Masco Corporation, the home improvement and building product company, is relocating its corporate headquarters from one part of Wayne County to another. The company will build a 91,220 sq. ft. development on the campus of Schoolcraft College in Livonia, leaving its previous home in Taylor.
The development group, Livonia-based Schostak Brothers & Company, teamed with Schoolcraft College to secure the deal. The new headquarters has a spring 2017 target opening.
The new building will be significantly smaller than the company's current building, a 415,606 sq. ft. facility on Van Born Road. Jeffrey Schostak, Schostak Brothers & Company vice president and director of development, says that what the new facility loses in square footage, it makes up for in state-of-the-art improvements.
"We are proud to partner with Schoolcraft to transition Masco to this innovative and fantastic facility for their daily operations," Schostak said in a statement. "The design will provide functional space for Masco’s employees and will be aligned with their commitment to excellence."
While it's unclear what will happen to Masco's current headquarters in Taylor, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation has taken on the project, working with Masco to find a suitable reuse of the 415,606 sq. ft. facility.
Masco is known for designing, manufacturing, and distributing home improvement and building products, ranging from paint to spas, bath and shower fixtures to cabinets. Some of its most well-known brands include Behr, Hansgrohe, Milgard, and many others. Its CEO and president, Keith Allman, characterizes the move to a new headquarters as an important step, one that will create a more collaborative environment for Masco employees.
The new Masco Corporation headquarters will open in the spring of 2017 on the main campus of Schoolcraft College, which is located on the west side of I-275 between Six and Seven Mile roads in Livonia.
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