The long-quiet former Masco headquarters at 21001 Van Born Road in Taylor is finally staring down a new chapter. The roughly 415,000-square-foot campus, bought in October 2025, is now being pitched for adaptive reuse and other redevelopment ideas that could turn it into one of the biggest overhauls the Van Born corridor has seen in years.
As detailed by Crain's Detroit Business, developer Bob Waun closed on the site in October 2025 and has begun repositioning the property after a long stretch of underuse. Crain's notes that earlier tenants had either shrunk their footprints or moved on altogether, setting the stage for a sale that many see as a possible spark for fresh investment along Van Born Road.
How Waun Is Pitching the Massive Site
Waun’s firm is already floating a menu of reuse options on its project page. DIRT Realty describes one scenario where the big-box complex gets carved into smaller condo-style units for owner-users. Commercial listings also show the campus marketed for large-format events, banquets, and expo functions, with Waun listed as the main broker fielding calls on platforms such as Crexi. Those materials lean into the idea of a flexible, campus-scale playground rather than a single locked-in use.
What Is on the Ground, and Who Is There Now
Commercial property profiles put the site at about 18 acres, with roughly 415,000 to 416,000 square feet under roof and more than 700 parking spaces. That combination makes it a candidate for everything from industrial conversion to office or event space. Property data and broker write-ups indicate that pieces of the complex have remained under corporate leases in recent years, and that those lease commitments run into mid-2027. That timeline gives any major redevelopment effort a defined window to plan, phase work, and line up future tenants.
Why Van Born Road Is Watching Closely
Local officials have been saying for years that Van Born Road needs fresh energy, and the Masco campus has often been treated as a key chess piece in that strategy. The City of Taylor’s corridor materials describe how locking in long-term uses at the property could attract nearby retail and service businesses, while also warning that serious reuse will not happen without zoning changes and infrastructure upgrades. The mayor and other city voices have repeatedly pointed to the site’s potential as a stabilizing anchor that could shift the whole corridor’s trajectory.
From here, the path is as bureaucratic as it is market-driven. Any adaptive reuse, demolition, or phased redevelopment will need city approvals, permits, and likely some environmental review. For the moment, the campus is being actively marketed, and prospective users are kicking the tires on concepts that range from adaptive reuse to hospitality and event operations as they size up what this massive property can become.
