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Bedrock Unveils The Residences at The Detroit EDITION in Hudson’s Tower

by Kristin Harlow

DETROIT — Bedrock has launched pre-sales for The Residences at The Detroit EDITION, a collection of 96 high-rise condominiums located atop The Detroit EDITION hotel within the Hudson’s Detroit tower at 1208 Woodward Ave. Slated to open in 2027, the project marks the EDITION brand’s first residential offering in the Midwest. SHoP Architects designed the project, with interiors by Yabu Pushelberg. Floor plans range from one to four bedrooms, spanning 720 to over 4,500 square feet. Pricing for condos start from the $600,000s. Amenities will total 14,000 square feet and include a fitness and aquatic suite, pool, hot tub, sauna, steam rooms, a clubroom, children’s playroom, coworking space, dining and catering kitchen, indoor parking garage with valet, multi-sports simulator and sound studio. Residents will also have full access to the hotel’s amenities, including several culinary and beverage options, a pool, fitness center, in-residence dining, spa services and more than 16,000 square feet of event space. Hudson’s Detroit is a 1.5 million-square-foot mixed-use development on the site of the former J.L. Hudson Department store. Hudson’s also features Class A office space anchored by General Motors’ global headquarters; Pine Hall, a new cocktail bar from Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group; The …

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Farbman Group Expands Family of Organizations with ClimateGuard Pro

by Kristin Harlow

FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — Farbman Group has expanded its family of organizations with ClimateGuard Pro, a new temperature and environmental monitoring solution. ClimateGuard Pro was created to protect buildings, prevent emergencies and enhance operations by helping identify areas of risk, monitor temperatures during winters or heavy summer rains, detect potential liquid infiltration in office suites and protect pipes from bursting. Farbman Group has appointed Jordan Valasek, senior vice president and director of property management, to lead ClimateGuard Pro sales. The company started within the Farbman Group property-managed portfolio and is expanding outside the firm’s managed properties to buildings throughout the Midwest. ClimateGuard Pro joins Farbman Group’s broader family of organizations, including Apex Mechanical Solutions, Huntington Construction, NAI Farbman, Huntington Maintenance and more.

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PCCP Provides $180.5M Refinancing for 2.1 MSF Industrial Park Near Detroit

by Kristin Harlow

HIGHLAND PARK, MICH. — PCCP has provided a $180.5 million senior loan to a joint venture between AEW Capital Management and Trident Capital Group for the refinancing of Oakland Park, a 10-building, 2.1 million-square-foot industrial park in Highland Park, about six miles north of downtown Detroit. Built between 1997 and 2020, the infill properties feature clear heights ranging from 24 to 32 feet, efficient loading ratios, ample truck parking and access to two major freeways. The park is located 10 miles away from Stellantis Detroit Assembly Complex and five miles from GM Factory Zero.

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Chobani Plans $567M Expansion of La Colombe Plant in West Michigan

by Kristin Harlow

NORTON SHORES, MICH. — Chobani has unveiled plans for a multi-phase, $567 million expansion of its La Colombe plant in the western Michigan town of Norton Shores. The project is expected to add more than 200,000 square feet of production space and nearly 340 new jobs, while retaining 312 jobs. The company says demand is surging for La Colombe’s signature ready-to-drink lattes. La Colombe first started in Philadelphia in 1994, making crafted coffee in cafes across the country. In 2016, the brand launched its ready-to-drink lattes, which are made in Norton Shores with locally sourced milk. Chobani, which manufactures yogurt, oat milk and creamers, acquired La Colombe in 2023.

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Standard Communities Acquires 124-Unit Affordable Housing Property in Metro Detroit

by Kristin Harlow

ROSEVILLE, MICH. — Standard Communities has acquired The Meadows, a 124-unit multifamily property in Roseville, a suburb about 15 miles northeast of downtown Detroit. The transaction marks Standard’s second investment in Michigan. All of the units will be income-restricted and supported by project-based Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) contracts. Of the 124 units, 111 are restricted to households earning at or below 60 percent of the area median income (AMI) and 13 are restricted to those earning up to 40 percent AMI. Affordability has been extended through a 20-year Section 8 renewal via a HAP assignment and assumption and mark-up-to-market structure. The property consists of 21 residential buildings along with a leasing and community building. Financing for the acquisition was completed in partnership with the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, which served as tax credit allocator and bond issuer. The City of Roseville provided a new Payment in Lieu of Taxes agreement, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development approved the contract renewal. Standard will complete a comprehensive tenant-in-place renovation totaling approximately $10.5 million. Units will be updated with quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, luxury vinyl plank flooring, refreshed bathrooms and upgraded lighting. The community building will …

