Royal Oak — Growing demand for multifamily housing in some Metro Detroit communities is creating a mismatch in some areas that have more single-family homes , while raising tensions in some areas as city leaders update their master plans.

From Royal Oak to Ann Arbor, several communities are revising their master plans to better reflect the types of households they have in their communities, increasing density in some areas while trying to pay attention to aesthetics like building heights.

Detroit and Ann Arbor are both updating their master plans with an increased focus on multifamily housing, such as apartment buildings, duplexes and condominiums. City Manager Joe Gacioch said it refers to any structure that contains more than four housing units in Royal Oak, which updated its master

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