Industrial/Research/Hi-Tech Parks in Southeast Michigan are Economic Activity Hot Spots
Industrial/research/hi-tech parks in Southeast Michigan are Oakland County has the largest number of parks, with 135 (on home to a variety of businesses, from manufacturing to distri- 7,687 acres), while Wayne County has the most acres of land bution to automotive suppliers to corporate headquarters. They in parks, 8,618 (in 125 parks). St. Clair County is third in the are economic generators in their own right — providing jobs, number of acres in parks, with 6,462 acres, but with just 16 revenue, and a solid tax base for the community. Industrial/ parks. Macomb County has 89 parks with 4,548 acres. research/hi-tech parks parks can also be a very attractive op- tion for companies looking for land, because the infrastructure The community with the most number of parks is Livonia with is already provided, saving time and money. 27, followed by Farmington Hills and Troy, each with 17. Greenwood Township has the largest acreage in parks at 3,600, The Southeast Michigan region has 438 industrial/research/hi- Auburn Hills is second with 1,967 acres, and Port Huron Town- tech parks covering more than 34,000 acres of land. The majority ship is third with 1,490 acres. The largest industrial/research/ of parks were built within a few miles of a major highway, al- hi-tech park in the region is the Greenwood Energy Center lowing faster product distribution and easy access for customers Industrial Park in Greenwood Township at 3,600 acres, and workers. The 1980s saw the largest number of parks con- followed by the Grand Trunk Business Park in Port Huron Town- structed — 174 totaling over 16,000 acres. Since 2000, 47 ship with 1,400 acres, and the Oakland Technology Park in industrial/research/hi-tech parks have been built, and 11 parks Auburn Hills with 1,100 acres. are in the planning stages. The most common size of a park in the region is between 26 and 50 acres, with 25 acres and under following a close second. About the Industrial/Research/Hi-Tech Parks in Southeast Michigan map Data for this map have been accumulated over many years Industrial/research/hi-tech parks that are in the planning stages through SEMCOG’s nonresidential development monitoring are included on the map as proposed, but they were not used in program. Data were collected from individual community plan- the calculations or ranking of the parks or communities. ning or building departments, county planning agencies, developers, and staff fieldwork. Industrial/Research/Hi-Tech Parks in Southeast Michigan is the last map in the Economic Activity Map series published by Defining an industrial/research/hi-tech park is a difficult task SEMCOG, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments. as people have their own perceptions of what an industrial/ The previous three maps in this series, Major Shopping PRESORT research/hi-tech parks is, and there is not a clear set of criteria Centers in Southeast Michigan, Medical Facilities in STANDARD to follow. Some parks included on the map are called industrial Southeast Michigan, and Foreign Investment in Southeast Southeast Michigan Council of Governments U.S. Postage areas or business parks. Areas defined as office parks are not Michigan are available by calling SEMCOG Information 535 Griswold Street, Suite 300 PAID included. SEMCOG used the following criteria for inclusion on Detroit, MI 48226-3602 Services, (313) 961-4266. Detroit, MI the map; 1) park or area is named and typically has road signage Permit No. 3981 to identify it, 2) zoning allows for research, hi-tech, light-to- SEMCOG is a regional planning partnership of local govern- heavy industrial, or manufacturing uses, 3) there is generally mental units serving 4.9 million people in the seven-county one main road through it, 4) park is over 10 acres in size. region of Southeast Michigan striving to enhance the region’s quality of life.
