Detroit, MI Commercial Real Estate for Lease - 217 Listings

One Campus Martius

1 Campus Martius, Downtown Detroit, Detroit, MI
Property

Office

1,295,089 SF
Availability

18 Spaces

1,165,410 SF
Year Built

2003
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18155 Mack Ave

18155 Mack Ave, Finney, Detroit, MI
Property

Retail

82,270 SF
Availability

1 Space

6,834 SF
Year Built

2025
For Lease

$30.00/SF/YR
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2801 Clark Avenue | Industrial

2801 Clark Avenue, Vernor - Junction, Detroit, MI
Property

Industrial

75,105 SF
Availability

1 Space

75,105 SF
Year Built

1999
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18940 Schoolcraft Rd

18940 Schoolcraft Rd, Rosedale, Detroit, MI
Property

Office

2,800 SF
Availability

1 Space

1,900 SF
Year Built

1966
For Lease

$10.50/SF/YR
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Fisher Building

3011 West Grand Blvd, Middle Woodward, Detroit, MI
Property

Office

634,819 SF
Availability

4 Spaces

17,486 SF
Year Built

1928
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1900 East 8 Mile

1900 East 8 Mile, Pershing, Detroit, MI
Property

Retail

170,570 SF
Availability

1 Space

9,930 SF
Year Built

1975
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610 West Congress

610 West Congress Street, Downtown Detroit, Detroit, MI
Property

Office

26,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

26,000 SF
Year Built

1915
For Lease

$21.00/SF/YR
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M3 Commerce Center 1

9501 Conner St. , Airport, Detroit, MI
Property

Industrial

684,490 SF
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Year Built

2022
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6575 W Vernor Road & 2200 Waterman

6575 W Vernor Road & 2200 Waterman, Springwells, Detroit, MI
Property

Industrial

16,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

5,500 SF
Year Built

1948
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Federal Reserve Bank Building | Office

160 West Fort Street, Downtown Detroit, Detroit, MI
Property

Office

144,688 SF
Availability

8 Spaces

113,155 SF
Year Built

1927
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Rock Plaza

9300-9350 Woodward Avenue, Middle Woodward, Detroit, MI
Property

Retail

13,142 SF
Availability

1 Space

7,925 SF
Year Built

2000
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17731 Van Dyke - Lease

17731 Van Dyke - Lease, Grant, Detroit, MI
Property

Industrial

1,152 SF
Availability

1 Space

1,152 SF
Year Built

1949
For Lease

$8.00/SF/YR
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E & B Brewery Lofts

1551 Winder Street, Middle East Central, Detroit, MI
Property

Retail

60,000 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

9,236 SF
Year Built

1891
For Lease

$18.29 - $22.00/SF/YR
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Detroit Commerce Center Blg 1

14250 Plymouth Road, Brooks, Detroit, MI
Property

Industrial

793,520 SF
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Year Built

2024
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Penobscot Building

645 Griswold St, Downtown Detroit, Detroit, MI
Property

Office

1,149,710 SF
Availability

1 Space

996,000 SF
Year Built

1928
For Lease

$25.00/SF/YR
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Retail Space on East Jefferson Ave.

1404 East Jefferson Avenue, Lower East Central, Detroit, MI
Property

Retail

10,130 SF
Availability

1 Space

3,000 SF
Year Built

1933
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Burns & Wilcox Building

119 State St, Downtown Detroit, Detroit, MI
Property

Office

41,103 SF
Availability

6 Spaces

28,407 SF
Year Built

1931
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Freestanding Drive-Thru

12701 Joy Road, Mackenzie, Detroit, MI
Property

Retail

1,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

1,000 SF
Year Built

1970
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1265 Griswold

1265 Griswold Street, Downtown Detroit, Detroit, MI
Property

Office

36,769 SF
Availability

1 Space

10,577 SF
Year Built

1897
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Marquette Building

243 West Congress Street, Downtown Detroit, Detroit, MI
Property

Office

175,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

16,262 SF
Year Built

1905
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Detroit Riverview Medical Pavilion

7633 E Jefferson Ave, Butzel - Indian Village, Detroit, MI
Property

Office

58,587 SF
Availability

1 Space

2,598 SF
For Lease

$21.00/SF/YR
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For Lease | Eastern Market

2000 Division Street | Detroit, Middle East Central, Detroit, MI
Property

Retail
Availability

1 Space

32,204 SF
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The Press/321

321 West Lafayette Blvd, Downtown Detroit, Detroit, MI
Property

Office

153,252 SF
Availability

1 Space

55,094 SF
Year Built

1925
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For Lease | Retail Space At OSI Art Apartments

