Navigate the map below to understand development opportunities across Detroit. Some key layers to explore are:
- To purchase city owned property and /or buildings - select Detroit Land Bank Authority and/or City Owned properties
- To understand development opportunities - select Request for Proposals
- To understand planning areas in Detroit - Explore Planning and Housing Priority Areas
- To understand the retail / commercial landscape in Detroit - Navigate options under Retail to see where Motor City Match and Motor City Restore award recipients are located
MAP LEGEND
PUBLIC ASSETS
- Parks
- DLBA Structures
- DLBA Vacant Lots
- DLBA Side Lots
- DLBA Auctions
- DLBA Rehabbed & Ready
- DLBA Own It Now
RETAIL
- Motor City Match Awardees
- Motor City Re-Store
PLANNING AND HOUSING
- Opportunity Zones
- Targeted Multifamily Housing Areas
- Planning Areas
- Strategic Neighborhood Fund Investment Areas
- Streetscape Improvements
- Completed Planning Studies
DEVELOPMENT
- Open RFPs
- Pre-Development RFP
- In Construction RFP
- Completed RFP
- Vacant Multifamily (In-Progress)
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
- Smart Bus
- Qline
- People Mover
- MoGo Bike Sharing
ZONING
- R1
- R2
- R3
- R4
- R5
- R6
- B1
- B2
- B3
- B4
- B5
- B6
- M1
- M2
- M3
- M4
- M5
- SD1
- SD1
- SD3
- SD4
- SD5
- SD6
- PD
- P1
- PC
- PCA
- TM
- PR
- W1
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PUBLIC ASSETS
Detroit Land Bank Authority (DLBA) and the City of Detroit marketed properties for sale – Verify with the Detroit Building Authority and/or the DLBA for the most accurate information.
RETAIL
Motor City Match and Motor City Restore are programs run by the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation that support entrepreneurs and existing small businesses.
PLANNING & HOUSING
There are several planning areas for different purposes city wide, explainations are below:
- Targeted Multifamily Housing Areas – identify areas of the city with stronger housing markets and active commercial corridors. Developers of both market-rate and affordable housing, are encouraged to focus in these areas. To understand more, please check out the Housing & Revitalization Department Developers Page.
- Planning Areas and Strategic Neighborhood Fund Investment Areas are areas are subject to City of Detroit led neighborhood planning studies that use community engagement to guide future public investment and development in neighborhoods.
- Streetscape Improvements – Publically funded streetscape improvements intended to promote walkability and small businesses.
DEVELOPMENT
Request for Proposals - Calls for development teams to develop publically owned parcels and/or structures
Zoning:
Residential
R1 Single-Family Residential District
R2 Two-Family Residential District
R3 Low Density Residential District
R4 Thoroughfare Residential District
R5 Medium Density Residential District
R6 High Density Residential District
Business / Commercial
B1 Restricted Business District
B2 Local Business and Residential District
B3 Shopping District
B4 General Business District
B5 Major Business District
B6 General Services District
Industrial Districts
M1 Limited Industrial District
M2 Restricted Industrial District
M3 General Industrial District
M4 Intensive Industrial District
M5 Special Industrial District
Special Districts
PD Planned Development District
P1 Open Parking District
PC Public Center District
PCA Public Center Adjacent District (Restricted Central business District
)TM Transitional-Industrial District
PR Parks and Recreation District
W1 Waterfront-Industrial District
SD1 Special Development District, Small-Scale, Mixed-Use
SD2 Special Development District, Mixed-Use
SD3 Special Development District, Technology and Research
SD4 Special Development District, Riverfront mixed use
SD5 Special Development District, Casinos
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
DDOT Buses - Detroit Department of Transportation Bus Routes
SMART Buses - Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) is Southeast Michigan's only regional bus system
QLine - 3.3 mile streetcar that rides along the Woodward Corridor
People Mover - Elevated Train that routed throughout Downtown Detroit
MoGo Bike Sharing - Bike rentals across the greater downtown
DETROIT
DEMOGRAPHICS
POPULATION: 672,795
REAL ESTATE
# CITY-OWNED PARCELS: 9,029
# DLBA PARCELS: 95,209
# TOTAL RFP DEVELOPMENTS: 27
# OPEN BUILDING PERMITS ($500K - $1M): 2
INFRASTRUCTURE
# CITY-OWNED PARKS: 309
RETAIL
MOTOR CITY MATCH OPEN BUSINESSES: 36
MOTOR CITY RESTORE RECIPIENTS: 68