Messages were sent to an Olympia spokesman seeking comment Friday morning.

The facade, at 48 Adams St. between the Kales Building to the west and Grand Park Centre to the east, is part of the Grand Circus Park Historic District. The RFP does not specify whether the facade is to be preserved.

However, the Detroit Historic District Commission approved the demolition of the building under the condition that the facade would be preserved. Demolishing the facade would require HDC approval and would almost certainly face resistance from the historic preservation community.

Responses to the 22-page RFP are due to Detroit-based Ventra LLC, the residential adviser for Olympia on its District Detroit projects, by 5 p.m. Dec. 31. The company is run by former Detroit Economic Growth Corp. president and CEO George Jackson and includes several former top DEGC executives.

There are no timeframes given for start or completion of the project.

The Adams Theatre opened in 1917 while the Fine Arts Building opened in 1905, according to Historic Detroit.