Prime commercial opportunity at 284 S Telegraph Rd in Pontiac, ideally positioned along the high-traffic Telegraph Road corridor between Orchard Lake Road and M-59. This highly lot is surrounded by busy shopping centers and established commercial businesses, with a large strip center directly next door. The property currently features a stand alone building and two large parking lots, one on each side of the building, providing ample parking and excellent accessibility. Excellent potential for a variety of commercial uses in a strong, highly traveled location.
South Side, located between Downtown Pontiac and Auburn Hills, is a residential and industrial Pontiac neighborhood with a grid of side streets and a rail-and-river edge. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the South Boulevard E corridor near Saginaw Street, where auto-service bays, corner carryouts, and small storefronts set a working-day rhythm. Brick ranches and modest bungalows mix with light-industrial buildings and wide lots. The Clinton River and nearby trail segments add a green counterpoint to the hardscape. Community touchstones include the Crofoot for live music, the Flagstar Strand Theatre for classic marquee nights, and Fillmore 13 Brewery for a local taproom scene.
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Located on Telegraph Road between Orchard Lake Road and M-59
Paved street frontage
160 feet of frontage
Part of the Pioneer-Telegraph neighborhood in Pontiac
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Vacant land / dockominium
Vacant land
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Commercially zoned
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Public water
Sale and tax history for 284 S Telegraph Rd
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Tax History
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Event
Price
MiRealSource-MiMLS #61029165
Sep 10, 2026
Listed
$650,000
REALCOMP #20261073209
Sep 10, 2026
Listed
$650,000
Prime commercial opportunity at 284 S Telegraph Rd in Pontiac, ideally positioned along the high-traffic Telegraph Road corridor between Orchard Lake Road and M-59. This highly lot is surrounded by busy shopping centers and established commercial businesses, with a large strip center directly next door. The property currently features a stand alone building and two large parking lots, one on each side of the building, providing ample parking and excellent accessibility. Excellent potential for a variety of commercial uses in a strong, highly traveled location.
MiRealSource-MiMLS #21476520
Feb 2, 2020
Sold
$450,000
Jul 18, 2018
Listed
$400,000
Excellent business opportunity on a high traffic road! This low reno building is an investors dream, located next to a successful strip mall. Building is stripped down to the studs waiting for you to bring your vision to life!
MiRealSource-MiMLS #20620188
Oct 9, 2015
Listing Removed
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Jul 15, 2014
Listed
$309,900
As the MLS and public records start to fill up, we'll list the details here.
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Oakland County
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Last updated by owner on Sep 10, 2026.
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Local Business/Residential Mixed Use District
A mixed use district designed to accommodate housing units for smaller households and to provide services that cater to the needs of the surrounding residential neighborhood. Businesses which might tend to be a nuisance to the immediate surrounding residential development are excluded, even though the goods or services offered might be in the convenience category or classification. The regulations are designed to protect and enhance the value of abutting or surrounding residential land. To these ends, the regulations to establish standards comparable to the standards for residential districts resulting in similar area, height, and placement regulations.
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Include but are not limited to:
Bank
Day care facility
General retail
Restaurant
Tavern / bar / nightclub / micro-Brewery
Housing-Senior
Mixed use building
Office
Public service
Death related/funeral home
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Redfin Estimate for 284 S Telegraph Rd
$622,891
$27K under list price of $650K
Nearby comparable homes
The Redfin Estimate uses 6 recent nearby sales, priced between $125K to $217K.