PORTAGE, MICH. — NAI Wisinski of West Michigan has arranged the sale of a 19,188-square-foot office building in Portage, near Kalamazoo, for $2 million. The fully leased building is located at 5136 Lovers Lane. Bill Tyson of NAI arranged the sale on behalf of the buyer, Jay Kim Enterprises LLC. Marc Tourangeau and Kara Schroer of NAI leased up the property to full occupancy in 2016.
WALKER, MICH. — Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. has acquired a 343,483-square-foot industrial building in Walker, near Grand Rapids, for $32.1 million. The building is situated on 61 acres at 3466 Shippers Drive. The property is net leased to FedEx Ground Packaging System Inc. for 15 years.
BIG RAPIDS, MICH. — Signature Associates has arranged the sale of a 35,856-square-foot retail building in Big Rapids in central Michigan. The sales price was not disclosed. The building is located at 706 Perry Ave. Joe Rizqallah of Signature Associates represented the seller, Blackmer-Cosgrove LLC, and the purchaser, Cocca Development. The space will be leased to Dunham Sports.
ROCHESTER HILLS, MICH. — KJ Commercial has brokered the sale of Auburn Plaza in Rochester Hills, about 25 miles north of Detroit. The sales price was not disclosed. The 31,000-square-foot retail center is located at 240 E. Auburn Road. Kevin Jappaya of KJ Commercial represented the undisclosed buyer in the transaction. The buyer purchased the property in a 1031 exchange.
ROMULUS, MICH. — Burger & Co. has negotiated the lease of a 23,750-square-foot industrial building in Romulus, about 23 miles southwest of Detroit and five miles north of the Detroit Metropolitan Airport. The building is located on Cypress Road. Burger & Co. arranged the lease transaction on behalf of the landlord, D&G Construction. The tenant was not disclosed.
ROCHESTER HILLS, MICH. — Lightning Technologies LLC has signed a 27,730-square-foot industrial lease in Rochester Hills, about 25 miles north of Detroit. The manufacturer of polyurea spray coating for shipping pallets will occupy the space at 2700 Bond St. Jay-R Development LLC is the building’s landlord. Larry Schultz of Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions represented the tenant in the lease transaction.
PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, MICH. — KIRCO/KIRCO MANIX has broken ground on an 80,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Plymouth Township, about 30 miles west of Detroit. The building, located at 41144 Concept Drive, will be home to Oerlikon Metco Inc. Peter E. Kepic and Peter J. Kepic of Colliers International coordinated the project on behalf of Oerlikon Metco. The Switzerland-based industrial and technology solutions group plans to use this location for producing advanced titanium alloys and high-end thermal spray powders for the automotive, aerospace, agricultural and medical industries. The facility is slated for completion in the spring of 2018.
OAK PARK, MICH. — Soaring Pine Capital has provided a $1.7 million loan for the acquisition of an industrial portfolio in Oak Park, a northern suburb of Detroit. The borrower, Paramount Industrial Machining Inc. (PIMI), used the loan to purchase three industrial buildings formerly owned by Paramount Precision Products Inc. PIMI is a leading supplier of precision component machining for the automotive, industrial, service and aftermarket business segments.
KALAMAZOO, MICH. — NewCraft Cabinetry has opened a 4,446-square-foot retail store at Hatfield Avenue in Kalamazoo. This will be the cabinetry company’s first retail location. Marc Tourangeau and Kara Schroer of NAI Wisinski arranged the lease transaction for the standalone store.
FLAT ROCK, ROMEO AND WAYNE, MICH. — The Michigan Strategic Fund board has approved performance-based grants and State Essential Services Assessment Exemptions to support Ford Motor Co.’s investment of approximately $2 billion in the automaker’s Flat Rock, Wayne and Romeo assembly plants. As part of the agreement, Ford will create approximately 700 new jobs at its Flat Rock Assembly Plant and approximately 100 new jobs at the Romeo Engine Plant. Ford plans to invest approximately $1 billion at its Flat Rock plant to build a data center and transform the plant into a manufacturing innovation center capable of producing electrified and autonomous vehicles, in addition to the Ford Mustang and Lincoln Continental. Ford expects to begin producing the first of these vehicles in 2020, including an all-new fully electric small SUV engineered to deliver an estimated range of at least 300 miles and its first fully autonomous hybrid vehicle for commercial application. The company will invest $1 billion in its Romeo and Wayne facilities, primarily to support Ford Ranger and Ford Bronco production.
