Detroit Development Opportunities



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

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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


Opportunity Map data is sourced from the following: Detroit Open Data Portal, Detroit Land Bank Authority (DLBA), City of Detroit Assessors Office, Housing and Revitalization Department, Planning and Development Department, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation - Motor City Match and Motor City Restore, Data Driven Detroit, Buildings and Safety Engineering and Environment Department, Department of Transportation. In a few instances, DLBA data may be more up-to-date than the City of Detroit Assessors Office. For questions, please visit the City of Detroit Assessors Office and/or provide us direct feedback here.