Parks by Decade Built Parks by Size Range
Number of Parks Total Acres Over 400 5 2000s 47 3,384 1990s 100 6,912 201 - 400 17 1980s 174 16,482 1970s 67 3,739 101 - 200 52 1960s 35 2,763 76 - 100 50 pre-1960 5 145 Year built unknown 10 1,166 51 - 75 69
Total 438 34,591 (in acres) Size range 26 - 50 127 Proposed 11 4,590 10 - 25 118
Number of parks Industrial/Research/Hi-Tech Parks in Southeast Michigan are Economic Activity Hot Spots
Industrial/research/hi-tech parks in Southeast Michigan are Oakland County has the largest number of parks, with 135 (on home to a variety of businesses, from manufacturing to distri- 7,687 acres), while Wayne County has the most acres of land bution to automotive suppliers to corporate headquarters. They in parks, 8,618 (in 125 parks). St. Clair County is third in the are economic generators in their own right — providing jobs, number of acres in parks, with 6,462 acres, but with just 16 revenue, and a solid tax base for the community. Industrial/ parks. Macomb County has 89 parks with 4,548 acres. research/hi-tech parks parks can also be a very attractive op- tion for companies looking for land, because the infrastructure The community with the most number of parks is Livonia with is already provided, saving time and money. 27, followed by Farmington Hills and Troy, each with 17. Greenwood Township has the largest acreage in parks at 3,600, The Southeast Michigan region has 438 industrial/research/hi- Auburn Hills is second with 1,967 acres, and Port Huron Town- tech parks covering more than 34,000 acres of land. The majority ship is third with 1,490 acres. The largest industrial/research/ of parks were built within a few miles of a major highway, al- hi-tech park in the region is the Greenwood Energy Center lowing faster product distribution and easy access for customers Industrial Park in Greenwood Township at 3,600 acres, and workers. The 1980s saw the largest number of parks con- followed by the Grand Trunk Business Park in Port Huron Town- structed — 174 totaling over 16,000 acres. Since 2000, 47 ship with 1,400 acres, and the Oakland Technology Park in industrial/research/hi-tech parks have been built, and 11 parks Auburn Hills with 1,100 acres. are in the planning stages. The most common size of a park in the region is between 26 and 50 acres, with 25 acres and under following a close second. About the Industrial/Research/Hi-Tech Parks in Southeast Michigan map Data for this map have been accumulated over many years Industrial/research/hi-tech parks that are in the planning stages through SEMCOG’s nonresidential development monitoring are included on the map as proposed, but they were not used in program. Data were collected from individual community plan- the calculations or ranking of the parks or communities. ning or building departments, county planning agencies, developers, and staff fieldwork. Industrial/Research/Hi-Tech Parks in Southeast Michigan is the last map in the Economic Activity Map series published by Defining an industrial/research/hi-tech park is a difficult task SEMCOG, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments. as people have their own perceptions of what an industrial/ The previous three maps in this series, Major Shopping PRESORT research/hi-tech parks is, and there is not a clear set of criteria Centers in Southeast Michigan, Medical Facilities in STANDARD to follow. Some parks included on the map are called industrial Southeast Michigan, and Foreign Investment in Southeast Southeast Michigan Council of Governments U.S. Postage areas or business parks. Areas defined as office parks are not Michigan are available by calling SEMCOG Information 535 Griswold Street, Suite 300 PAID included. SEMCOG used the following criteria for inclusion on Detroit, MI 48226-3602 Services, (313) 961-4266. Detroit, MI the map; 1) park or area is named and typically has road signage Permit No. 3981 to identify it, 2) zoning allows for research, hi-tech, light-to- SEMCOG is a regional planning partnership of local govern- heavy industrial, or manufacturing uses, 3) there is generally mental units serving 4.9 million people in the seven-county one main road through it, 4) park is over 10 acres in size. region of Southeast Michigan striving to enhance the region’s quality of life.
