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Commercial Real Estate in Ypsilanti, Michigan

Available commercial property in and around Ypsilanti.

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About Ypsilanti

Ypsilanti grew from two settlements facing each other across the Huron River. A French-Canadian fur trader set up a post in 1809, Woodruff's Grove took shape on the east bank in 1823, and a west-side community formed in 1825, named for a hero of the Greek War of Independence. The two merged. Michigan State Normal School arrived in 1849 and became Eastern Michigan University, and the Michigan Central Railroad ran through town, where Elijah McCoy developed his automatic lubricator while working for the line.

The name covers two governments. The City of Ypsilanti is compact and mostly surrounded by Ypsilanti Charter Township, and the two are run separately. The city's commercial life is in downtown, in the Depot Town district by the tracks, and in the Water Street redevelopment area, which includes the old Michigan Avenue car dealership row.

The township holds Ford Lake and the Willow Run area. Ford's B-24 bomber plant, designed by Albert Kahn, later passed to Kaiser-Frazer and then to General Motors, and part of the site became the American Center for Mobility. Willow Run Airport remains a cargo base, home to Kalitta Air. Township commerce runs along Michigan Avenue, Ecorse Road, Washtenaw Avenue and Whittaker Road, with I-94 connecting it all.

Ypsilanti at a glance

City of Ypsilanti and Ypsilanti Township

74,923

Residents

32,311

Households

$46,588 to $69,716

Median household income

38,639

Working residents

Who works here

19,504 jobs based here, led by:

  • Transportation and warehousing3,848
  • Education3,327
  • Health care2,637

Commercial snapshot

Properties we track in our own database

1,629

Commercial parcels

167

Industrial parcels

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 and LEHD job data 2021; Thomas Duke parcel database.

Common questions about Ypsilanti

What commercial property is available in Ypsilanti?

Thomas Duke has listings in and around Ypsilanti, including office, vacant land, industrial, multi-family.

Who can help me sell or lease a property in Ypsilanti?

Jim Porth, CCIM, Steve Valli, Andrew Goble, Mark Szerlag, CCIM work this area.

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