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AutoZone Leases 8,000 SF Former Rite Aid Store in Buchanan, Michigan

by Kristin Harlow

BUCHANAN, MICH. — AutoZone has leased an 8,000-square-foot former Rite Aid store located at 715 E. Front St. in Buchanan within southwest Michigan. Construction is underway at the building. Joshua Jacobs of NAI Wisinski of West Michigan and Brandon Hanna of Encore Real Estate Investment Services represented the undisclosed landlord. Mike Murray of Advantage Commercial Real Estate represented the tenant, which operates more than 6,000 stores nationwide.

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Colliers Arranges $156M Sale of Huntington Tower in Downtown Detroit

by Kristin Harlow

DETROIT — Colliers has arranged the sale of Huntington Tower, a 21-story office building located at 2025 Woodward Ave. in downtown Detroit. Completed in 2022, the 311-foot-tall property includes 203,300 square feet of office space across 10 floors along with 10 levels of structured parking, a ground-floor bank and lobby, collaborative workspaces and flexible floor plates designed to accommodate up to 800 employees. The asset, located across from Comerica Park in the heart of The District Detroit, features a long-term net lease to Huntington Bancshares. Raymond Jonna of Colliers represented the undisclosed buyer and the seller, The Herrick Co., a Florida-based investment firm. The transaction is likely the most expensive office sale in city history, according to Crain’s Detroit Business.

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Flight to Quality, Slow Road to Reinvention Define Detroit’s Office Outlook

by Kristin Harlow

By Andy Gutman, Farbman Group The Detroit office market has moved past the initial shock of the post-pandemic years, but the idea that all challenges are over would be premature. Looking ahead in 2026, office in Detroit would be best described as stabilizing but still highly selective, shaped by a continued flight to quality, cautious capital markets and a growing emphasis on service and tenant experience.  While vacancy remains elevated compared with pre-pandemic norms, limited new construction and a clear bifurcation between high- and low-quality assets are helping prevent further deterioration. The next phase of the cycle will be defined by how effectively landlords adapt to tenant expectations and how long it takes for capital markets to allow older assets to meaningfully change hands. Detroit office in 2026 By the numbers, Detroit’s office market in 2026 shows stability without significant growth pressure. Vacancy estimates range from approximately 15.7 to 23.3 percent, depending on data source and asset class. Marcus & Millichap, for example, projects a 2026 year-end vacancy of roughly 15.7 percent, which is a modest 10-basis-point increase year-over-year. Broader datasets that include older inventory report vacancy closer to 23 percent. Asking rents have remained largely flat, with Class A …

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Detroit Developments Showcase Urban Adaptive Reuse, Preservation

by Kristin Harlow

By Michael Poris, McIntosh Poris Architects Long defined by its industrial legacy, Detroit development currently combines ground-up construction with intelligent, innovative adaptive reuse. Brick-and-mortar manufacturing-era remnants include many buildings that originally served the automotive industry. As large-scale manufacturing relocated and Detroit’s population declined, several significant buildings were abandoned. Many are viable for second lives, ones that fulfill current commercial real estate market demands. Adaptive reuse makes sense I co-founded McIntosh Poris in 1994 to protect Detroit’s historic buildings from bulldozers and redesign them for a post-manufacturing economy. At that time, demolition was the most expedient option.  To address this, we focused as much on civic networking and preservation education as architectural design. Implementation involved organizing events with public officials and the local business community to meet leaders of other cities’ successful urban-renewal programs. To make Detroit more attractive to commercial real estate investment, we lobbied for zoning changes. Most relevant, commercial and historic districts were re-evaluated to permit mixed-use redevelopment. Historic preservation became viable, often making sense both financially and culturally. Well before sustainability became a commercial real estate consideration, we educated developers on available adaptive reuse incentives such as historic tax credits. Combined with the inherent efficiencies of reuse, …

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