South Hill Business Park

South Hill Road and Milford Road

Charter Township of Lyon, MI 48165

CITY

Lyon Twp.

 

COUNTY

Oakland

 

ACRES

384

 

PRICE

Contact

 

ZONING

Industrial

 

Property Description

South Hill Business Park is a prime industrial development in Oakland County, MI. The site comprises South Hill Business Park East and South Hill Business Park West. Lots range from 2.93-253 acres available for major users with frontage on Grand River Ave, Milford Road & South Hill Road. This is an exceptional development opportunity in Oakland County’s fastest growing community with flexible zoning, ideal for a variety of uses.

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: I-1, Light Industrial and I-2, General Industrial District

Current Land Use: Vacant agricultural and vacant industrial development

Future Land Use: Industrial development

Site Conditions

Greenfield or Brownfield: Greenfield

Above ground structures: New development is in process or planned for portions of the Site east of South Hill Road

Floodplain: 100-year floodplain adjacent to the County Drain along the north line of the Site. No 500-year floodplain.

Wetlands: East of South Hill Road, the area planned for development appears to be free of regulated wetlands. Walbridge received a permit in 2020 for the wetland impacts necessary for the construction of the regional detention basin and associated stormwater infrastructure.

West of South Hill Road, EGLE’s Water Resources Division issued a draft permit in January 2023 to Walbridge authorizing filling 0.34 acres of wetlands and constructing three stormwater detention basins with a stream bypass channel to the New Hudson Drain.

Topographic Elevation: East of South Hill Road, the Site elevation ranges from 930-952, with most of the site lying near elevation 932. West of South Hill Road, the site elevation ranges from 928-958.

Soil Types:

  • Marlette Sandy Loam (10B), 1 to 6 percent slopes
  • Marlette Sandy Loam (10C), 6 to 12 percent slopes
  • Wasepi Sandy Loam (17A), 0 to 3 percent slopes
  • Capac Sandy Loam (11B), 0 to 2 percent slopes
  • Matherton Sandy Loam (54A), 0 to 3 percent slopes
  • Sebewa Loam (19), disintegration moraine, 0 to 2 percent slopes
  • Metamora Sandy Loam (36A), 0 to 3 percent slopes

Easements: East of South Hill Road:

  • 30-foot wide Ingress and Egress Easement to Township well site
  • 50-100-foot wide County Drain Easement

West of South Hill Road:

  • Variable width sanitary sewer easement
  • Variable width temporary construction easement
  • 12-foot wide water main easement
  • 100-foot wide County Drain Easement

T&E Species: The US Fish & Wildlife Service IPaC database lists five (5) Federally Threatened, Endangered, Proposed Endangered, or Candidate species as potentially being impacted by activities on the Site.

Archaeological & Cultural Resources: At present, there is one historic-period property located within the 1-mile Study
Area. There are three known archaeological sites located with the 1-mile Study Area.

Utilities

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Electric

Provider: DTE Energy

Current Service: 13.2 kV underground system currently services South Hill Business Park – East. 13.2 kV aerial systems are available off Milford Road and South Hill Road

Assumed Demand: 15 MW

Recommendations: Most costs will be eligible for Standard Allowance credits per the DTE/MPSC Rate Book

 

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Natural Gas

Provider: Consumers Energy

Current Service: 6” medium-capacity gas main with MAOP of 25 psig; 4” medium-capacity gas main with MAOP of 25 psig; 4” medium-capacity gas main with MAOP of 25 psig

Assumed Demand: 26 peak MCFH

Recommendations: Correspondence with Walbridge is recommended to understand any planned gas main construction on the Site, specifically west of South Hill Road

 

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Water

Provider: Charter Township of Lyon

Current Service: 16″ main along Ambassador Parkway

Assumed Demand: 300,000 GPD

Recommendations: Correspondence with Walbridge is recommended to understand the capacity of the existing water main along Ambassador Parkway and the planned capacity of the future water main west of South Hill Road

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Sewer

Provider: Charter Township of Lyon

Current Service: 10″ main along Ambassador Parkway

Assumed Demand: 200,000 GPD

Recommendations: Correspondence with Walbridge is recommended to understand the capacity of the existing sanitary sewer along Ambassador Parkway and the planned capacity and depth of the future sanitary sewer west of South Hill Road

Workforce Data

30-Minute Drive

1,358,634

Population

51,147

Total Businesses

631,901

Active Workforce

60-Minute Drive

5,342,636

Population

176,572

Total Businesses

2,461,027

Active Workforce

Transportation

Proximity to Highways

Site access on South Hill & Milford Roads

1 miles to I-96

Proximity to Rail

3 miles to Class 1 CSX Railroad

3 miles to Lake State Railway

3 miles to Lake State Railway rail yard in Wixom

3 miles to CSX rail yard in South Lyon

Proximity to Airports

29 miles to Willow Run Airport (Ypsilanti, MI)

32 mile to Detroit Metro Airport (Romulus, MI)

Document Library

Desktop Due Diligence Report

Site Maps

Demographic & Business Data

Workforce Profile

Marketing Flyer

Regional Overview

Site Contacts

Site Contact

Steve Gordon

Signature Associates

Email: sgordon@signatureassociates.com

Phone: (248) 948-0101

Program Contact

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Shannon Selby

Vice President of Real Estate