DETROIT — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $30.4 million 221 D(4) FHA loan for the development of DuCharme Place in Detroit’s Lafayette Park neighborhood. Being constructed on a vacant lot, the four-building multifamily property will consist of 185 apartment units. Dave Dismondy of Bernard Financial originated the loan for the undisclosed borrower.
SPRING LAKE AND GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — NAI Wisinksi of West Michigan has brokered two leases totaling 4,552 square feet in Michigan. In the first transaction, Kevin B. Megley leased 1,452 square feet of office space at 723 E. Savidge St. in Spring Lake. Megley is relocating his law office to the space. Jason Makowski and Tim Platt of NAI Wisinski represented both the lessee and lessor in the five-year lease transaction. In the second deal, Craft Retail Inc. leased 3,100 square feet of retail space at 678 Front St. SW in Grand Rapids. The United Kingdom-based company plans to use the space to expand its operations. Mary Anne Wisinski of NAI Wisinski represented the tenant, while Makowski represented the undisclosed landlord in the five-year lease transaction.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — NAI Wisinski of West Michigan has brokered the lease of 9,160 square feet of retail space in Grand Rapids. Dollar Tree will occupy the space at Remembrance Landing retail center located at 3500 Remembrance Road. The space is currently is being renovated with an anticipated opening date of mid- to late January 2016. Rod Alderink of NAI Wisinksi represented the undisclosed landlord in the transaction.
BIG RAPIDS, MICH. — Agree Realty Corp. has sold Ferris Commons, a shopping center located in Big Rapids, about 60 miles north of Grand Rapids. The 173,557-square-foot center sold for $5.8 million to an undisclosed buyer. Agree Realty Corp. originally developed the property, which was 99.5 percent occupied, in 1990. The company has increased its 2015 disposition guidance to a range of $40 million to $50 million, with anticipated dispositions of both non-core shopping centers as well as select net-lease assets. Including this sale, Agree Realty has disposed of approximately $15 million year-to-date.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — NAI Wisinski of West Michigan has brokered the sale of a former urgent care facility, located at 5378 Plainfield Ave. in Grand Rapids. Dr. Russ Curtis acquired the 5,000-square-foot facility from Spectrum Health for an undisclosed price. A portion of the facility has been renovated to serve as Northview Eye Care, while the remainder is available for lease. Doug Taatjes and Hillary Taatjes-Woznick represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.
LANSING, MICH. — CBRE|Martin has negotiated the sale of an office building located at 7050 W. Saginaw in Lansing for an undisclosed price. 7050 Building LLC sold the 18,584-square-foot property to Bergmann Associates, an architectural and engineering design firm. Bergmann is currently leasing 10,000 square feet in East Lansing and plans to move its 50 Michigan-based employees to the new location this fall. Eric Rosekrans and Thomas Jamieson of CBRE|Martin represented both parties in the transaction.
STERLING HEIGHTS, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has arranged the sale of The Forum at Gateways, located at 44575-44833 Mound Road in Sterling Heights. The property sold on Auction.com for more than $20 million. The 258,105-square-foot property is ideally located in a highly developed and densely populated residential and commercial area along M-59. Barry Swatsenbarg and Rich Deptula of Friedman represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
NOVI, SOUTHFIELD AND FERNDALE, MICH. — Cushman & Wakefield|Signature Associates has brokered three industrial transactions, totaling 111,020 square feet, in Michigan. In Novi, Jim Montgomery of Cushman & Wakefield|Signature Associates represented Radius in the purchase of 26,390 square feet of high-tech space located at 40230 Grand River Ave. from an undisclosed seller. In Southfield, 25900 W 8 Mile LLC acquired 35,000 square feet of industrial space at 25900 Eight Mile Road. Montgomery Associates represented the seller, Volvo, in the transaction. In Ferndale, Joe Hamway of Signature Associates represented E&J Properties LLC in the sale of a 49,630-square-foot industrial space, located at 1551 Academy St. John Boyd, also of Signature, represented the buyer, J&J 1551 LLC, in the transaction. The transaction prices were not released for the deals.
PLYMOUTH, MICH. — Building demolition work is underway at the future site of the 128,000-square-foot Starkweather Lofts in Plymouth, a western Detroit suburb, according to Crain’s Detroit Business. The $21 million apartment property, which is slated for completion in November 2016, will be comprised of two, four-story buildings and a mix of 93 one-and two-bedroom luxury units. The units will range from 800 to 1,330 square feet and offer amenities such as wood flooring, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, in-unit washer and dryer and outdoor patios or balconies. In addition, Starkweather Lofts will be within walking distance of downtown Plymouth. The project includes the demolition of a 20,000-square-foot building on the site. DevMar Development LLC, based in Bingham Farms, Mich., is the project developer.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a student housing property for $12.5 million, or $192,000 per unit, located at 5 Lyon St. NW in Grand Rapids. The Lofts @ 5 Lyon, a former office building converted into a student housing property, features a mix of 65 studio, one-, two-, three-, and four-bedroom units, along with first-floor office space and retail component. The building is within walking distance of several learning institutions and is adjacent to a number of museums, bus stops and restaurants. Michael Cagen of Marcus & Millichap’s Grand Rapids office represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer.
