We invite you to reimagine your downtown experience and “Rethink” Royal Oak as we embark on an exciting new development project to build a new city hall, police station, downtown park, private office building and 581-space parking deck. The project will transform the downtown area to a gathering place for the entire city as well as provide necessary updates to buildings designed more than 60 years ago.
There will be a variety of updates and new details to share with you throughout the process including changes to the current parking options. We’ve created this page to keep you up-to-date with all aspects of the project and provide you with the best parking solutions as we await our new downtown. Follow project updates on our social media channels using the hashtag #RethinkRO. If you have questions or concerns, please email citymanager@romi.gov for more information.
ROYAL OAK CITY CENTER (ROCC) ANNOUNCEMENT
Henry Ford Health System will occupy the new Royal Oak City Center once the building is completed in 2020. The six-story, 145,000 square foot, high-tech outpatient medical center is expected to attract thousands of unique visitors annually to Royal Oak. Learn more here: Henry Ford Health System moving into new Royal Oak City Center
Rethink RO News Briefs
- 5/25/18 - Rethink Royal Oak Development Begins Parking Garage
- 4/25/18 Royal Oak Begins Development Project
- 9/9/2018 Henry Ford Health System Moving into Royal Oak City Center
- 11/1/18 - City of Royal Oak Seeks Community Input for New Downtown Park
- 11-28-18 Royal Oak Way Now Open
- 11/30/18 - Royal Oak Farmers Market Offers Free Valet for Patrons
- 12/4/18 - Royal Oak Public Library Gets Upgrade Following Record Breaking Attendance
- 12/20/18 Royal Oak Implements Pilot Program for 30-Minute 'Quick' Spaces
- 1/9/2018 - Community Results Are in For Royal Oak’s New Downtown Park
- 1/22/2019 Royal Oak begins City Hall Construction
- 3/26/2019 - Royal Oak Breaks Ground on New Police Station
- 05/03/2019 - Royal Oak introduces ‘Thank You for Parking’ campaign
- 5/14/2019 - Royal Oak Selects Downtown Park Designer, MKSK
- 5/29/2019 Michigan Supreme Court Denies Application for Appeal of Royal Oak Civic Center Project
- 5/31/2019 - Royal Oak Opens 11 Mile Parking Garage on June 1
The Royal Oak Civic Center project consists of five public projects within the current city hall site and private Class A office building.
- A new six-story office building
- A new 30,000
sf standalone Royal Oak City Hall - A new 581 space parking garage
- A new police station
- A new public downtown park
Watch Proposed City Hall Presentation
City Officials presented plans for the proposed police station facility in a Facebook Live presentation. If you missed it, you can watch the presentation by clicking on any of the following links.
If you have questions for the chief regarding the presentation, please email them to judyd@romi.gov.
- How did this Royal Oak development project come to fruition?
- How will this project be paid for?
- What is the cost to taxpayers? Will taxes increase?
- Will the public be invited to give input/feedback on the new park?
- Can't the facility issues with City Hall and the police station be fixed? Why not just repair the existing building?
Related
- Information on
police stationnew - Facility Assessment and Development Analysis for Royal Oak City Hall, Police Station, and Parking
- CPDG presentation to Planning Commission (PDF)
- December 2017 City Hall presentation to Planning Commission (PDF)
- Proposed Police Facility (PDF)
- Royal Oak Development Project - Residents & Visitor Feedback