Sealed-bid package sale · Bids due November 16, 2026
Planted Detroit: a turnkey vertical farm and food-processing campus
Michigan's largest vertical farm, offered as one package: two renovated industrial buildings totaling 37,637 SF on 1.49 acres, with the complete growing and food-processing plant in place.
6301 E. Lafayette St. & 1050 Mt. Elliott St., Detroit, MI 48207
From October 28
Bid package released; data room after NDA
Oct 28 – Nov 13
Site inspections by appointment
Nov 16, 5:00 p.m. ET
Sealed bids due with 10% deposit
November 20
Award
Within 30 days
Closing
The offering at a glance
A commissioned indoor farm and food plant, sold together with the real estate by a single sealed bid.
37,637 SF
Two renovated industrial buildings on 1.49 acres
28,032 sq ft
Growing canopy on 14,500 sq ft of production floor
$16.9M
Gross assets added by the Company, 2019–2023
2 PARS
Planted Automated Racking Systems, 16 NFT levels at 70 ft
98 racks
Pipp Horticulture mobile vertical grow racks
M2 / M3
Industrial zoning, Opportunity Zone, I-75 / I-375 access
Sources: Planted Detroit records and System Capacity sheet (Apr 2026). Gross asset figures are the seller's and are not an opinion of value.
Two buildings, renovated for food production
At the corner of E. Lafayette and Mt. Elliott in Detroit's East Industrial corridor, with direct access to I-375 and I-75.
| Building 1 — 6301 E. Lafayette | Building 2 — 1050 Mt. Elliott | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 20,491 SF, one story | 17,146 SF, two stories |
| Built / renovated | 1927 / 2019–2023 | 1929 / 2019–2023 |
| Clear height | 12 to 22 ft | 12 ft |
| Grade doors | 3 | 2 |
| Current use | PARS automated NFT, Pipp racks 1–4, nursery, processing, cold storage | Pipp racks 5–8, newer HVAC, office and event space |
| Zoning | M2 Restricted & M3 General Industrial |
| Permitted by right | Food processing, manufacturing, warehousing, labs, distribution |
| Opportunity Zone | Census Tract 5164.00 |
| Flood zone | Zone X unshaded (low risk) |
| Site | 5 parcels / 7 tax IDs, 64,817 SF (1.49 ac); about 340 ft on E. Lafayette |
| Building systems | Steel and masonry, insulated metal panel grow rooms, food-grade epoxy floors, sprinklers throughout, 3-phase power, standby generators |
Source: Kem-Tec ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey (Feb 2023); City of Detroit zoning; Wayne County parcel records.
All equipment in place
Everything from seeding to cold storage is commissioned and included in the package.
PARS automated NFT growing
- Two Planted Automated Racking Systems, 16 levels commissioned at 70 ft
- 4 levels available for expanded capacity of 672 NFT gutters
- 2,576 NFT gutters in service; 8,960 sq ft canopy, 11,200 sq ft potential
- PLC/HMI control, Argus environmental controls, Agrowtek dosing
Pipp racks and nursery
- 54 eight-level Pipp mobile racks in Building 1 (12,032 sq ft canopy)
- 44 five-level Pipp mobile racks in Building 2 (7,040 sq ft canopy)
- Six-rack, eight-level nursery; Phytotronics germination cabinets
- Philips / Signify LED on every tier; Agrinomix seeder
Processing, cold chain, building
- Harvest, wash, packaging and sealing lines; stainless work surfaces
- Walk-in coolers and cold storage refrigeration; Meritech hand-wash stations
- Grow-room HVAC with dehumidification; standby generators
- USDA Harmonized GAP Plus+ certified operation (2026–27)
Source: Planted System Capacity sheet (Apr 2026); Pipp Horticulture drawings. A lot-level equipment schedule with photos is released to qualified bidders.
Three ways to use the campus
CEA operators
Skip the two-year build. Two PARS systems, 98 racks, nursery, processing and cold chain are commissioned and GAP-certified.
Food processors and cold storage
Food-grade finishes, sprinklers, 3-phase power, walk-in coolers, 5 grade doors and 12 to 22 ft clear, minutes from I-75.
Industrial investors
Fee-simple Detroit East industrial with M2 / M3 flexibility and Opportunity Zone designation.
The seller is indifferent to use and will award on price, certainty and timing.
One sealed bid for the whole campus
Sealed bids are due by 5:00 p.m. Eastern on November 16, 2026, with an award expected November 20 and closing within 30 days. The seller may accept the highest conforming bid, negotiate with any bidder, call for best and final, or reject all bids.
- One sealed bid for the real estate (fee simple, 5 parcels) and all equipment in place
- Bid price allocated 20% equipment / 80% real estate
- 18% buyer's premium on the equipment allocation; no premium on the real estate
- 10% deposit with the bid; no financing or inspection contingency
- Subject to a confidential seller reserve; sold as-is, where-is
- Possession at closing; power and heat stay on through the transition
- Full terms are in the Bid Procedures and Terms of Sale.
Get the bid package
Sign the confidentiality agreement and we open the data room: ALTA survey, Phase I and Baseline Environmental Assessment, equipment proposals and drawings, the System Capacity sheet and the lot-level equipment schedule.
- 1Request the package; we send the NDA.
- 2Review the data room and walk the site by appointment through November 13.
- 3Submit a sealed bid with a 10% deposit by 5:00 p.m. ET, November 16.
Blake Lange, SecondBloom Auctions
Information herein was obtained from sources believed reliable but is not guaranteed and is subject to errors, omissions, change of price or terms, prior sale or withdrawal without notice. All property and equipment are sold as-is, where-is, with all faults. Buyers must verify all information independently. SecondBloom Auctions (Lange Group Capital Inc.) is managing the sale process in cooperation with a Michigan-licensed real estate brokerage. Gross asset figures are the seller's and are not an opinion of value.