Lifestyle brand Born In Detroit today announced that it is extending its lease in downtown Detroit and launching a restaurant concept at Detroit Metro Airport in Romulus.
The central business district store at 1275 Woodward (corner of Grand River Avenue), which is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., will now remain open until December 2025.
The store features exclusive apparel designs and collections in a chic lounge setting created in collaboration with Gardner White in Warren. It also hosts a variety of events including live radio shows, podcasts, happy hours and private catering events.
At Detroit Metro Airport, the brand is introducing a new restaurant concept in the McNamara Terminal: Born In Detroit Kitchen + Bar. The implementation of the new restaurant and the opening date will be announced shortly.
The new restaurant will offer a curated menu that showcases the city’s diverse and vibrant food culture, providing travelers with an authentic Detroit dining experience. The space will also feature Born In Detroit retail items and have a co-branding agreement with Great Lakes Coffee Roasting Company.
Born In Detroit was founded in 2020 by brothers Michael and Anthony Tomey and George and Alex Bourkoulas, along with their friend Michael “Mikey” Shumaker.
“We are incredibly excited about these developments,” said Anthony Tomey, co-owner of Born In Detroit. “Extending our lease in Detroit allows us to continue to be a part of this great community, while our new restaurant at Detroit Metro Airport gives us the opportunity to share the flavors of Detroit with a global audience.”
For more information, see bornindetroit.store.
Independent of Born in Detroit, the Tomey brothers are part of the Tomey Group in Farmington Hills, founded in 2003 by Fawzi Tomey, who now serves as president.
The family-run company includes Anthony Tomey, CEO; Michael Tomey, CFO; and Christine Tomey Sullivan, Chief Compliance Officer; and her uncle Tony Tohme, Chief Administrative Officer.
Since opening its first Jimmy John’s location in Novi in 2003, the Tomey Group has expanded and currently owns and operates 48 Jimmy John’s stores in southeast Michigan. They are the 3rd largest Jimmy John’s franchisee in the country.
For more information about the Tomey Group, please visit www.TomeyGroup.com.
In addition, Anthony Tomey was a DBusiness 2022 award winner of the magazine “30 in Their Thirties”. You can find his profile here.
