Van Born and Morton Taylor Site

Van Born Road and Morton Taylor Road

Van Buren, MI 48111

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CITY

Van Buren Township

COUNTY

Wayne

ACRES

56.86 acres

PRICE

$899,000

ZONING

Industrial

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Property Description

The 56.86-acre site is in southwest corner of Van Born Road and Morton Taylor Road in Van Buren Township, Michigan. The Site is currently vacant and being used for agriculture and is zoned as R-1B (single family residential)with future planned zoning as LI (light industrial) per the Van Buren Township Master Plan. The Site is accessed from Van Born Road and Morton Taylor Road, less than 0.5 miles to Michigan Ave (US-12), 2 miles to Interstate 275 (I-275), and 4 miles to Interstate 94 (I-94).

In 2024, 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: The site is currently zoned as R-1B, Single Family Residential with future zoning as LI, Light Industrial per the Van Buren Township Master Plan.

Current Land Use: Vacant Land

Future Land Use: Light Industrial

Site Conditions

Greenfield or Brownfield: Greenfield

Above ground structures: None

Floodplain: This site is not located in the 100 or 500 year floodplain.

Wetlands: The southwest, western central and northeast portions of the Site are listed on the EDR NEPASearch Map Report (Map IDs: A1-B5) as being listed under the databases National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) and State Wetlands; these areas are also listed in EGLE’s Wetland Map Viewer as wetlands per National Wetlands Inventory 2005 and Michigan Resource Inventory Systems (MIRIS) 1978 Wetland class

Topographic Elevation: Elevation of the Site ranges between 675’ to 679’

Soil Types:

Pewamo loam (Pe), 0 to 2 percent slopes
Blount loam (BfA), 0 to 2 percent slopes
Wasepi loamy sand (WeA), 0 to 2 percent slopes
Metamora sandy loam (MeA), 0 to 3 percent slopes

Easements:

Investigations regarding Title are necessary to better understand easements on the Site.

Utilities

Electric

Provider: DTE Energy

Capacity to Serve Demand: Temporary Short Term: 3MW, Long Term: 7MW (not capacity)

Assumed Demand: 7 MW

Nearby Infrastructure Detail:

13.2 kV distribution lines at Van Born Road and Morton Taylor Road (approx. 200 feet)
120kV transmission lines are 0.15 miles east of the Site

Natural Gas

Provider: DTE Energy

Capacity to Serve Demand: 9,360 mcf/month (approx. 17 MCFH)

Assumed Demand: 13 MCFH (mcf/hour)

Nearby Infrastructure Detail: 3” 60 psig gas distribution line approximately 1,400 feet from the Site on Van Born Road

Water

Provider: Van Buren Township Water & Sewer Department (VBTWSD) obtains water service from the Great Lake Water Authority (GLWA)

Capacity to Serve Demand: Water infrastructure can meet the baseline demand of 100,000 GPD

Assumed Demand: 100,000 GPD

Nearby Infrastructure Detail:

12” water main on the east side of Morton Taylor Road
12’’ water main on the south side of Van Born Road.

Sewer

Provider: Van Buren Township Water & Sewer Department (VBTWSD), Rouge Valley Sewage Disposal System (RVSDS) District, Great Lake Water Authority (GLWA)

Capacity to Serve Demand: Based on correspondence with VBTWSD, VBTWSD does not have the infrastructure, nor capacity to meet the baseline demand volume for the sanitary system which flow into RVSDS District systems to GLWA systems

Assumed Demand: 150,000 GPD

Nearby Infrastructure Detail: 21’’ reinforced concrete sanitary sewer on the south side of Van Born Road (20 feet of Site)