Detroit, MI Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

Explore 439 listings of Detroit commercial real estate to find the best space for your business.

6944 W Fort St

6944 W Fort St, West Riverfront, Detroit, MI
Property

Industrial

3,380 SF
Availability

1 Space

3,380 SF
Year Built

1914
For Lease

$3,500.00/MO
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Chrysler House

719 Griswold Street, Downtown Detroit, Detroit, MI
Property

Office

345,728 SF
Availability

12 Spaces

87,445 SF
Year Built

1912
For Lease

$27.00/SF/YR
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Garden Court Office Space

2900 E Jefferson Ave, Lower East Central, Detroit, MI
Property

Retail

2,059 SF
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E & B Brewery Lofts

1551 Winder Street, Middle East Central, Detroit, MI
Property

Retail

60,000 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

9,236 SF
Year Built

1891
For Lease

$18.29 - $22.00/SF/YR
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2699 West Grand Blvd

2699 West Grand Blvd, Rosa Parks, Detroit, MI
Property

Retail

8,808 SF
Availability

1 Space

1,000 SF
For Lease

$3,000.00/MO
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Studio One Retail Center

4501 Woodward Avenue, Lower Woodward, Detroit, MI
Property

Retail

10,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

4,243 SF
For Lease

$15.00/SF/YR
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Detroit House of Pancakes

2701 East Jefferson Avenue, Lower East Central, Detroit, MI
Property

Retail

4,807 SF
For Sale

$1,750,000
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For Lease | Ground Floor Retail

3740 Second Avenue | Detroit, Lower Woodward, Detroit, MI
Property

Retail
Availability

1 Space

3,573 SF
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Eastland Commerce Center

18000 Vernier Road, Harper Woods, MI
Property

Industrial

1,040,646 SF
Availability

1 Space

1,040,646 SF
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Kresge Building

1201 Woodward Avenue, Downtown Detroit, Detroit, MI
Property

Office

59,915 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

15,769 SF
Year Built

1917
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18940 Schoolcraft Rd

18940 Schoolcraft Rd, Rosedale, Detroit, MI
Property

Office

2,800 SF
Availability

1 Space

1,900 SF
Year Built

1966
For Lease

$10.50/SF/YR
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478 West Columbia Street

478 West Columbia Street, Downtown Detroit, Detroit, MI
Property

Office

12,456 SF
Availability

1 Space

12,456 SF
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River East

600 Renaissance Center, Downtown Detroit, Detroit, MI
Property

Office

336,000 SF
Availability

29 Spaces

343,060 SF
Year Built

1981
For Lease

$25.50/SF/YR
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4 East Alexandrine

4 East Alexandrine, Lower Woodward, Detroit, MI
Property

Retail

3,884 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

3,884 SF
For Lease

$21.00/SF/YR
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4333-4335 West Fort Street

4333 West Fort Street, West Riverfront, Detroit, MI
Property

Industrial

342,272 SF
Availability

1 Space

360,503 SF
Year Built

1998
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6501 East Nevada Avenue

6501 East Nevada Avenue, Grant, Detroit, MI
Property

Industrial

238,334 SF
Availability

1 Space

223,250 SF
Year Built

1958
For Lease

$5.50/SF/YR
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Parking Lot

3101, 3105 and 3113 Franklin Avenue, Lower East Central, Detroit, MI
Property

VacantLand
For Sale

$450,000
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4500 Lawton St

4500 Lawton St, Jeffries, Detroit, MI
Property

VacantLand
For Sale

$325,000
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150 W Jefferson

150 West Jefferson Avenue, Downtown Detroit, Detroit, MI
Property

Office

574,622 SF
Availability

6 Spaces

60,205 SF
Year Built

1988
For Lease

$28.50/SF/YR
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Bloomfield Medical Center

8282 Woodward Ave, Middle Woodward, Detroit, MI
Property

Office

5,500 SF
Year Built

1999
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Copland Development Land| 10.54 Acres

9470 Copland St, West Riverfront, Detroit, MI
Property

Other
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545 E Milwaukee Ave

545 E Milwaukee Ave, Middle Woodward, Detroit, MI
Property

Industrial

2,550 SF
Year Built

1946
For Sale

$500,000
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1717 Bellevue

1717 Bellevue, Butzel - Indian Village, Detroit, MI
Property

Industrial

17,670 SF
Availability

1 Space

6,300 SF
For Lease

$5.50/SF/YR
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Dollar General - 382K+ Population - All Brick Prototype

