Yorktown Commons

Willis Road & US-23

York Township, MI 48160

Site information updated 4/25/2025

CITY

York Township

 

COUNTY

Washtenaw

 

ACRES

110 acres

PRICE

Negotiable

ZONING

Planned Unit Development

 

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Marketing Flyer

 

Property Description

Yorktown Commons is 110-acre PUD site located in York Charter Township, Michigan. The property is well connected to infrastructure, benefiting from 0.5 miles of US-23 property frontage and nearby railroad. Located just 5 miles south of the city of Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan, the site also benefits from the nearby labor pool.

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: PUD Planned Unit Development

Current Land Use: Vacant Land

Future Land Use: Development

Site Conditions

Greenfield or Brownfield: Greenfield

Above ground structures:

  • Storage barn located in the southeast corner of the parcel S-19-11-401-008
  • Residential home located in the center of parcel S-19-11-401-008
  • Storage shed located along the eastern edge of parcel S-19-11-401-009
  • Utility poles and overhead lines located along the southern edge and in the center of parcel S-19-11-100-011

Floodplain:

  • No 100-year floodplain 
  • No 500-year floodplain

Wetlands:

  • Wetlands present along Buck Creek, which bisects parcel S-19-11-401-009
  • Wetlands present along the US-23 and Carpenter Road property frontage

Topographic Elevation: Elevation of the site ranges between extrema values of 748 and 819 feet above sea level, with an average elevation of approximately 781 feet above sea level

Soil Types:

  • Adrian muck (Ad)
  • Gilford sandy loam, till plain, 0 to 2 percent slopes (Gf)
  • Morley loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes (MoC)
  • Spinks loamy sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes (SpB)
  • Spinks loamy sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes (SpC)
  • Spinks-Oshtemo loamy sands, 0 to 6 percent slopes (SrB)
  • Thetford loamy sand, 0 to 4 percent slopes (ThA)
  • Wauseon fine sandy loam (Ws)

Easements: ALTA survey identifies onsite electrical, telephone, gas, and storm lines with no associated easements. Correspondence with local public and private utility provides should be performed to confirm title findings prior to beginning any earthmoving activities.

Utilities

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Electric

Provider: DTE Energy

Capacity to Serve Demand:

  • Short Term: 1.0 MW Temporary Service ​
  • Long Term: 15 MW

Assumed Demand: 15 MW

Nearby Infrastructure Detail: 13.2 kV distributions lines available within 100 feet of the site. 120 kV transmission lines located approximately 1 mile away.

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Natural Gas

Provider: DTE Energy

Capacity to Serve Demand: 18,720 MCF/Month (26 MCFH * 24 hours * 30 days)

Assumed Demand: 26 MCFH

Nearby Infrastructure Detail: 2” PLA 60# 1980 along Carpenter Road located approximately 100 feet away from the site.

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Water

Provider: Ypsilanti Community Utility Authority

Capacity to Serve Demand:

  • None existing
  • 563 REU’s after required infrastructure improvements.

Assumed Demand:

  • 563 REU’s after required infrastructure improvements.
  • Total System: 1,365 REUs per YCUA Water and Sewer Agreement (Restated in April of 2021)

Nearby Infrastructure Detail: Closest available wet utilities are located north along Bemis Road – infrastructure extension is required as described in the YCUA Water and Sewer Agreement document.

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Sewer

Provider: Ypsilanti Community Utility Authority

Capacity to Serve Demand:

  • None existing
  • 563 REU’s after required infrastructure improvements.

Assumed Demand:

  • 563 REU’s after required infrastructure improvements.
  • Total System: 1,365 REUs per YCUA Water and Sewer Agreement (Restated in April of 2021)

Nearby Infrastructure Detail: Closest available wet utilities are located north along Bemis Road – infrastructure extension is required as described in the YCUA Water and Sewer Agreement document.

Workforce Data

30-Minute Drive

861,471

Population

30,150

Total Businesses

434,936

Active Workforce

60-Minute Drive

4.753,687

Population

164,841

Total Businesses

2,223,853

Active Workforce

Transportation

Proximity to Highways

Existing Site access on E Willis Road; Future site access from Carpenter Road

Nearly one-half mile of US-23 frontage

Proximity to Rail

1.4 miles to Class 3 Ann Arbor Railroad (AA)

5.5 miles to the Milan Railroad Depot and Class 1 Norfolk Southern Railroad Exchange

Proximity to Airports

23 miles to Detroit Metro Airport (Romulus, MI)

46 miles to Coleman A. Young Airport (Detroit, MI)

Document Library

Site Assessment Report with Site Maps

Marketing Flyer

Demographic & Business Data

Workforce Profile

Regional Overview

Site Contacts

Site Representative

Jeffrey Harshe

Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

MAVD

Phone: (734) 929-1007

County Contact

Jennifer Olmstead

Director of Business Development

Ann Arbor SPARK

Phone: (734) 845-2843

Program Contact

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Shannon Selby

Vice President of Real Estate