3820 Grand River Avenue | Detroit, Jeffries, Detroit, MI
Property

Retail
Availability

1 Space

2,200 SF
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16247 Hamilton Ave

16247 Hamilton Ave, Highland Park, MI
Property

Retail

3,772 SF
Availability

1 Space

3,772 SF
Year Built

1936
For Lease

$14.00/SF/YR
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For Lease | Rivertown Plaza

3151-3177 E Jefferson Avenue | Detroit, Lower East Central, Detroit, MI
Property

Retail
Availability

1 Space

1,270 SF
Year Built

1998
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Frequently Asked Questions

Commercial real estate is a broad category that includes a high variety of space types designed to meet the needs of various industries of the local economy and their specialized subsectors, as presented in our real estate 101 guide to types of commercial real estate. However, there are three main categories that you are most likely to come across: office, retail, and industrial space.

Modern office space is typically organized over large floor plates bound by high ceilings and large windows for an abundance of natural light and is located in transit-oriented developments with good access to multiple modes of transportation, so as to facilitate employee commute. The Detroit commercial real estate market incorporates 15,221,194 square feet of office space across 105 buildings.

Office buildings can also accommodate coworking spaces, which are shared office options that typically cater to the needs of small, startup businesses that require flexible workspaces, a concentration of amenities, and services that can be accessed on an occasional or short-term basis.
Retail space includes shopping malls, department stores, street retail, or specialty stores dedicated to a narrow range of products. Such properties are typically located in high foot-traffic and/or car traffic areas, to facilitate customer access. The Detroit commercial real estate market includes 2,886,680 square feet of retail space in a variety of settings.
Industrial property most often serves businesses operating in manufacturing or logistics and generally consists of large open spaces located within good access to roads, railways, freight airports or regional water ports. Industrial space listings can include warehouses, manufacturing plants, distribution centers, flexible industrial space, or even data center facilities. Across the Detroit market, there is a total of 9,820,082 square feet of industrial property.

The listing inventory in Detroit incorporates commercial real estate for lease and for sale of almost all property types and subtypes. However, you’ll find some categories offer more rental or investment opportunities than others.

The largest share of commercial real estate space for lease in Detroit is represented by Office space, which accounts for 5,479,706 square feet of available listings. Industrial space available in Detroit adds up to 5,050,724 square feet.

Meanwhile, most of the listings of commercial property for sale in Detroit are in the Retail category.

The price of renting or buying commercial real estate is influenced by a variety of factors, including: the property type (for example, office space is priced higher than other property types in most locations); the condition and asset class rating (property rated class A or above will typically command a higher price than lower grade classifications); the quality or the development potential of the property location; whether or not there is high demand for the type of commercial asset in question; and what the state of supply is relative to demand.

The average rent for commercial real estate space listed for lease in Detroit is $19.64 per square foot. However, this value does not offer enough perspective on its own, as you will find significant variation in prices across property types, property classes, and location, as well as other impacting factors. For instance, rent per square foot of office space in Detroit can vary greatly depending on the rating of the property from Class A to Class C, as well as across the city depending on the location of the asset. What’s more, each commercial property type makes its own rent market: while the average rent for office space rested at $26.3 per square foot, industrial space in Detroit saw average rents of $7.21 per square foot.

Whether you are looking for commercial real estate for lease or commercial property for sale, the best choice of location depends on the factors that are most relevant to your business strategy. A good thing to look for at the start, however, is the areas of the city that have the highest concentration of your preferred type of property, as these areas are generally well connected to the amenities and points of interest that are most relevant to each property type.

As such, there are several areas that you could consider to be the best location for commercial real estate in Detroit, depending on the property type you are interested in. The highest concentration of commercial space listings of any kind in Detroit is in the Downtown Detroit neighborhood. But if we look at each commercial property type, we find that for office space, the best location is the Downtown Detroit area.

Meanwhile, retail space opportunities are most abundant in the Downtown Detroit submarket. Alternatively, if you are looking for warehouse or other industrial space, consider looking at listings in Butzel - Indian Village.

Select your preferred property type from the search filters menu at the top of the search page and then navigate the interactive map for a better view of commercial real estate availability in the locations most suited to your needs.

