a recognizable a brand name that continues to see its expand to suck up other historic Detroit neighborhoods.

The Corktown Lofts, located at 1700 W. Fort St., are in the West Side Industrial neighborhood, just a few blocks from the West Riverfront.

According to a release, the buildings will add "key mixed-use space in the flourishing Corktown neighborhood which continues to attract unique and innovative entrepreneurial companies, artists, and cool, new restaurants and living spaces."

Said Jim Ketai, CEO of Bedrock, in a release: "This acquisition presents creative redevelopment opportunities for us in a vibrant, growing area...Anyone who has visited Corktown recently has experienced its wonderful energy. We have already received interest from potential new tenants looking to locate their offices downtown in this type of open, collaborative space."

The new property is near the Quicken Loans Technology Center at 1401 Rosa Parks Blvd., which is down the street from the lofts.

This adds a couple hundred thousand square feet of retail to the recent Bedrock tally.

Gilbert through Bedrock controls almost 14 million square feet in 80 properties in downtown Detroit.

He's invested $2.2 billion in the city.

Ian Thibodeau is the business and development reporter for MLive Media Group in Detroit. He can be reached at ithibode@mlive.com, or follow him on Twitter.