STERLING HEIGHTS and SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions will be auctioning off two properties on July 20-22. The properties are Forum at Gateways in Sterling Heights, and Nine Mile Crossing in Southfield. Barry Swatsenbarg and Rich Deputa will represent Friedman at the auction. Bidding starts at $1.4 million with a $10,000 bid deposit. The Forum at Gateways is located at 44575-44833 and totals 258,105 square feet on approximately 55 acres. The power center is currently 77 percent occupied and is anchored by a Walmart and LA Fitness. Nine Mile Crossing is a 142,295-square-foot, Class B office building located at 17515 West Nine Mile Road. The 12-story building was constructed in 1969 and renovated in 2012. For auction-related questions, contact Jeff Book at jbook@auction.com.
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GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — The grand opening of Tanger Outlets Grand Rapids will take place Friday, July 31. This is the third Tanger Outlets retail center to open in the Great Lakes State. The 350,000-square-foot outlet center will contain 80 stores, including J. Crew Factory, Brooks Brothers Factory Store, Nike Factory Store and Cole Haan. The $77 million project has already had a positive economic impact, according to Tanger, including the creation of over 300 construction jobs and 1,000 part-time and full-time retail management and sales positions. The retail center is located approximately 11 miles south of downtown Grand Rapids at the southwest quadrant of US-131 and 84th Street in Byron Township.
NORTHVILLE, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $2.2 million refinancing loan for the Haggerty Road Retail complex in Northville, a western suburb of Detroit. The property consists of 8,400 square feet of retail and restaurant space and is leased through 2019. The retail and restaurant tenants include Verizon, Qdoba Mexican Grill and Reitz Enterprises. Dave Dismondy of Bernard Financial originated the loan for the borrower, Haggerty Eight LLC. The lender is Genworth, which has a correspondent relationship with Bernard Financial.
EASTON, MASS., ANN ARBOR, MICH., AND MODESTO, CALIF. — Phillips Edison Grocery Center REIT II has acquired three grocery-anchored shopping centers in Massachusetts, Michigan and California. The REIT acquired Highlands Plaza, a 112,869-square-foot Hannaford-anchored shopping center in Easton. Additional tenants include TJ Maxx, Liberty Mutual and Supercuts. The company also acquired Crossroads Towne Center, a 102,275-square-foot Kroger-anchored center in Ann Arbor, and Central Valley Marketplace, an 81,897-square-foot PAQ Food 4 Less-anchored center in Modesto. The acquisition price and name of the seller were not released.
TROY, MICH. — The Solomon Organization has acquired Somerset Park, a 2,226-unit apartment community in Troy. Developed in the mid-1970s and located off Big Beaver Road, the property, which features a nine-hole golf course, is adjacent to the Somerset Collection, a luxury regional shopping mall, as well as the Somerset Hotel, Whole Foods Market and office buildings. Solomon plans to renovate the apartment interiors and upgrade commons areas, including recreational facilities. The Solomon Organization has acquired more than $500 million of residential property in the last 24 months, including 5,391 apartment units. The company now owns more than 12,700 apartment units in five states. The name of the seller and acquisition price were not released.
EAST LANSING, MICH. — Cohen Financial has secured a $7.7 million CMBS loan on behalf of River Caddis Development for Trowbridge Village Retail Center in East Lansing. Located adjacent to Michigan State University, the 48,600-square-foot shopping center is anchored by Fresh Thyme Farmers Market, a Midwest-based natural foods grocery store. Cathy Bronkema of Cohen Financial secured the financing with a CMBS lender.
HOLLAND, MICH. — NorthStar Commercial has brokered the sale of a standalone restaurant property located at 2332 N. Park Drive in Holland, approximately 29 miles southwest of Grand Rapids, Mich. An undisclosed buyer acquired the 6,007-square-foot property for $1.1 million. Aaron Eichenberg of NorthStar represented the seller, a Florida-based private investor, in the transaction. The property was previously occupied by Perkins Restaurant.
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP AND MONROE, MICH. — Pillar, a Guggenheim Partners affiliate, has originated $25.6 million in Fannie Mae loans for Aragona Properties for the refinancing of two suburban Detroit multifamily properties. Pillar secured a $16.2 million loan for Enclave Apartments, a 200-unit complex in Washington Township, approximately 35 miles north of Detroit. Consisting of 46 single-story buildings, the property offers a mix of one- and two-bedroom garden apartments. Aragona Properties and Lombardo Cos. developed the property. Additionally, Pillar originated a $9.3 million loan to refinance the Hampton Apartments, a 235-unit, garden-style multifamily property in Monroe, about 40 miles south of Detroit. Aragona and Sam Mignano developed the 38-building property. Adam Klingher and Brook Jackson of Pillar originated the two fixed-rate, 15-year loans, which both feature five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule.
ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Oxford Cos. has acquired McMullen Properties, a 704,000-square-foot portfolio of office properties located on the south side of Ann Arbor, from a local undisclosed seller. Valued at more than $100 million, the portfolio includes 22 buildings in three separate business parks: Atrium Office Center, Eisenhower Commerce Center and Valley Ranch Business Park. At the time of sale, the portfolio was 98 percent occupied by a variety of tenants, including University of Michigan, St. Joe’s, Nexient and Google. Additional terms of the transaction were not released.
DETROIT — HFZ Capital has partnered with Southfield, Mich.-based REDICO to acquire the 28-story Fisher Building and the 11-story Albert Kahn Building in Detroit for $12.2 million. The partnership plans to redevelop the properties into a mixed-use office, retail and residential complex, while maintaining the asset’s 2,000-seat Fisher Theatre. Albert Kahn designed both properties. Adam Feldman provided in-house representation for HFZ Group in the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.