Parks by Decade Built Parks by Size Range
Number of Parks Total Acres Over 400 5 2000s 47 3,384 1990s 100 6,912 201 - 400 17 1980s 174 16,482 1970s 67 3,739 101 - 200 52 1960s 35 2,763 76 - 100 50 pre-1960 5 145 Year built unknown 10 1,166 51 - 75 69
Total 438 34,591 (in acres) Size range 26 - 50 127 Proposed 11 4,590 10 - 25 118
Number of parks Top 20 Parks by Size (in acres) YALE LYNN GREENWOOD GRANT BURTCHVILLE BROCKWAY Park Name Community County Total Acres Greenwood Energy Center Industrial Park Greenwood Twp. St. Clair 3,600
138 Industrial/Research/Hi-Tech MUSSEY 25 Grand Trunk Business Park Port Huron Twp. St. Clair 1,400 EMMETT CLYDE FORT GRATIOT 19 KENOCKEE Capac Oakland Technology Park Auburn Hills Oakland 1,100
69 Emmett Parks in Southeast Michigan 119R Geddes Center/Superior Technology Center Superior Twp. Washtenaw 640 69 PORT HURON PORT HURON Ann Arbor Technology Park Ann Arbor Twp. Washtenaw 600 BERLIN RILEY WALES KIMBALL SARNIA BUS 94 Washtenaw Business Park Ypsilanti Twp. Washtenaw 393 ST. CLAIR MARYSVILLE Central Industrial Park Detroit Wayne 380 MACOMB MEMPHIS Leonard Ortonville ARMADA City of Marysville South Industrial District Marysville St. Clair 350 OXFORD ADDISON BRUCE RICHMOND COLUMBUS ST. CLAIR HOLLY GROVELAND BRANDON Armada 15 53 Haggerty Corridor Corporate Center Novi Oakland 335 Oxford 94 ST. CLAIR Holly 75 Romeo RICHMOND Farmington Freeway Industrial Park 1, 2, 3 Farmington Hills Oakland 320 Lake Orion Avis Farms Research & Business Park Pittsfield Twp. Washtenaw 300 24 INDEPENDENCE ORION OAKLAND WASHINGTON RAY CASCO CHINA COHOCTAH DEERFIELD TYRONE LENOX CONWAY 23 ROSE SPRINGFIELD 19
CLARKSTON CLAIR ST. I-94 Industrial Park Detroit Wayne 289 MACOMB EAST CHINA New Haven Port Huron Industrial Park Port Huron St. Clair 275 75 LAKE AUBURN MARINE CITY ANGELUS HILLS 94 IRA ROCHESTER NEW BALTIMORE Port of Monroe Monroe Monroe 250 Fowlerville COTTRELLVILLE HIGHLAND WHITE LAKE ROCHESTER HILLS MACOMB CHESTERFIELD 96 HOWELL OCEOLA HARTLAND WATERFORD SHELBY HANDY 59 PONTIAC Chesterfield Industrial Centre/R.C. Schmidt Chesterfield Twp. Macomb 247 59 150 59 CLAY HOWELL SYLVAN LAKE UTICA McPherson Industrial Park Howell Livingston 242 1 59 BU KEEGO HARBOR ALGONAC 96 BLOOMFIELD CLAY Canton Business Park Canton Twp. Wayne 230 Milford COMMERCE MT. CLEMENS ORCHARD LAKE BLOOMFIELD TROY STERLING IOSCO MARION GENOA BRIGHTON HILLS HEIGHTS HARRISON CLAY 24 Fairlane Business Park Allen Park Wayne 229 MILFORD Wolverine Lake WEST AKLAND CLINTON 3
AKLAND WIXOM BLOOMFIELD O O Bingham
BIRMINGHAM MACOMB BRIGHTON Farms