8800 Schaefer Hwy, Mackenzie, Detroit, MI
Property

Retail

9,900 SF
Year Built

2014
For Sale

$1,191,035
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101622 . 36 Home SFR Detroit, MI

101622 . 36 Home SFR , Redford, Detroit, MI
Property

Multi-Family

32,074 SF
For Sale

$2,876,400
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10331 Hamilton Avenue

10331 Hamilton Avenue, Middle Woodward, Detroit, MI
Property

Retail

3,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

3,000 SF
Year Built

1961
For Lease

$12.00/SF/YR
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For Sale | Office/Service Building

626 Harper Avenue | Detroit, Middle Woodward, Detroit, MI
Property

Office

16,143 SF
Year Built

1942
For Sale

$950,000
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1460 East Forest Avenue

1460 East Forest Avenue, Middle East Central, Detroit, MI
Property

Other

57,712 SF
For Sale

$5,000,000
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623 Cass Avenue

623 Cass Avenue, Downtown Detroit, Detroit, MI
Property

Office

96,600 SF
Availability

1 Space

20,000 SF
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9623 Gratiot Avenue

9623 Gratiot Avenue, Airport, Detroit, MI
Property

Retail

5,600 SF
For Sale

$695,000
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6944 W Fort St

6944 W Fort St, West Riverfront, Detroit, MI
Property

Industrial

3,380 SF
Year Built

1914
For Sale

$399,000
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For Lease | Rock Plaza

9300 Woodward Avenue | Detroit, Middle Woodward, Detroit, MI
Property

Retail
Availability

1 Space

7,925 SF
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North Corktown Townhomes

1530 - 1580 Pine Street, Jeffries, Detroit, MI
Property

Multi-Family

64,924 SF
Year Built

2024
For Sale

$2,950,000
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Corktown Mixed-Use Development

2348 Michigan Ave, Downtown Detroit, Detroit, MI
Property

Office

500,000 SF
Year Built

2025
For Sale

Best Offer
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150 West Jefferson

150 West Jefferson Avenue, Downtown Detroit, Detroit, MI
Property

Office

493,463 SF
Availability

1 Space

12,145 SF
Year Built

1989
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12730 West 7 Mile Road

12730 West 7 Mile Road, Pembroke, Detroit, MI
Property

Retail

3,563 SF
For Sale

$930,000
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4000-4058 Beaufait Street

4000-4058 Beaufait Street, Kettering, Detroit, MI
Property

Industrial

71,407 SF
For Sale

$1,400,000
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18685 Eight Mile

18685 Eight Mile, Evergreen, Detroit, MI
Property

Retail

4,200 SF
Availability

1 Space

4,200 SF
Year Built

1966
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9430 Michigan Avenue - Ground Lease

9430 Michigan Avenue - Ground Lease, Chadsey, Detroit, MI
Property

VacantLand
Availability

1 Space

435 SF
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Garden Court Retail Space

2900 E Jefferson Ave, Lower East Central, Detroit, MI
Property

Retail

2,059 SF
Availability

1 Space

2,059 SF
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8107 Military Street

8107 Military Street, Tireman, Detroit, MI
Property

Industrial

8,500 SF
Year Built

1946
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For Lease | Mixed-Use Building

1501 W Lafayette Boulevard | Detroit, Downtown Detroit, Detroit, MI
Property

Retail
Availability

1 Space

5,000 SF
Year Built

1949
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West Warren Veterinary Hospital

22530 W. Warren Avenue, Rouge, Redford, MI
Property

Retail

1,720 SF
For Sale

$189,000
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19197 Sherwood Street

19197 Sherwood Street, Grant, Detroit, MI
Property

Industrial

54,924 SF
Availability

1 Space

54,924 SF
Year Built

1948
For Lease

$2.75/SF/YR
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Orchestra Place

3663 Woodward Avenue, Lower Woodward, Detroit, MI
Property

Office

168,810 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

96,997 SF
Year Built

1997
For Lease

$20.00/SF/YR
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Highland Point Plaza

