Downtown Royal Oak is home to more than nine million annual visitors and has been recognized as the #9 most visited Main Street program in the country by Main Street America, the top visited in the state of Michigan.

Supported by a range of financial incentive programs through the DDA designed to assist new and expanding businesses, the district offers both strong market exposure and meaningful resources for growth.

The area sustains a high volume of daily business activity across a wide range of industries. Law firms, engineering companies, human resource providers, and real estate offices operate alongside a strong mix of restaurants, retailers and service-based businesses. Together, they create a dense and active commercial environment within a compact geographic area.

What may be less known is the amount of quality space still available for lease.

For businesses seeking office, commercial or retail space, downtown Royal Oak presents a range of opportunities. Available properties include newly constructed spaces, adaptive reuse buildings such as a converted school, and historic structures with strong architectural character and prime locations. These options provide flexibility for a variety of business types and sizes.

Royal Oak has long maintained a strong and active downtown, and it continues to evolve in ways that create new opportunities for businesses to establish and grow. Recent openings – including Rehla Coffee and Blue Goat – demonstrate continued confidence in the district and reinforce that downtown Royal Oak remains a viable and attractive place to launch and grow.

Several high-visibility retail and restaurant spaces are currently available along Main Street, including 411 S. Main Street, 313 S. Main Street, 107 S. Main Street, and a large turnkey restaurant space at 419 S. Main Street. These locations offer strong foot traffic and positioning within the core of downtown, making them well-suited for both new concepts and established operators looking to expand.

Office users will also find a variety of options throughout downtown, with notable availabilities at 219 S. Main Street, 306 S. Washington Avenue, and 333 W. 7th Street. These spaces can accommodate teams of varying sizes and provide the opportunity to establish a presence in a well-connected business district.

In total, more than 50 spaces are currently available for lease across downtown Royal Oak.

The demand, infrastructure and business community are already in place. The opportunity now is to build on that foundation.

The Royal Oak Downtown Development Authority remains focused on supporting business attraction and retention efforts to ensure continued economic vitality. For more information on available properties, funding opportunities and business support programs, contact the DDA at dda@romi.gov. We can’t wait to see which new business will arrive in Royal Oak next!