Grand River Growth Plan -All Gibbs for City Jan 2 2026 - Flipbook - Page 102
Downtown Farmington
Located at the west edge of the Grand River district, downtown is known for its charming
historic small town feel with elegant Victorian-style homes. The historic district been selected
as one of the 8 finalists for the 2025 Great American Main Street Award. Downtown
Farmington is continuing to develop with two new streetscape projects, a public space program
as well as new businesses and housing clusters.
Twelve Oaks Mall
With over 1,500,000 sf of retail floor space and 185 stores, the Twelve Oaks Mall is one of the
premier shopping destinations in the Midwest. The mall currently has Nordstrom, Macy9s and
JC Penney9s as its anchors. The mall is owned by the Taubman Centers and hosts other retailers
and popular restaurants such as Apple, Crate & Barrel, The North Face, California Pizza Kitchen,
and The Cheesecake Factory.
Commercial Market Trade Areas
Figure 17: The GPG projected East Grand River Avenue retail market trade area extends 2 to 4 miles and includes 120,000
population, 50,000 households and 45,000 workers. Shown inside yellow circle.
The commercial market trade areas are geographic locations where the Grand River
commercial district has a significant competitive advantage because of access, design, quality
competition and traffic and commute patterns. This competitive advantage equates to a
potential expansion in the capture of consumer visitors and expenditures by the retailers,
restaurants and offices located within the Grand River study area.
Grand River Corridor Residential Market Analysis
Gibbs Planning Group, Inc. | Indigo Retail July 2, 2026
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