Along a bustling stretch of Grand River Avenue sits a new housing and retail complex aimed at tapping into the immense spending power of Oakland County’s rapidly growing Asian American population. Sakura Novi, Michigan’s first Asian-inspired mixed-use development, includes luxury townhomes, trendy eateries, shops, a two-acre pond, cherry blossom trees and walking paths on its 15 acres. Local leaders see the $50 million project as a vital “home away from home” for thousands of Japanese, Indian and South Asian residents who fuel global corporations like Toyota, Nissan and Denso.
