Wayne County Residential Development

: :   Wayne County is a leader in both residential and non-residential development in the region. Increasingly, the County will hold an enviable strategic economic advantage. Wayne County is transitioning away from the industrial manufacturing paradigm and will continue to strategically position itself for 21 st Century technologies.

: :   The southeast Michigan region permitted 25,362 new residential units, the most number of units permitted since 1998. From 2000 to 2005 Wayne County has experienced an increase in the development of both affordable and market rate housing within its forty-three communities. Wayne County led the region in 2004 in new residential permits with 6,453 units, nudging out Oakland County with 6,434. Wayne County’s totals represented 25 percent of all residential permits issued in the seven-county region. Macomb County was third with 5,401 permitted units.

: :   In addition to leading the region in 2004 (6,453), Wayne County led the region in total new units authorized in 2003 (5,858). In fact from 2002 to 2003, the County realized a 23 percent jump in authorized new housing units. The top five communities for new housing construction in Wayne County for 2004 was Canton Township (1,067), Detroit (925), Brownstown Township (640), Northville Township (543) and Huron Township (413).

: :   Most notable are the growth tends in residential and commercial development in the County’s largest community, Detroit. From 2002 to 2003, the City of Detroit had a 74 percent increase in new units authorized (from 568 to 991), the single highest jump by any city in the southeast region. Overall in the region, Detroit was third for the second straight year with 925 new units authorized, besting communities like Sterling Heights, Novi, Clinton Township and Brownstown Township. Detroit’s 925 new housing units represented 14 percent of Wayne County’s total new housing units.

: :   Detroit also distinguished itself with the development of new lofts, two-family, townhouse/attached condos and multi-family structures. In 2002, Detroit was third in the region with 389 new units, first in 2002 with 667 and third in 2004 with 563.

: :   Much of the new residential construction in Detroit is occurring along its major transportation routes such as the Jefferson Corridor/Far Eastside, Midtown and Downtown. In Midtown for example which extends from West Grand Boulevard on the north to I-75 on the south and from Third Avenue on the west to Beubien on the east, a veritable explosion of residential development is either completed or under construction. There are one thousand new residential units being developed in the Midtown corridor. These units had to be from 30 % to 50% pre-sold to receive financing. These developments include 144 new apartments, 40 new loft units, 330 new townhouse/carriage house/row house and 544 new condominiums.

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