Regardless of whether buying or leasing commercial space is a new experience for you, there are significant benefits to working with a commercial real estate broker. In addition to saving you time and money, an experienced broker will contribute specialist knowledge of the local market, the property type you need representation for, and will handle negotiations on your behalf in your best interest.

To start, it is important for you to have a good understanding of what kind of broker you need. For instance, there are differences between a tenant broker and a listing broker. Also important at the start is to have a clear idea of what kind of space (or tenant) you are looking for and what (if any) particular needs and requirements you might have. And, while it is good to get a referral, you should interview several brokers to better gauge who you feel would best represent your interests.

CommercialCafe hosts listings from some of the most trusted commercial real estate brokerages in the country. Use the contact form available on each listing page or the contact details for the property representatives to reach out and start your search!

The profitability of a commercial real estate investment depends on a multitude of factors working together. These factors include the quality of the asset itself — which itself includes aspects such as location, property class, amenities, and the quality of the property management — to the local market conditions, the state of the local economy, the demand for that particular type of commercial property, and of course the costs of owning and maintaining it relative to what leasing rate or sale price you get from the property. Asking rents in the city went as high as $27 per square foot. In particular, the property type commanding the highest lease rates in Detroit was Office space.

Conversely, the highest sale price last year was $150,000,000 that is located at 2025 Woodward Avenue.

The average size of a commercial property in Detroit depends greatly on the property type and the location — geographical possibilities and zoning allowances have significant influence on how big developers can build. While there are outliers that break height or volume records in the city, we can look at some average sizes by property use:

In Detroit, the average size of an office property is 167,266 square feet.
Retail properties here incorporate an average of 27,493 square feet.
Industrial space in Detroit is in buildings that are, on average 140,287 square feet in size.

Detroit, MI Currently Available Listings

Commercial Space for Lease Breakdown

Commercial real estate listings for rent in Detroit currently add up to 23,363,218 square feet. The market offers 82 active office listing(s), which amount to 5,479,706 square feet and account for 38% of commercial spaces on the market. Local retail availability includes 473,400 square feet across 77 retail space(s). Industrial space for rent opportunities in Detroit amount to 5,050,724 square feet across a total of 43 warehouse and other industrial listing(s).

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	82	5,479,706
Retail	77	473,400
Industrial	43	5,050,724
Other	9	12,359,388

Commercial Space for Sale Breakdown

What’s more, if you are interested in making an investment in the local market, you can also find commercial real estate for sale in Detroit, MI. Currently, there is 8,595,901 square feet of commercial property for sale here , which includes 23 office building(s) for sale , 52 retail investment opportunity listing(s) , and 35 listing(s) of industrial real estate property for sale .

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	23	804,302
Retail	52	667,468
Industrial	35	2,297,074
Other	61	4,827,057

Detroit, MI Commercial Real Estate Market Overview

Following Detroit’s post-deindustrialization population decline, well-organized private and public investment plans in recent decades have contributed greatly to the economic and cultural resurgence of the city. In fact, through its combination of reinvestment and revamped social policies, Detroit has come to serve as a role model for all areas that are looking to re-energize their urban centers. As a result, commercial real estate in Detroit is now among the most attractive in the nation — to developers and investors alike.

Specifically, the city’s revitalized central business district is home to some of the country’s most impressive commercial complexes, as well as a large number of value-add historic properties, which offer great potential for flexibility of space and can accommodate enterprises of all sizes and operating in any industry. Detroit meets the needs for business growth in an increasingly diverse business environment — home to high tech business incubators; enterprises working in cybersecurity and defense; information technology and software companies. So, it’s no surprise that the region leads the nation in stimulating demand for broadband.

Detroit, MI Commercial Real Estate for Lease - 217 Listings

One Campus Martius

18155 Mack Ave

2801 Clark Avenue | Industrial

18940 Schoolcraft Rd

Fisher Building

1900 East 8 Mile

610 West Congress

M3 Commerce Center 1

6575 W Vernor Road & 2200 Waterman

Federal Reserve Bank Building | Office

Rock Plaza

17731 Van Dyke - Lease

E & B Brewery Lofts

Detroit Commerce Center Blg 1

Penobscot Building

Retail Space on East Jefferson Ave.

Burns & Wilcox Building

Freestanding Drive-Thru

1265 Griswold

Marquette Building

Detroit Riverview Medical Pavilion

For Lease | Eastern Market

The Press/321

For Lease | Retail Space At OSI Art Apartments

16247 Hamilton Ave

For Lease | Rivertown Plaza

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