Cannabis Build-to-Suit Opportunity — Warren, Michigan
Opportunity Overview
A cannabis build-to-suit development opportunity in Warren, Michigan — the state’s third-largest city, in Macomb County. Warren removed the numerical cap on adult-use retail licenses in March 2025 and moved licensing to an administrative process, leaving location governed by the zoning ordinance rather than by a competitive municipal award.
That shifts the constraint from the license to the real estate. Permitted cannabis uses are confined to industrial and C-3 districts, with distance buffers from schools, residences, parks, religious institutions and daycares, so the supply of compliant sites is finite and defined by the map. A build-to-suit lets an operator specify layout, power, security and workflow before delivery rather than retrofitting a building that was never designed for the use.
Key Highlights
- Warren removed its numerical cap on adult-use retail licenses in March 2025; the number of establishments is now limited by zoning rather than by a municipal quota
- Permitted locations are confined to industrial and C-3 districts, with buffers of 1,000 feet from schools and 500 feet from residential zones, among others — compliant sites are scarce and fixed by the zoning map
- Michigan’s third-largest city, in Macomb County, within the Detroit metropolitan market
- Warren has permitted adult-use growers, processors, secure transporters and safety-compliance laboratories for several years; retail is the more recent opening
- Licensing was moved to an administrative process, removing the discretionary review committee that drew Open Meetings Act litigation
- Build-to-suit delivery means specifying power, security, odor control and product flow at design stage, rather than retrofitting an existing shell
- Cannabis-willing industrial landlords remain scarce across the market, and a landlord already contracted for the use removes a step that frequently stalls operators
Listing Detail
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