An original mural by Louis Grell of Chicago was commissioned for the hotel lobby during the Albert Pick years.

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, more business opted for newer suburban accommodations and the Pick-Fort Shelby struggled with low occupancy.

MCP & Associates, a real estate investment and development firm, started work on this hotel in the spring of 2007.

At a news conference on June 26, 2007, Ann Arbor Architectural firm Hobbs + Black Associates Inc. announced it would oversee renovations to the property.

The restored hotel contains 203 guest suites, 56 apartments on the upper floors, a 21,000-square-foot (2,000 m2) conference center with two ballrooms and 17 Breakout rooms.