LIVONIA, MICH. – MedPost Urgent Care will open its third Michigan location in July. The company will occupy a 7,500-square-foot space within the Livonia Crossroads Shopping Center located at the southeast corner of Middlebelt and Plymouth Roads. Tjader Gerdom and Larry Siedell of Gerdom Realty represented the landlord. MedPost operates two other Michigan locations in Southfield and Bloomfield.
SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has brokered the sale of two industrial buildings in Southfield. The properties include a 19,350-square-foot building and a 21,500-square-foot building. The properties are located within the Southfield Research Park at 21644 Melrose Ave. and 21666 Melrose Ave. The seller, RREF KB-MI STRI LLC, sold the building to Nexcess, which provides web-hosting solutions. Dan Verderbar and Rick Tabbi of Friedman represented the seller and the buyer in this transaction.
ROCHESTER HILLS, MICH. — Colliers International has arranged the sale of a 29,504-square-foot industrial building located at Rochester Industrial Court in Rochester Hills. Peter E. Kepic, Peter J. Kepic and Ryan Brittain of Colliers International represented the buyer, Gantz LLC. The seller is a private entity. Gantz purchased the property as an investment and has awarded Colliers International the right to lease the building once renovations are complete.
TAYLOR, MICH. – Art Van Pure Sleep has signed a 4,000-square-foot lease at Eureka Plaza in Taylor. The property is located at the southeast corner of Eureka Road and Pardee Road, across from the Southland Center Mall. Tjader Gerdom and Larry Siedell of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the landlord and tenant in the transaction. The new Pure Sleep is anticipated to open this summer.
NORTON SHORES, MICH. — The Horizon Group Properties Inc. has refinanced the loan secured by outlet shopping centers located in Burlington, Wash.; Fremont, Ind. and Oshkosh, Wis., all of which are owned by an affiliated entity. Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC provided the $56.7 million loan. The Starwood loan includes a 10-year term and is non-recourse, subject to standard non-recourse carve-outs. The proceeds from the Starwood loan were used to defease the prior loan, which matures in February 2016. HGPI received $3 million of loan proceeds after transaction costs and the defeasance of the prior loan. Norton Shores, Mich.-based The Horizon Group Properties is an owner and developer of factory outlet shopping centers in the United States and Asia.
FRASER, MICH. — Colliers International has arranged the sale of an 11,840-square-foot industrial building in Fraser. The property is located on 15 Mile Road. Jack Williams of Colliers International represented the seller, a private trust. The buyer, Royal Oak Ford, intends to use the property as a warehouse to support its main operations.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MICH. — Agree Realty Corp. has acquired 10 retail properties for $17.5 million. Located in seven states, the properties are net leased to five different tenants operating in three retail sectors. The transactions were completed at a weighted-average cap rate of 8.3 percent and have a weighted-average remaining lease term of 17.8 years. The recently closed transactions include sale-leaseback transactions involving multiple Taco Bell and Wendy’s locations, as well the acquisition of a Jiffy Lube service center, a KFC restaurant and a Dollar General store. Bloomfield, Mich.-based Agree Realty currently owns and operates a portfolio of 233 properties located in 39 states and containing 4.7 million square feet of gross leasable space.
DETROIT — Olympia Development of Michigan plans to renovate and restore Detroit’s historic Eddystone Hotel into affordable housing units. The Eddystone is located at 110 Sproat St. at Park Avenue. The hotel opened in 1924 and Louis Kamper designed the building. Under plans to be submitted to the City of Detroit Historic District Commission, Olympia will completely renovate the property. Approximately 20 percent of the Eddystone’s roughly 100 units would be reserved as affordable housing. The Eddystone will also feature first-floor retail space. Work on the Eddystone Hotel could begin as early as fall of 2015. The project is near the site of the new Detroit Events Center, a mixed-used development and arena for the Detroit Red Wings hockey team. The new event center is slated for completion in 2017.
MUSKEGON, MICH. — Signature Associates, an independently owned and operated member of the Cushman & Wakefield Alliance, has arranged the lease of 204,012 square feet of industrial space in Muskegon. The property is located at 1450 E. Laketon Ave. Bryan Bench of Cushman & Wakefield | Signature Associates represented the tenant, Intracity Dispatch Inc.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Cohen Financial has arranged $10.3 million in loans through Pillar’s lending program for the acquisition of two Grand Rapids multifamily properties. Cathy Bronkema of Cohen Financial secured an $8.2 million HUD 223(f) loan for the acquisition of Richmond Hills Apartments, a 222-unit property. Bronkema also secured a $2.16 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of Eagle Nest Apartments, a 48-unit property. The borrower is Trillium Ventures MSV, a Grand Rapids-based multifamily owner/operator.