12007 - 12029 Woodward Avenue, Highland Park, MI
Property

Retail

18,553 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

6,564 SF
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Shoemaker Industrial

11400 Shoemaker Street, St. Jean, Detroit, MI
Property

Industrial

73,301 SF
For Sale

$1,600,000
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2801 Clark Avenue

2801 Clark Avenue, Vernor - Junction, Detroit, MI
Property

Industrial

75,416 SF
Availability

1 Space

75,105 SF
Year Built

1999
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Woodbridge Tavern

289 St. Aubin St, Lower East Central, Detroit, MI
Property

Retail

5,900 SF
For Sale

$575,000
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Avenue Of Fashion Retail Site

19147 Livernois Ave, Pembroke, Detroit, MI
Property

Retail

8,400 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

8,400 SF
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545 E Milwaukee Ave

545 E Milwaukee Ave, Middle Woodward, Detroit, MI
Property

Industrial

2,550 SF
Availability

1 Space

2,550 SF
Year Built

1946
For Lease

$4,000.00/MO
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Joyland Shopping Center

15510-15690 Joy Road, Brooks, Detroit, MI
Property

Retail

20,000 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

7,500 SF
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Frequently Asked Questions

Commercial real estate is a broad category that includes a high variety of space types designed to meet the needs of various industries of the local economy and their specialized subsectors, as presented in our real estate 101 guide to types of commercial real estate. However, there are three main categories that you are most likely to come across: office, retail, and industrial space.

Modern office space is typically organized over large floor plates bound by high ceilings and large windows for an abundance of natural light and is located in transit-oriented developments with good access to multiple modes of transportation, so as to facilitate employee commute. The Detroit commercial real estate market incorporates 17,564,033 square feet of office space across 106 buildings.

Office buildings can also accommodate coworking spaces, which are shared office options that typically cater to the needs of small, startup businesses that require flexible workspaces, a concentration of amenities, and services that can be accessed on an occasional or short-term basis.
Retail space includes shopping malls, department stores, street retail, or specialty stores dedicated to a narrow range of products. Such properties are typically located in high foot-traffic and/or car traffic areas, to facilitate customer access. The Detroit commercial real estate market includes 2,994,704 square feet of retail space in a variety of settings.
Industrial property most often serves businesses operating in manufacturing or logistics and generally consists of large open spaces located within good access to roads, railways, freight airports or regional water ports. Industrial space listings can include warehouses, manufacturing plants, distribution centers, flexible industrial space, or even data center facilities. Across the Detroit market, there is a total of 9,910,939 square feet of industrial property.

The listing inventory in Detroit incorporates commercial real estate for lease and for sale of almost all property types and subtypes. However, you’ll find some categories offer more rental or investment opportunities than others.

The largest share of commercial real estate space for lease in Detroit is represented by Office space, which accounts for 5,115,076 square feet of available listings. Industrial space available in Detroit adds up to 5,060,053 square feet.

Meanwhile, most of the listings of commercial property for sale in Detroit are in the Retail category.

The price of renting or buying commercial real estate is influenced by a variety of factors, including: the property type (for example, office space is priced higher than other property types in most locations); the condition and asset class rating (property rated class A or above will typically command a higher price than lower grade classifications); the quality or the development potential of the property location; whether or not there is high demand for the type of commercial asset in question; and what the state of supply is relative to demand.

The average rent for commercial real estate space listed for lease in Detroit is $21.04 per square foot. However, this value does not offer enough perspective on its own, as you will find significant variation in prices across property types, property classes, and location, as well as other impacting factors. For instance, rent per square foot of office space in Detroit can vary greatly depending on the rating of the property from Class A to Class C, as well as across the city depending on the location of the asset. What’s more, each commercial property type makes its own rent market: while the average rent for office space rested at $26.3 per square foot, industrial space in Detroit saw average rents of $6.55 per square foot.

Whether you are looking for commercial real estate for lease or commercial property for sale, the best choice of location depends on the factors that are most relevant to your business strategy. A good thing to look for at the start, however, is the areas of the city that have the highest concentration of your preferred type of property, as these areas are generally well connected to the amenities and points of interest that are most relevant to each property type.

As such, there are several areas that you could consider to be the best location for commercial real estate in Detroit, depending on the property type you are interested in. The highest concentration of commercial space listings of any kind in Detroit is in the Downtown Detroit neighborhood. But if we look at each commercial property type, we find that for office space, the best location is the Downtown Detroit area.

