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A beloved but crumbling downtown watering hole undergoing a multimillion-dollar makeover will soon be occupied by some of the brightest minds within the extensive financial empire of Detroit billionaire Dan Gilbert.

Employees under Quicken Loans — the mortgage-based business that boosted the Michigan businessman into one of the world’s richest entrepreneurs — will set up inside the former Fish Market and Loop building.

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It is the first step into Windsor for Gilbert, who has recently touted this city’s advantages after leading a high-profile joint two-city bid to woo Amazon to open a new headquarters in the border cities.

There are expected to be up to 50 employees — predominantly software and engineer gurus — who will initially occupy 9,000 square feet inside the two-storey building located at the intersection of Chatham and Ferry streets.

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Quicken Loans indicated it may eventually grow the space in Windsor to include around 100 employees.