Wahlburgers Will Be First Retailer For 'Woodward Corners by Beaumont'

ROYAL OAK, MI — Beaumont Health’s redevelopment of the 13 Mile and Woodward Avenue area has a famous first retailer. Wahlburgers, owned in part by Hollywood mega-star Mark Wahlberg, will be the first tenant of what will be known as “Woodward Corners by Beaumont,” the company announced Friday.

“My brothers and I are excited to be bringing Wahlburgers to one of the best corners in the state next to Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak,” Mark Wahlberg said in a statement. “We look forward to adding this to our very successful Detroit location and bringing more of our family flavor to Southeast Michigan.”

The 117,000-square-foot commercial redevelopment sits on a 16-acre site, which is also main venue for the annual Woodward Dream Cruise. New Order Coffee, based in Detroit, joins Wahlburgers as the first retailers to secure space in the new development.

Construction on the site, east of the Beaumont Hospital’s Royal Oak campus, is underway following demolition of former retail and residential buildings on the property. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Royal Oak Patch, click here to find your local Michigan Patch. Also, follow us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

“The new name ‘Woodward Corners by Beaumont’ pays tribute to Woodward Avenue as an iconic heritage roadway while highlighting the property’s linkage to Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak,” said Carolyn Wilson, Beaumont Health’s executive vice president and chief operating officer. Beaumont has owned the property since the 1980s.

“We are excited to bring new life and a new look to this corner, guided by ideas put forth by more than 6,000 community residents, our employees and patients through a survey,” Wilson said in a statement.

The redevelopment plan calls for six buildings on the property, including a grocery store, a five-story hotel, and an array of restaurants and other retail offerings in an attractive setting that includes green space, landscape gardens and community gathering areas for festivals and fairs.

Schostak Brothers & Company and A.F. Jonna Development are co-program managers for the building program, with Hobbs+Black as architect and Tower Construction as construction manager.

The $32.8 million development will create hundreds of construction jobs as well as permanent jobs at the center’s new hotel, retail and dining establishments. It is expected to be complete by the end of 2018.

Woodward Corners will connect with the Beaumont Hospital campus through easily accessible walking paths. That connection with help enhance the experience for the surrounding community and for the up to 13,000 people who visit Beaumont, Royal Oak each day, according to Rosanna Morris, the hospital president.

“Our history and future as a destination medicine center means that we care for patients and their families from across the region and from states across the U.S.,” Morris said in a statement.

Founded by executive chef Paul Wahlberg and his celebrity brothers Mark and Donnie, Wahlburgers is a fast-growing gourmet burger chain with 17 restaurants in the U.S. and Canada, including a location in Detroit’s Greektown and another set to open in Taylor.

New Order Coffee offers a wide range of house-roasted coffees, expresso drinks, tea and lattes. Operated by former Roasting Plant Detroit owner Elizabeth Rose, New Order Coffee has a location in Brush Park in Detroit.

"The New Order Coffee team is thrilled to be part of the exciting development at Woodward Corners and look forward to 'delighting' the hospital community, visitors and neighborhood at large with our coffee," said Rose.

Rendering courtesy of Beaumont Health