Meanwhile, retail space opportunities are most abundant in the Downtown Detroit submarket. Alternatively, if you are looking for warehouse or other industrial space, consider looking at listings in Butzel - Indian Village.

Select your preferred property type from the search filters menu at the top of the search page and then navigate the interactive map for a better view of commercial real estate availability in the locations most suited to your needs.

Regardless of whether buying or leasing commercial space is a new experience for you, there are significant benefits to working with a commercial real estate broker. In addition to saving you time and money, an experienced broker will contribute specialist knowledge of the local market, the property type you need representation for, and will handle negotiations on your behalf in your best interest.

To start, it is important for you to have a good understanding of what kind of broker you need. For instance, there are differences between a tenant broker and a listing broker. Also important at the start is to have a clear idea of what kind of space (or tenant) you are looking for and what (if any) particular needs and requirements you might have. And, while it is good to get a referral, you should interview several brokers to better gauge who you feel would best represent your interests.

CommercialCafe hosts listings from some of the most trusted commercial real estate brokerages in the country. Use the contact form available on each listing page or the contact details for the property representatives to reach out and start your search!

The profitability of a commercial real estate investment depends on a multitude of factors working together. These factors include the quality of the asset itself — which itself includes aspects such as location, property class, amenities, and the quality of the property management — to the local market conditions, the state of the local economy, the demand for that particular type of commercial property, and of course the costs of owning and maintaining it relative to what leasing rate or sale price you get from the property. Asking rents in the city went as high as $25.5 per square foot. In particular, the property type commanding the highest lease rates in Detroit was Office space.

Conversely, the highest sale price last year was $150,000,000 that is located at 2025 Woodward Avenue.

The average size of a commercial property in Detroit depends greatly on the property type and the location — geographical possibilities and zoning allowances have significant influence on how big developers can build. While there are outliers that break height or volume records in the city, we can look at some average sizes by property use:

In Detroit, the average size of an office property is 195,156 square feet.
Retail properties here incorporate an average of 23,397 square feet.
Industrial space in Detroit is in buildings that are, on average 117,988 square feet in size.

Detroit, MI Currently Available Listings

Commercial Space for Lease Breakdown

Commercial real estate listings for rent in Detroit currently add up to 23,660,300 square feet. The market offers 83 active office listing(s), which amount to 5,022,485 square feet and account for 34% of commercial spaces on the market. Local retail availability includes 604,493 square feet across 97 retail space(s). Industrial space for rent opportunities in Detroit amount to 4,731,689 square feet across a total of 48 warehouse and other industrial listing(s).

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	83	5,022,485
Retail	97	604,493
Industrial	48	4,731,689
Other	10	13,301,633

Commercial Space for Sale Breakdown

What’s more, if you are interested in making an investment in the local market, you can also find commercial real estate for sale in Detroit, MI. Currently, there is 10,375,929 square feet of commercial property for sale here , which includes 22 office building(s) for sale , 58 retail investment opportunity listing(s) , and 44 listing(s) of industrial real estate property for sale .

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	22	1,514,854
Retail	58	562,328
Industrial	44	2,652,678
Other	60	5,646,069

Detroit, MI Commercial Real Estate Market Overview

Following Detroit’s post-deindustrialization population decline, well-organized private and public investment plans in recent decades have contributed greatly to the economic and cultural resurgence of the city. In fact, through its combination of reinvestment and revamped social policies, Detroit has come to serve as a role model for all areas that are looking to re-energize their urban centers. As a result, commercial real estate in Detroit is now among the most attractive in the nation — to developers and investors alike.

Specifically, the city’s revitalized central business district is home to some of the country’s most impressive commercial complexes, as well as a large number of value-add historic properties, which offer great potential for flexibility of space and can accommodate enterprises of all sizes and operating in any industry. Detroit meets the needs for business growth in an increasingly diverse business environment — home to high tech business incubators; enterprises working in cybersecurity and defense; information technology and software companies. So, it’s no surprise that the region leads the nation in stimulating demand for broadband.

Detroit, MI Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

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Detroit, MI Currently Available Listings

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Detroit, MI Commercial Real Estate Market Overview

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