What Happened to Masco’s Taylor HQ
Anchoring Van Born Road for decades, Masco’s former Taylor headquarters stood as a more than 400,000-square-foot corporate campus at 21001 Van Born Road after its 1966 construction.
For nearly 50 years, the building served as Masco’s headquarters in Taylor, supported by an adjacent company-owned retail property.
The four-story site offered extensive workplace amenities, including an indoor courtyard, café, fitness center, and collaboration areas. The 415,606-square-foot property was later sold to an investment group led by PMI – Taylor LLC as part of a redevelopment sale.
A Turning Point for a Major Corporate Property
Masco later moved its headquarters to Livonia as part of a modernization effort focused on collaborative space and a smaller footprint.
That decision left Taylor with a prominent large-vacancy risk along Van Born Road.
Subsequent redevelopment planning shifted attention toward historic preservation, adaptive reuse, and community engagement. Similar projects elsewhere have relied on tax incentives to support mixed-use redevelopment and long-term urban revitalization.
New owners explored broader mixed-use possibilities for the aging suburban campus.
How Ford Used the Former Masco HQ
Ford turned the former Masco headquarters in Taylor into interim workspace during its broader Dearborn campus transformation. It used the 416,000-square-foot building at 21001 Van Born Road for added office and collaboration capacity as operations were reorganized across Metro Detroit.
The site supported transitional operations as Ford reduced its footprint from 70 buildings toward two main campuses. Ford Land managed the lease, and the Taylor location helped bridge space needs during ongoing workplace reshuffling. Similar real estate shifts elsewhere, including NYC’s debate over tenant leverage, show how transitional space decisions often reflect broader market adjustments.
Ford planned to place about 1,000 employees there. The site also offered an indoor courtyard, full-service café, and 24-hour fitness center.
Those amenities helped employee logistics while providing short-term office flexibility. Ford also leased the adjacent former Kmart property at 21111 Van Born, adding 140,000 square feet.
That extra space expanded room for staging, support functions, and temporary overflow during the transformation.
Who Bought the Former Masco HQ
Public reporting identified the former Masco headquarters at 21001 Van Born Road in Taylor as having been sold by Masco Corporation to a redevelopment-focused buyer group led by Burton-Katzman Development and CORE Partners.
Coverage also described the purchaser as an investment group led by PMI – Taylor LLC. Reports linked the transaction to Chicago-based real estate interests rather than a single named individual.
The sale price was not publicly disclosed.
Ownership shift
Masco had previously owned the 416,000-square-foot property as part of its Taylor campus before relocating its headquarters to Livonia.
That shift helps explain why the Taylor building entered redevelopment-oriented ownership.
Available reporting indicates the buyers operated as investment partners within a broader development partnership.
Their acquisition motives centered on repositioning a large former corporate property for new commercial relevance in Taylor’s market.
What the Redevelopment Plan Includes
Plans for the long-dormant former industrial property center on reusing the existing multi-use office and research facility.
It would become a consolidated corporate headquarters and innovation center for Masco Cabinetry Co.
Core elements
The redevelopment relies on extensive remodeling and targeted expansion.
The goal is to convert the site into a research, office, and administrative hub.
Plans call for 40,000 square feet of new office space.
About $2 million is allocated for the addition.
Another $1.4 million would support office and lab remodeling.
An additional $300,000 is set aside to demolish an existing lab.
Land and building improvements are expected to total about $4 million.
Investment focus
Separate spending plans show a strong research focus.
That includes $2.5 million for research equipment and $1 million for computers and servers.
The project also supports workforce consolidation.
It would bring at least 350 workers from Ohio and Michigan and add 100 jobs over five years.
Why the Site Matters to Taylor
Taylor’s long association with Masco gives the former headquarters unusual weight in the city’s redevelopment story. For decades, Masco’s principal executive offices at 21001 Van Born Road helped shape Taylor’s community identity and business reputation.
The 416,000-square-foot complex stood as a visible marker of a major public company’s leadership presence. It also contributed to the city’s historical legacy.
Its importance also extends to economics. The headquarters move to Livonia ended a long-running corporate chapter and reflected broader downsizing, not merely a new mailing address.
That left one of Taylor’s best-known office properties facing potential long-term vacancy. Redevelopment matters because the site sits on the Van Born Road Corridor, a tracked commercial area and gateway location.
Reusing it as a multi-tenant asset could widen revenue potential. It could also strengthen surrounding redevelopment momentum in west Taylor.
Assessment
The former Masco headquarters in Taylor is moving into a new phase after years of shifting ownership and temporary industrial use.
The redevelopment plan signals a decisive change for a high-visibility property with economic and symbolic weight in the city.
If carried out as proposed, the project could replace a dormant corporate landmark with new activity, investment, and jobs.
Its progress will likely remain closely watched as Taylor measures the site’s long-delayed transformation.
