Recently Announced Projects

"The building was 100% leased well in advance of occupancy.  This reflects the premium quality of the building and its superb walkable location in Royal Oak."
Etkin principal Douglas Etkin, discussing Etkin's 74,000 square foot luxury office building, set to open downtown in 2018.

Royal Oak Civic Center


A public-private partnership between the City of Royal Oak and the Central Park Development Group, the Royal Oak Civic Center consists of five projects within and surrounding the current city hall site:

ROCC Site
  • A new 33,000 sf Royal Oak city hall
  • A new 581 space parking garage
  • A new police station
  • A new public downtown park

Construction of the medical center began in May 2018, and the building is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2021.  The 581 space 11 Mile parking structure is now open, and Royal Oak’s new city hall has been completed and is open to the public by appointment.  The new police station opened in February 2021, and construction at Centennial Commons park is set to begin in April 2021 after the old city hall and police station buildings are demolished.   

​Baker College, Royal Oak


Baker College, Michigan’s largest, private not-for-profit college and the top private transfer school in the state, has announced its new, state-of-the-art metro Detroit campus is coming to downtown Royal Oak. The announcement was made by Baker College President, Dr. Bart Daig.

The planned 86,000-square-foot, seven-story Baker College Royal Oak campus will be located at 420 S. Lafayette Ave., at the intersection of S. Lafayette and 5th Avenue. The new location – which will be designed to accommodate approximately 1,500 undergraduate and graduate students – will incorporate flexible and connected classrooms, laboratories and interactive, collaborative study and gathering spaces for students, faculty and employees. The site also will include on-site parking.


Royal Oak | Baker College
 
The $51 million project recently broke-ground, with students scheduled to arrive on-campus for the start of the 2022 academic year.

Baker College

Woodward Corners by Beaumont

Now open, the former Northwood Shopping Center at the southwest corner of Woodward Avenue and 13 Mile Road has brought a variety of new tenants to this $33 million development, including Wahlburgers, AKT Fitness, Brown Iron Brewery, New Order Coffee, Panera Bread, First Watch Daytime Cafe, X Golf, Bucharest Grill, and Woodward Corner Market by Meijer, among others. 
Woodward Corners Schostak

Hyatt Place Hotel Project

Located at at 400 N. Main, the five story, 122-room Hyatt Place hotel opened on November 8, 2018.  Regus, a flex office and co-working space, is located on the second floor. 

The Icon on Main, a 91 unit luxury apartment complex adjacent to the hotel, has just completed construction.


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Hyatt Place

The Griffin Apartment Project


Singh Development is nearing completion of its $65 million, 245 luxury apartment and retail development located at the gateway to downtown Royal Oak.  The 250,000 square-foot building will also include a cafe, business center, courtyard pool and fitness center, among other amenities.

Retail space is available for lease now
The Griffin

Eagle Plaza


In 2015, Royal Oak successfully completed its crowdfunding initiative to transform the worn-out Center Street pedestrian plaza into a state-of-the-art ‘smart park’ that will incorporate many elements, including Wi-Fi, charging stations, solar panels, touch-screen kiosks, and sustainable landscaping.  The project, which utilized the Michigan Economic Development Corporation's Public Spaces Community Places program, is now open.
Eagle Plaza

At A Glance

(updated January 2019)

Projects Under Construction:

185,000+ sf Office     -     135,000+ sf Retail     -     580,000+ sf Residential (450+ units)

Approved Projects:

190,000+ sf Office     -     40,000+ sf Retail     -     443,000+ sf Residential (350+ units)

Project Brochures, Presentations and Press

  1. Resources for Businesses_5_11_20
  2. Royal Oak development update 12-26-2018
  3. City of Royal Oak - Renovation of City Hall and Police Station Feasibility Study - FINAL REPORT