Upscale Shopping Complex Planned For Oakland County

COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, MI — A new upscale shopping center is in the works for Commerce Township, according to a report. Called Five & Main, the “modern” shopping center would have everything from retail and food, salons and massage parlors, yoga studios and dog grooming. A Birmingham developer is eyeing the 42-acres of vacant land along Pontiac Trail Road, between Martin Parkway and a Wal-Mart store. It’s about 20 minutes from Novi’s Twelve Oaks Mall.

Commerce Township last month gave a preliminary approval for its site plan, The Detroit Free Press reported. Development firm Robert B. Aikens & Associates has a commitment to buy up to 55 acres for the project over two development phases from the township's Downtown Development Authority and says the development will create a downtown for Commerce Township.

Aikens told the newspaper that it would be a “modern shopping center” with both sit down and fast-casual restaurants, gourmet grocers, boutique fitness studios and beauty shops. A movie theater with reclining seats and a full restaurant and bar inside are also part of the plans. The total

"We're going to serve all the lifestyle needs for consumers who live in that area," he said. "You can go get your hair done, you can go get a massage, you can work out, you can go to the market, you can do the entertainment – and you can shop.”

The developer has already paid a $325,000 deposit on the $10.5 million total land purchase, the Freep reported. Five & Main would be the first new shopping district development of its kind in Michigan since the Great Recession. Now, they have to secure tenant lease commitments to move forward with the project. Stores are expected to be announced around the summer.

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