Detroit, MI Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

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1900 East 8 Mile

1900 East 8 Mile, Pershing, Detroit, MI
For Lease

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Property

Retail

170,570 SF
Availability

1 Space

9,930 SF
Year Built

1975
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Highland Park Plaza

13933 Woodward Avenue, Highland Park, MI
For Sale

$975,000
Property

Retail

13,000 SF
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Epiphany Detroit Building

10103 Kercheval Avenue, Foch, Detroit, MI
For Lease

$18.00/SF/YR
Property

Retail

24,000 SF
Availability

6 Spaces

6,936 SF
Year Built

1925
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For Lease | Retail / Commercial / Industrial Space Availability

3124 Cass Avenue | Detroit, Lower Woodward, Detroit, MI
For Lease

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Property

Retail
Availability

1 Space

4,514 SF
Year Built

1948
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6001 Cass Avenue

6001 Cass Avenue, Middle Woodward, Detroit, MI
For Lease

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Property

Office

105,600 SF
Availability

1 Space

100,000 SF
Year Built

2019
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4750 Conner Street

4750 Conner Street, Chandler Park, Detroit, MI
For Sale

$180,000
Property

Retail

2,100 SF
Year Built

1992
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8820 Lyndon Street

8820 Lyndon Street, Harmony Village, Detroit, MI
For Lease

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Property

Industrial

12,600 SF
Availability

1 Space

12,600 SF
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9623 Gratiot Avenue

9623 Gratiot Avenue, Airport, Detroit, MI
For Sale

$695,000
Property

Retail

5,600 SF
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4747 Woodward Avenue

4747 Woodward Avenue, Lower Woodward, Detroit, MI
For Sale

$7,000,000
Property

Office

17,891 SF
Year Built

1985
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For Sublease | The Children’s Place Office

99 W Willis Street | Detroit, Lower Woodward, Detroit, MI
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Property

Office
Availability

1 Space

7,810 SF
Year Built

1959
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Woodbridge Tavern

289 St. Aubin St, Lower East Central, Detroit, MI
For Sale

$699,000
Property

Retail

5,900 SF
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2251 W Davison St

2251 W Davison St, Durfee, Detroit, MI
For Sale

$300,000
Property

VacantLand
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80-92 E Willis

80-92 E Willis, Lower Woodward, Detroit, MI
For Sale

$1,750,000
Property

VacantLand

4,533 SF
Year Built

1916
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M3 Commerce Center 1

9501 Conner St. , Airport, Detroit, MI
For Lease

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Property

Industrial

684,490 SF
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Year Built

2022
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1981 E 8 Mile Rd

1981 E 8 Mile Rd, State Fair - Nolan, Warren, MI
For Sale

$1,300,000
Property

Industrial

13,772 SF
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1111 Bellevue

1111 Bellevue, Butzel - Indian Village, Detroit, MI
For Lease

$650.00 - $950.00/MO
Property

Industrial

60,000 SF
Availability

4 Spaces

1,072 SF
Year Built

1915
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1452-1466 Brush Street

1452-1466 Brush Street, Downtown Detroit, Detroit, MI
For Sale

$4,990,000
Property

Retail

16,500 SF
Year Built

1954
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For Sale or Lease | Warehouse and Adjacent Land

38 & 60 Hendrie Street | Detroit, Lower Woodward, Detroit, MI
For Lease

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Property

Industrial
Availability

1 Space

28,000 SF
Year Built

1903
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Brush Watson Development

3000 Brush Street, Lower Woodward, Detroit, MI
For Lease

$24.00 - $25.00/SF/YR
Property

Retail

8,200 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

23,200 SF
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14000 Grand River Ave

14000 Grand River Ave, Mackenzie, Detroit, MI
For Sale

$650,000
Property

Retail

13,469 SF
Year Built

1960
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6400 East 8 Mile Road

6400 East 8 Mile Road, Grant, Detroit, MI
For Lease

$5.00/SF/YR
Property

Industrial

179,062 SF
Availability

1 Space

53,000 SF
Year Built

1947
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Bloomfield Medical Center

8282 Woodward Ave, Middle Woodward, Detroit, MI
For Sale

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Property

Office

5,500 SF
Year Built

1999
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8100 Chalfonte St

8100 Chalfonte St, Harmony Village, Detroit, MI
For Sale

$100,000
Property

Other

2,546 SF
Year Built

1938
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Orchestra Place

3603 Woodward Ave, Lower Woodward, Detroit, MI
For Lease

$30.00/SF/YR
Property

Retail

3,204 SF
Availability

1 Space

3,204 SF
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Downtown Detroit Parking Lot

401 W Grand River, Downtown Detroit, Detroit, MI
For Sale

$1,595,000
Property

VacantLand

5,979 SF
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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 39,235,590 square feet of office space across 261 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. In Detroit, the coworking segment of the commercial real estate market incorporates about 3,115 square feet.

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 5,299,736 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 67,391,000 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 5,585,247 square feet of available listings. Industrial space available in Detroit adds up to 4,947,507 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 $22.64 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 $27.1 per square foot, industrial space in Detroit saw average rents of $6.43 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 Lower Woodward 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 $29.23 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 $995,000 that is located at 22341 West 8 Mile.

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 157,573 square feet.
Retail properties here incorporate an average of 38,404 square feet.
Industrial space in Detroit is in buildings that are, on average 234,812 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 24,798,982 square feet. The market offers 82 active office listing(s), which amount to 5,585,247 square feet and account for 37% of commercial spaces on the market. Local retail availability includes 546,663 square feet across 82 retail space(s). Industrial space for rent opportunities in Detroit amount to 4,947,507 square feet across a total of 39 warehouse and other industrial listing(s).

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	82	5,585,247
Retail	82	546,663
Industrial	39	4,947,507
Other	14	13,719,565

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 8,676,271 square feet of commercial property for sale here , which includes 22 office building(s) for sale , 54 retail investment opportunity listing(s) , and 49 listing(s) of industrial real estate property for sale .

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	22	660,855
Retail	54	540,821
Industrial	49	2,616,030
Other	78	4,858,565

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 and Sale

RenCen

1900 East 8 Mile

Highland Park Plaza

Epiphany Detroit Building

For Lease | Retail / Commercial / Industrial Space Availability

6001 Cass Avenue

4750 Conner Street

8820 Lyndon Street

9623 Gratiot Avenue

4747 Woodward Avenue

For Sublease | The Children’s Place Office

Woodbridge Tavern

2251 W Davison St

80-92 E Willis

M3 Commerce Center 1

1981 E 8 Mile Rd

1111 Bellevue

1452-1466 Brush Street

For Sale or Lease | Warehouse and Adjacent Land

Brush Watson Development

14000 Grand River Ave

6400 East 8 Mile Road

Bloomfield Medical Center

8100 Chalfonte St

Orchestra Place

Downtown Detroit Parking Lot

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Detroit, MI Currently Available Listings

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