Adrian – Witt Farm

2930 N. Adrian Hwy

Adrian, Michigan 49221

CITY

Adrian

 

COUNTY

Lenawee

 

ACRES

102.5 

PRICE

Contact

 

ZONING

Planned Unit Development (PUD)

 

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Marketing Flyer

 

Property Description

Adrian – Witt Farm, located at 2930 N. Adrian Highway is a 102.56-acre farm north of downtown Adrian, MI.​ The property is well connected to infrastructure, benefiting from direct access to M-52 and close proximity to M-50 to the north, US-23 to the east and US Highway 223 to the south.​ The property is also 22 minutes from the Ohio/Michigan border and 32 minutes to the Ohio Turnpike I-90.​ More information can be found here.

In 2025, the site underwent a comprehensive due diligence review through the VIP program, including a detailed site condition analysis, comprehensive information on utility providers and capacity, and a comprehensive report on site details (full report in the document library below).

Zoning and Land Use

Zoning: Planned Unit Development (PUD)

Current Land Use: Vacant Land

Future Land Use: Flexible Development Area

Site Conditions

Greenfield or Brownfield: Greenfield

Above ground structures: None

Floodplain: The southern portions of the Site along the South Branch River Raisin are in the 100-year and 500-year floodplain.

Wetlands: There are several small areas of Freshwater Forested/Shrub Wetland classified as PF01C across the Site totaling 16.96 acres. This classification of wetland primarily surrounds the South Branch River Raisin to the north and south. Additionally, an area of this wetland is located in the north central area of the Site.

Topographic Elevation: Elevation of the site ranges between approximately 715 and 777 feet above sea level.

Soil Types:

  • Berrien sandy loam 7-15% slopes (BcC)
  • Cadmus Loam 3-7% Slopes (CaB)
  • Edwards Muck 0-3% Slopes (EaA)
  • Fox loam 0-3% Slopes (FbA)
  • Fox loam 3-7% slopes (FbB), Fox loam 3-7% slopes moderately eroded (FcB2)
  • Genesee and Eel loams 0-3% slopes (GcA)
  • Griffin and Genesee loams 0-3% slopes (GfA)
  • Nappanee loam 3-7% slopes (NbB)
  • St. Clair loam 12-15% slopes (SdD2)

Easements:

  • Unmapped drain easement (Liber 121, Page 567).
  • Easement in favor of the State of Michigan (Liber 323, Page 481)
  • Easement in favor of Consumers Energy Company fka Consumers Power Company (Liber 365, Page 73)
  • Easement in favor of Consumers Energy Company (Liber 2474, Page 722)
  • Easement for Storm Drainage Purposes in favor of Lenawee Intermediate School District (Liber 2376, Page 592)
  • Water Main Easement as disclosed (Liber 2376, Page 593)
  • Water Easement as disclosed (Liber 2549, Page 890)

T&E Species: Initial review of the site does not indicate the presence of any threatened and endangered species habitat.​

Archaeological & Cultural Resources: None at this time

Utilities

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Electric

Provider: Consumers Energy

Current Service:

  • 138 kV transmission line available 0.5 miles away
  • Low voltage general distribution substation is 2.45 Miles away from site

Assumed Demand:15 MW baseline demand

Recommendations: Site will require site specific design substation.

 

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Natural Gas

Provider: Citizens Gas Fuel Company

Current Service:

  • 2’’ plastic available on Howell St
  • 4’’ steel, 60 psig, gas main available along N Adrian Hwy

Assumed Demand: 26 MCFH baseline demand

Recommendations: None

 

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Water

Provider: City of Adrian

Current Service:12’’ Watermain available along N Adrian Hwy to be upgraded to a 16’’

Assumed Demand: 300,000 GPD

Recommendations: None

 

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Sewer

Provider: City of Adrian

Current Service:There are an 8’’ gravity main available along Howell Street and a 30’’ gravity main along N Adrian Hwy

Assumed Demand: 200,000 GPD

Recommendations: Further review is required to understand infrastructure extension requirement.

Workforce Data

30-Minute Drive

110,737

Population

3,540

Total Businesses

37,952

Workforce

60-Minute Drive

1,522,551

Population

50,621

Total Businesses

744,336

Workforce

Transportation

Proximity to Highways

Site access on N Adrian Hwy (M-52) and Howell Hwy

3.6 miles to US-223 access

Proximity to Rail

Less than 2 miles to Class 1 Norfolk Southern Railway

Less than 4 mile to Adrian and Blissfield Railroad Company Group terminal located at 708 E Michigan St.

Proximity to Airports

32 miles to Toledo Express Airport (Toledo, OH)

50 miles to Detroit Metro Airport (Romulus, MI)

Document Library

Site Assessment Report

Marketing Flyer

Demographic & Business Data

Workforce Profile

Regional Overview

Site Contacts

Site Ownership

Chad Baugh

City of Adrian Administrator

Email: CBaugh@adrianmi.gov 

Phone: (517) 264-4815

Local Contact

Tim Robinson

Director of Operations

Lenawee Now

Email: tim@lenaweenow.org 

Phone: 517-265-5141 

Program Contact

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Shannon Selby

Vice President of Real Estate