Romulus Distribution Center

36511 Ecorse Road

Romulus, MI 48174

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CITY

Romulus

COUNTY

Wayne

ACRES

287.5

159 acres are net developable

PRICE

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ZONING

Light Industrial

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Property Description

The Romulus Distribution Center site is 287.5 acres of mostly vacant and undeveloped land intended for industrial development. The site is rail accessible and is located close to I-275, I-94, Willow Run Airport, Detroit Metro Airport, and a large, skilled talent pool.

In 2023, 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: M1 – Light Industrial; R1A – Single Family Residential. The industrial development is planned to be contained within the portion of the property that is already zoned M-1.

Current Land Use: The smallest three parcels listed were used for single family residential. The fourth parcel listed is vacant, undeveloped land. The fifth parcel listed is undeveloped and is a former landfill that was most recently used to store and move pallets. The sixth parcel is undeveloped and was partially used for a landfill.

Future Land Use: Industrial development

Site Conditions

Greenfield or Brownfield: Brownfield

Above ground structures:

Two single family homes, a barn, a shed, and a detatched garage
Overhead electrical lines

Floodplain: Yes, a small portion of Zone AE, 100 year floodplain, is located along the northwestern edge of the property boundary that extends to Ecorse Road. There is a small portion of a 500-year floodplain in the same area.

Wetlands: Most of wetlands are within a conservation easement. Those not within the conservation easements range in size of approximately 0.5 to 4.8 acres, and total approximately 13.5 acres.

Topographic Elevation: Site elevations generally stay between 665 feet and 675 feet above sea level

Soil Types:

Landfill material = soils with foreign debris, including “steel, rubber, plastic, glass, cinders, brick, asphalt, and wood.”
Cap material = clay soils overlaying landfill soils with limited to no foreign material

Easements:

Five conservation easements of approximately 118.12 acres
DTE overhead electric easements
Easements for the Post and Vealy Drains

T&E Species: The property is located in Region 3 (Midwest) of the US Fish & Wildlife Service Threatened and Endangered Species Listings

Archaeological & Cultural Resources: The EDR NEPASearch Map Report did not identify any listings within a one-mile radius of the subject site

Utilities

Electric

Provider: DTE Energy

Current Service: The property currently has multiple locations of potential points of connection to provide service

Assumed Demand: 10 MW 3-phase electric

Recommendations: Additional capacity could be needed for a heavy user. Compare the development demand needs with the available supply as early as possible in the project development process.

Natural Gas

Provider: DTE Energy

Current Service: Utility data was requested from DTE Energy and the company has been unable to provide a status update

Assumed Demand: 17 peak MCFH

Recommendations: Verify the development demand and available supply in the conceptual phase or as early as possible in the project development timeline

Water

Provider: City of Romulus Department of Public Works; Great Lakes Water Authority

Current Service: 12″ water mains along Ecorse Road and Wick Road

Assumed Demand: 150,000 GPD

Recommendations: Coordinate with the city during the engineering design phase for exact location and requirements for making a connection to public water main