Grand River Growth Plan -All Gibbs for City Jan 2 2026 - Flipbook - Page 78
New Office Construction
Figure 17: Rendering of the downtown new Hudson’s building. The building will include approximately 500,000 sf of office space
and serve as the headquarters for General Motors.
A build-to-suit project is one where a developer designs and constructs a new building specifically to
meet a tenant’s unique requirements for size, layout, and amenities. Build-to-suit projects are nearly the
only source of new office building construction in Metro Detroit. Farmington Hills is no different and
mirrors this reality.
Currently there are two build-to-suit projects being offered in Farmington Hills. There is a 7,000 sf
opportunity at 30610 W Twelve Mile Road, east of Orchard Lake Road on the market. The Thomas Duke
Company is offering a build-to-suit with five stories and up to 67,000 sf at 21430 Haggerty Road, south of
9 mile Road. Not only did high rents help make the office building development a reality, but the
developer also built this building for a specific tenant, JP Morgan Chase.
Summary of New Office Potential
Over the last two years, the City of Farmington Hills has approved a number of key office projects
solidifying its position as a predominant office submarket in Metro Detroit. Comerica Bank consolidated
offices in Livonia and Auburn Hills and relocated employees to a new 300,000 sf facility adding 20,000 sf
to their Farmington Hills footprint. With 2,000 employees, this is now Comerica’s the largest corporate
office.
Another prominent office addition was approved with Japanese Solderless Terminals (JST) moving and
expanding their R&D operations from Indoplex Drive to 12 Mile Road. The new JST facility is 80,000 sf
with 100 employees. The JST research and development building is the most sustainable in Michigan.
Approximately 100 trees were repurposed to use as lumber for the project or for interior furniture.
Natural features were incorporated into this project to promote green infrastructure.
Grand River Corridor Office Market Analysis
Gibbs Planning Group
July 2, 2025
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