LIVINGSTON WALLED LAKE CLAWSON 53 FRASER Trans West Industrial Center Howell Twp. Livingston 223 96 Franklin Beverly Hills 97 10 ROYAL MADISON HTS. OAK 75 ROSEVILLE Enterprise Drive Industrial Center Allen Park Wayne 207 PUTNAM FARMINGTON WARREN UNADILLA HAMBURG GREEN OAK LYON 696 LATHRUP BERKLEY HILLS VILLAGE NOVI 696 HUNTINGTON WDS. 696 ST. CLAIR SHORES Wahrman Road Industrial Area Romulus Wayne 207 CENTER LINE Pinckney SOUTH LYON FARMINGTON SOUTHFIELD 5 OAK PK. 1 HAZEL PARK EASTPOINTE LIVINGSTON OAKLAND MACOMB Total 11,817 102 NORTHVILLE WAYNE WASHTENAW ROYAL OAK FERNDALE HARPER WDS. GROSSE PT. WOODS. 39 PLEASANT RDG. Grosse Pt. Shores 52 NORTHVILLE 275 5 10 94 HIGHLAND PARK DETROIT LYNDON DEXTER WEBSTER NORTHFIELD SALEM LIVONIA GROSSE PT. FARMS PLYMOUTH REDFORD HAMTRAMCK 96 GROSSE PT. 23 PLYMOUTH 14 24 96 GROSSE PT. PARK Dexter Top 20 Communities by Number of Parks Barton Hills ANN ARBOR WESTLAND DEARBORN HTS. DETROIT94 Top 20 Communities by Total Acres in Parks Chelsea 14 153 GARDEN CITY 153 SUPERIOR DEARBORN SYLVAN LIMA 94 SCIO CANTON Community County Parks YNE INKSTER 12 Community County Acres ANN ARBOR 75
WA WINDSOR ASHTENAW WAYNE MELVINDALE W 12 Livonia Wayne 27 Greenwood Twp. St. Clair 3,600 RIVER ROUGE ONTARIO, CANADA YPSILANTI 94 ALLEN PK. ECORSE Farmington Hills Oakland 17 Auburn Hills Oakland 1,967 VAN BUREN LINCOLN PK. R SHARON FREEDOM LODI OMULUS TAYLOR 85 PITTSFIELD 94 Troy Oakland 17 Port Huron Twp. St. Clair 1,490 12 YPSILANTI WYANDOTTE BELLEVILLE SOUTHGATE 23 Auburn Hills Oakland 16 Detroit Wayne 1,208 SALINE RIVERVIEW Manchester BROWNSTOWN Clinton Twp. Macomb 16 Pittsfield Twp. Washtenaw 1,207 HURON MANCHESTER BRIDGEWATER TRENTON SALINE YORK AUGUSTA SUMPTER 75 52 GROSSE ILE Plymouth Twp. Wayne 16 Romulus Wayne 1,104 WOOD HAVEN WASHTENAW WAYNE FLAT ROCK Shelby Twp. Macomb 16 Chesterfield Twp. Macomb 1,013 GIBRALTAR MILAN MONROE 275 S. Ro Wixom Oakland 15 ckwood ROCKWOOD BROWNSTOWN Farmington Hills Oakland 970 Carleton MILAN LONDON EXETER 24 Sterling Heights Macomb 14 Plymouth Twp. Wayne 861 ASH
BERLIN Pittsfield Twp. Washtenaw 13 Maybee Livonia Wayne 855 Warren Macomb 13 Shelby Twp. Macomb 833 Existing Estral Beach Parks by County FRENCHTOWN DUNDEE Dundee RAISINVILLE (Number of Parks) Canton Twp. Wayne 12 Sterling Heights Macomb 813 Proposed 50 23 Chesterfield Twp. Macomb 12 Wixom Oakland 718 MONROE Wayne (125) 8,618 PETERSBURG Rochester Hills Oakland 12 MONROE Oakland (135) 7,687 Canton Twp. Wayne 702 24 FRENCHTOWN SUMMERFIELD IDA Romulus Wayne 12 Troy Oakland 700 LA SALLE St. Clair (16) 6,462 75 Commerce Twp. Oakland 9 Macomb (89) 4,548 Marysville St. Clair 641 LUNA Detroit Wayne 9 PIER (36) Superior Twp. Washtenaw 640 223 Washtenaw 4,421 WHITEFORD BEDFORD ERIE Genoa Twp. Livingston 8 Livingston (28) 1,943 Ann Arbor Twp. Washtenaw 600 Novi Oakland 8 Novi Oakland 555 Monroe (9) 912 N Macomb Twp. Macomb 7 Total Acres Allen Park Wayne 519