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Graybar Electric Company Building

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit builtDetroit, MI

Completed housing conversion; no active opportunity (retrofit already built). · summary, model-written

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Place
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 5 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
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RedevelopedThis site: …loft space record · all sites with this
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HousingThis site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusRetrofit builtWikipedia no source
StrategyRedevelopedWikipedia no source
New useshousingWikipedia no source
What is there nowloft spacenewtypes-extraction reported

History and original facts

Original developerC.F. Haglin & Sonsnewtypes-extraction reported
AnchorsGraybar Electric Company
CountyWayne County
Census division3 · East North Central
NotesDraft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: The Graybar Electric Company Building, a warehouse constructed in 1926, was converted into loft space in 2000.

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Planning

No zoning change, subsidy or policy tool recorded for this site.

Site context

Housing permits, Wayne County (MI), 20241,227 units in 5+ unit buildings, 344 in 2–4, 1,058 single-family; 2023: 718 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby5 within 10 km, 19 within 25 km: Industrial Building (2.3 km); Rogell Golf Course (2.6 km); Former MGM Grand Detroit temporary casino building (2.6 km); Former Rogell Golf Course (2.6 km); Frederick Stearns Building (4.6 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)64,685 jobs in 5,616 establishments; average annual pay $41,403; employment location quotient 0.91; employment +0.9% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 20212,310 jobs; 93 in retail trade, 357 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 26163520300)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2021
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 36th income percentile as adults; 3.7% incarcerated at the 2010 count (232 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 35.5%; 217 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsDetroit Public Schools Community District (PK-12); 12 public schools within 1 mile: Plymouth Educational Center; University Preparatory Science and Math PSAD Middle School; University Preparatory Academy PSAD High School; University Preparatory Academy PSAD ElementaryNCES EDGE
Elevation623 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025201 county-logged events: 138 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail, 19 flood, 16 flash flood; $211,185,500 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 48201, 2026-09median list price $399,900 (-17.6% on the year); 49 active listings; median 63 days on market; 34% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20235,635 establishments (-7%); 70,575 jobs (+8%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $175,631 (+1% 1 yr, +21% 5 yr); typical rent $1,402/mo (+4% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)22,811 vehicles a day on E Warren Ave (principal arterial, 8 lanes); 616 trucks; 34 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

The Graybar Electric Company Building (55 West Canfield Street, Detroit) was originally a warehouse developed by C.F. Haglin & Sons. It was converted to housing (loft space) and is now complete, as indicated by 'status': 'built' and 'after_notes': 'loft space'.

Why. The opportunity score is 0.0 because the retrofit is already built (per 'opp_reasons': 'retrofit already built') and housing use is confirmed in the record (per 'opp_reasons': 'housing in the record').

Where it stands. The building is a completed housing conversion within a cluster of 5 industrial sites within 10km (including a former golf course and temporary casino).

For a planner

  • Housing market shows 20.7% 5-year ZHVI growth (2026-09 data), but no current vacancy or demand metrics are provided for this site.
  • National Register listing (1997) is noted but not linked to current use or constraints in the record.

For a developer

  • No active development opportunity exists here—the retrofit is complete. Permits show 1,058 residential units built in Wayne County (2024), but this is not site-specific.
  • Peer sites (e.g., Rogell Golf Course) are listed as 'redevelop' opportunities, but this building is already converted.

What we do not know yet

  • No current occupancy, tenant mix, or financial performance data for the converted space is provided.
  • The historic designation's impact on current use or development is unknown.

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Background

The Graybar Electric Company Building is located at 55 West Canfield Street in Midtown Detroit, Michigan. This warehouse building was rented to the Graybar Electric Company from 1926 into the 1940s. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. == History == The Graybar Electric Company was founded in 1869 in Cleveland, Ohio to sell communications equipment to the public. The company was instantly successful and soon Anson Stager, General Superintendent of the Western Union Telegraph Company, bought in and moved the company to Chicago. In 1872 the business was incorporated as the Western Electric Manufacturing Company.

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