Livonia’s long-vacant big-box at 29905 7 Mile Road is getting a loud, kid-powered second act. Just Play has signed a lease for the 61,752-square-foot space, with plans to turn it into one of the largest indoor family play centers yet announced in the Detroit suburbs. The former department-store footprint along the busy 7 Mile and Middlebelt corridor is expected to be reimagined with indoor playgrounds, bounce zones and birthday-party areas aimed squarely at local families.
Deal details and operator
According to CoStar, Just Play has leased 61,752 square feet at the Livonia address. The operator is described as a family-entertainment concept that focuses on indoor playgrounds, inflatable bounce attractions and birthday-party experiences. CoStar’s write-up, published today, details the property and the parties involved in the leasing transaction.
About the building
The building itself has a long retail history. The property is listed as a freestanding former Art Van/Loves Furniture store of roughly 61,732 square feet. The one-story structure was built in 1982 and sits next to an LA Fitness and across from a shopping lineup that includes Kohl’s and a Super Walmart, a location that keeps it firmly in the middle of an already busy retail cluster.
Local context
City records show the site sold on Feb. 3, 2023, for $8.19 million, a transaction highlighted in Livonia’s 2024 assessment data. According to the City of Livonia, the combination of the sale price and the building’s size made it one of the largest commercial deals recorded in the city in 2023.
Next steps
CoStar lists Matt Swantko of Landmark and Michael Koenigbauer of Colliers among the brokers tied to the lease. The property’s marketing materials from Landmark Commercial RE Services do not list a target opening date for the Just Play venue, so neighbors will have to wait a bit longer to find out when the slides, bounce zones and party rooms officially open for business. More details may surface through the brokers or in upcoming municipal permitting filings.
