The emerging downtown marketplace offers retail businesses a diverse customer base that includes local residents, office workers and visitors with a growing variety of shopping, dining and service offerings.
If you are interested in opening a retail business in downtown Detroit, we have dedicated staff ready to assist you! The Downtown Detroit Partnership works with local, regional and national retailers to find the ideal location to fit their business needs.
If you are looking for a downtown Detroit location for your store or restaurant, please contact:
Heather Kazmierczak
Retail Program Manager
313.820.5833
Here are some of the ways we can assist.
• Identifying available properties
• Choosing the ideal location
• Coordination with property representatives
• Providing data on demographics, labor pools, business taxes and fees
• Guidance through city processes including zoning, permitting and applications
• Connecting you to other resources pertinent to running and marketing your business.
• Ongoing marketing of Downtown and all it has to offer.
