Tata Technologies is the latest company that will move its headquarters from the suburbs to Detroit.

The Novi-based division of Tata Group is leasing the 20,000-square-foot top floor of the Albert Kahn-designed building at 6001 Cass Ave. at York Street from Detroit-based The Platform LLC and will bring its more than 150 employees there by the early part of next year, the two companies announced Friday afternoon.

A formal announcement is planned for 1:30 p.m.

The building, constructed in 1927 as the Cadillac LaSalle sales and service building, is expected to house more than 150 Tata Technologies workers following their move from their current headquarters at 41050 11 Mile Rd. east of Meadowbrook Road.

The Platform paid Wayne State $2 million for the building in December 2016, according to CoStar Group Inc., a Washington, D.C.-based real estate information service.

"Being part of Detroit's business environment will enable access to automotive, mobility and tech companies, thereby accelerating our growth strategy and, in return, allowing us to reinvest in the city with new jobs," CEO Warren Harris said in a statement.

A spokeswoman for Tata Technologies declined to say if tax incentives were involved in the deal.

Oak Park-based PCI is the general contractor and architect on the project.

"Tata Technologies joins a growing number of global companies in choosing Detroit as a base. This move helps to strengthen Detroit's position as a leader in automotive technology and mobility," Mayor Mike Duggan said in a statement.

Others making the move into the city include Adient, Microsoft Corp., Google and LinkedIn, all of which bought or leased office space for headquarters or regional offices downtown in the last 18 months.

The Cass building, which will also house a Wayne State University art gallery, is part of a broader development known as Cass & York that is planned to include 52 high-end condominiums, apartments and a 550-space parking deck. The condos, located at 5935 Cass Ave., opened for pre-sales earlier this year.

It's just one of the projects The Platform has planned or under construction. Others include a 231-unit apartment building at West Grand Boulevard and Third Street in the New Center area, an apartment and retail development on the site of the former Joe Muer Seafood restaurant outside of Eastern Market and the Detroit Pistons practice facility.