Healthy Living Medical Supply plans to move its corporate headquarters to Detroit from Troy in November as part of an effort to locate offices closer to its customers and health plan clients, company officials said.

The mail-order diabetes supply and maintenance medications provider plans to move into a 7,000-square-foot space in the 12-story Francis Palms Building, 2115 Woodward Ave., a block from the Fox Theatre, said Cliff Grabowski, president of Healthy Living. It currently rents space at 1095 Crooks Road in Troy.

"We also will be leasing additional space in the city, most likely in the Corktown area, to house our pharmacy and shipping departments," CEO Mike Lewis said.

The new space in the Palms building is designed for about 35-40 employees, Grabowski said. Healthy Living employs about 30 full-time equivalent personnel.

Grabowski said being located in downtown Detroit will give the company close access to health plans with which it does business, which he declined to name. Other community organizations with which it works include the American Diabetes Association and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

"Many of our health plan members reside in the city of Detroit and this move will open the door to more customer engagement opportunities," Lewis said. "We also are excited to participate in the nascent rebirth of Detroit. We believe that being in the heart of the city will help us attract and retain great employees who share our excitement about being part of something meaningful at a higher level."

While company officials declined to release annual revenue, Healthy Living has increased shipping numbers 10 percent since last year. The company recently expanded into Missouri, several Southeast states and expanded into respiratory therapy as a new business line, Lewis said.

Lewis, who has been involved with Healthy Living the past 10 years, was one of the founders of Troy-based Residential Home Health. He sold his interest after Residential was acquired in 2014 by Graham Holdings Co.