Mill Street

Property Description

Mill Street Manufacturing and Warehousing District is a 66-acre site that is zoned light industrial and has been fast-tracked for development in Ecorse, Michigan. The site is located halfway between Chicago, IL and Toronto, Canada, and is part of the Detroit Regional Area. The site is less than three miles to I-75, seven miles to the future Gordie Howe International Bridge, nine miles to the Ambassador Bridge, and 10 miles to Detroit Metro Airport. Conrail and Canadian National Railways both run adjacent on the East side of the site. The City of Ecorse has completed the construction of a direct truck route providing access to the site by Midway Street to M-39 (Southfield Freeway). Concrete abatement is scheduled to be completed in December 2024.

In 2022 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: Light Industrial

Current Land Use: Vacant Land, the site was formerly a steel plant

Future Land Use: No planned zoning changes

Site Conditions

Greenfield or Brownfield: Brownfield

Above ground structures: The majority of the structures associated with the former steel plant were demolished in the early 2000s with several smaller structures, concrete slabs, fences, and walls being left in place at that time. Demolition of the remaining structures was bid out in May 2022. Representatives for the City of Ecorse reported that all aboveground nonhazardous material has been removed from the Site as of December 2022.

Floodplain: 100-year floodplain and 500-year floodplain along the Ecorse River

Wetlands: There are no mapped wetlands on the Site

Topographic Elevation: Site elevations range between 575’ and 588’, majority of the site lies between 580′-583′

Soil Types:

• Anthroportic Udorthents (EtmaeA), 0 to 2 percent slopes – This soil is in deltas and till floored lake plains
• Urban land-Riverfront complex (UrbarB), 0 to 4 percent slopes – This soil is 80% urban land and 20% Loamy human-transported material over clayey lodgment till

Easements:

• 30-foot-wide access easement to the Lincoln Park Retention Treatment Basin
• Wayne County Drain Right of Way over the Ecorse River (North Branch Ecorse Creek Drain), along the south and west line of the Site

T&E Species: Contact the MI Wildlife Management Office in Southfield, MI prior to site development

Archaeological & Cultural Resources: If any federal funding or permitting is involved in the development of the project Site, a Phase I cultural resources survey may be required by the SHPO

Workforce Data

30-Minute Drive

1,528,128

Population

44,019

Total Businesses

621,594

Workforce

60-Minute Drive

4,699,068

Population

156,994

Total Businesses

2,196,165

Workforce

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