Meanwhile, Needham invented another machine to make radiator chaplets (casting devices used to hold cores in place during a pour).

In 1905, Crescent outgrew their lodgings on Adams, and built a new building on Trumbull just north of John Gray's property.

Crescent stayed at the location on Trumbull until 1958, when, due to labor troubles, it moved to Americus, Georgia, and re-organized as Simplex Nails, Inc.[3] Although some manufacturing operations were later returned to the Trumbull plant, operations in Detroit never fully recovered, and Crescent ceased manufacturing in Detroit in 1984, donating the building to the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul.

In spring 2005, construction began; a third floor was added to the original two-story structure and the entire building renovated into 35 loft spaces.

Massive posts and exposed floor joists were constructed to slow the spread of fire and aid in its detection by eliminating hidden spaces.