Spot Lite's 22,000-Square-Foot Islandview home hits the Market at $1.75 million

The 22,000-square-foot Islandview building that has been home to Spot Lite Detroit, Cairo Coffee, and SMPLFD is now listed for sale. The asking price is $1,750,000.

The property sits at 2905 Beaufait Street near Charlevoix and Mount Elliott on Detroit's east side. Built in 1942 and renovated in 2017, the building carries the kind of infrastructure that takes years and serious money to build from scratch: an open event floor, an existing cafe, bar and hospitality buildout, private offices, storage areas, multiple entry points, and a large outdoor courtyard. The listing is held by Vincent Mazzola and Sloane Walsh of O'Connor Real Estate.

The building is coming to market as Spot Lite closes after five years. Roula David and Jesse Cory, who opened the venue in 2021, announced earlier this month that June 28 will be Spot Lite's last night. David is also closing UFO Bar at 2110 Trumbull, a space she took over in 2024, with its final night on June 30.

"After a lot of thought and consideration, we have decided to close this chapter in our lives and move away from nightlife," David and Cory said.

David and Cory developed Spot Lite alongside 1xRun, the Detroit-based art print studio and gallery that produces Murals in the Market. The former lumber warehouse off Beaufait became a record store, gallery, and full bar operating in the same building as Cairo Coffee, which held the daytime hours, and SMPLFD, a creative studio that occupied its own space in the complex. The mix made the building into something that's rare to find: a single address where music, art, work, and coffee existed without any of them feeling grafted on.

Spot Lite's east-side location was part of its identity. A few miles from the busier corridors of downtown and Midtown, the venue found its own audience, regulars who came for the records, the events, and the atmosphere as much as the drinks. The space grew into one of Islandview's anchor points for Detroit's creative community.

The building's sale puts a well-equipped venue back into play. The total 22,000 square feet, spread across multiple tenant bays, gives a buyer real flexibility. The cafe and bar are built out, the event floor is functional, the courtyard is ready, and the offices are workable. Whoever acquires the property gets a serious head start on whatever comes next for that corner of Islandview.

To inquire about the listing, contact Vincent Mazzola at 313-704-2678 or Sloane Walsh at 248-227-0182 at O'Connor Real Estate.