Leased and Licensed Properties
Leases of 10 years or longer require approval by the MSU Board of Trustees. The following leases meet that criteria. Only real property leases are included in this summary.
MSU as Tenant
Property | Administrative Unit | Acres |
| Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Center | College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Department of Horticulture MSU Extension | 118 |
| Tollgate Education Center | College of Agriculture and Natural Resources MSU Extension IPF Real Estate Operations | 100 |
Total Leased Acres | 218 |
Additional Leaseholds
Landlord | Administrative Unit | Purpose |
| Advanced Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovations Institute | College of Engineering | Academic Space |
| City of Detroit | College of Agriculture and Natural Resources | Academic Space |
| Macomb Community College | College of Osteopathic Medicine | Academic Space |
| VHS Hutzel Hospital DMC | College of Osteopathic Medicine | Academic Space |
| URCFJ Master Tenant LLC | College of Human Medicine | Academic Space |
| GRIP Medical Properties I, LLC (two leases) | College of Human Medicine | Medical Innovation |
MSU as Landlord
Tenant | MSU Property | Acres |
| Prairieville Township | Lux Arbor Reserve | 0.8 |
| Berrien County Extension Service | Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center | 1.38 |
| Cass County Historical Commission | Russ Forest | 1.8 |
| Cass County Park and Recreation Commission | Russ Forest | 14 |
| Marcellus Community School | Russ Forest | 21.45 |
| Department of Natural Resources | Dunbar Forest | 9.4 |
| Capital Area Transportation Authority | East Lansing Campus | 7.759 |
| MSU Federal Credit Union | East Lansing Campus | 3.96 |
| East Lansing Sewage and Treatment Plant | East Lansing Campus | 16.5 |
| Consumers Energy | East Lansing Campus | 0.1 |
| Northstar Cooperative, Inc. | East Lansing Campus | 9.71 |
| University Rehabilitation Alliance | East Lansing Campus | 35 |
| Candlewood/Vista I, LLC | East Lansing Campus | 3.235 |
| LBWL/METC | East Lansing Campus | 0.9 |
| Foundation Park I, LLC | East Lansing Campus | 5.2 |
| Gull Lake Bible Conference | Kellogg Biological Station | 10 |
| Sherman Lake YMCA (License) | Brook Lodge | 415 |
| Sherman Lake YMCA (Lease) | Brook Lodge | 40 |
| Avon Players | Van Hoosen Property | 1.793 |
| Jacob Clark | Morris Property | 1,385 |
Total Acres Leased or Licensed to Others | 1,982.987 | |
Additional Leased Property
Tenant | MSU Property | Purpose |
| Adams Outdoor Advertising | East Lansing Campus | Billboards |
| Adams Outdoor Advertising | Morris Property | Billboards |
| American Tower | Morris Property | Cell Towers |
| BAMF Health, LLC | Grand Rapids Innovation Park | Medical Innovation |
| Health Innovation Partners, LLC | Grand Rapids Innovation Park | Medical Innovation |
| Michigan State University Foundation | Crescent Road | Ground Lease |
| SBA Monarch Towers | Dobie Road | Cell Towers |
| Spectrum Health | College of Human Medicine | Office |
| Spectrum Health | Grand Rapids Research Center | Research Space |