Functional Uses

The Wall Street District is located in the Huron River Valley adjacent to the city’s Riverside Park. It is bounded by Maiden Lane, Canal Street, and East Broadway Street, and includes Wall Street at the center. The area functions as outpatient clinical care, research, and support for the Medical Center Campus core. The surrounding context is defined by a mix of mid-rise and garden apartment-style residential buildings, with the Huron River to the south. The units represented within the Wall Street District include Michigan Medicine, surface parking, and two parking structures.

Development Opportunities

The Wall Street Area functions as an outpatient clinical, research, and support area for the Medical Center and Central campuses. Limited infill development is proposed for additional facilities to serve Michigan Medicine.

Landscape and Public Realm

The gateway to the Wall Street Area from the east is defined by an open space and a stormwater management feature located at the southwest corner of Maiden Lane and Maiden Lane Court. Continued investments of a similar nature in the landscape along Wall Street and Maiden Lane are recommended. Particular attention should be paid to the patient experience, wayfinding, and navigation arriving at and through the university clinical facilities. Views to Riverside Park and the Huron River should be preserved and enhanced where possible.

Mobility and Connectivity

As a key parking location for Michigan Medicine employees, bus services connect the Wall Street Area to the Medical Center Campus Core via Maiden Lane. Many employees choose to walk to the Medical Center Campus via Maiden Lane, crossing at Fuller Road, continuing uphill via the East Medical Center Drive bridge over the railway. Continued improvement to the pathways and the Fuller Road intersection crossing is recommended.

Sustainability and Infrastructure

The installation of geo-exchange bores and ground source heat pumps is recommended for consideration as part of future renovations of the Kellogg Eye Center. Land is available in adjacent parking areas to contribute to the energy needs of the building. The existing parking garages provide opportunities to be explored for rooftop solar installations. Integrated stormwater management infrastructure is recommended for all future site and building development in the Wall Street Area.