MSU Real Property Holdings
Look here for information about the university's real estate property and leases. IPF will update these pages regularly instead of issuing annual Real Property Holdings reports.
Recent Acreage Changes
As of July 1, 2023.
- 20 acres on East Jolly Road in Ingham County were purchased and added to the East Lansing campus in June 2022.
- 13 acres on Hagadorn Road in Ingham County were purchased and added to the East Lansing campus in June 2023.
Summary of University Landholdings
As of July 1, 2022.
Property | Acres |
| East Lansing campus | |
| 2,047.454 |
| 325 |
| 2,763.667 |
| 82.364 |
Total East Lansing Campus Acreage | 5,218.485 |
| Landholdings other than the East Lansing campus | 20,723.85 |
Total Deeded Acres | 25,942.335 |
| Property leased to the university long-term | 218 |
Total Leased and Deeded Acreage | 26,160.335 |
Full Property Holdings Inventory
Additional Real Estate Information
- Land Acquisition by Decade
East Lansing Campus (acres)
Other Locations (acres)
Prior to 1920 1,026.38 1,060.327 1920s 564.35 2,007.112 1930s 284.614 795.026 1940s 1,605.236 6,281.322 1950s 1,266.862 862.19 1960s 767.85 2,417.39 1970s 188.747 861.049 1980s 13.943 3,265.245 1990s 66.338 1,775.765 2000s 1.069 1,566.310 2010s 12.330 3,095.438 2020s 33 -
- Land Available for Agricultural and Natural Resources Research
East Lansing Campus
Acres
Land used for agricultural research - South of Mount Hope Road 2,743.67 Other Locations
Acres
13 owned AgBioResearch centers 16,423.99 1 leased AgBioResearch center 118 Dobie Road property in Meridian Township 114.43 Owned land used for agricultural research 1,151.35 Leased land used for agricultural research 218 Total Acreage
20,769.44
- State Building Authority Projects
MSU has seven State Building Authority bond-financed projects. The project site is deeded to the State Building Authority and leased back to MSU. State Building Authority bonds are typically issued for 35 years. Existing projects are:
- Anthony Hall Dairy Plant and Meat Lab (to be repaid 2032)
- Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building (to be repaid 2037)
- Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (to be repaid 2040)
- Chemistry Building renovation (to be repaid 2043)
- Bioengineering Facility (to be repaid 2051)
- Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (to be paid 2031)
- STEM Teaching and Learning Facility (to be repaid 2056).
- Notice of Federal Intent
The National Institutes of Health awarded MSU a grant for the Life Sciences Complex: Nursing Research Addition. The award terms and conditions include restrictions on property usage for 10 years (anticipated to be December 2022). The property may not be (1) used for any purposes inconsistent with the authorized grant program, (2) mortgaged, or (3) sold or transferred to another party. The entire Notice of Federal Intent is on file in the Real Estate Operations Office.