PORT HURON, MICH. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the $5.5 million sale of Stadium Center in Port Huron. The 92,365-square-foot shopping center is located at 24th Street between Griswold Street and Lapeer Avenue. Kroger anchors the shopping center. Toronto-based Slate Retail REIT purchased the property. Ben Wineman of Mid-America Real Estate Corp. in cooperation with Daniel Stern of Mid-America Real Estate – Michigan, Inc. represented the seller, Cincinnati-based Phillips Edison.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $102 million sale of a six-property apartment portfolio in Michigan. The portfolio includes 1,651 units across six multifamily properties located in and around Grand Rapids. The apartment properties include Woodland Creek Apartments and Woodbridge Apartments in Kentwood, Wyndham Hill Apartments and Autumn Ridge Apartments in Grand Rapids; and Oak Valley Apartments and Pinery Woods Apartments in Wyoming. The sale is the largest commercial real estate transaction recorded in Michigan so far this year, according to Marcus & Millichap. Earl Elliott, Gordon Navarre and Christopher Futo of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller and the buyer, a New York-based private investment firm.
ROYAL OAK, MICH. — Colliers International has arranged the lease of a 6,000-square-foot building in Royal Oak. Crispelli’s Bakery and Pizzeria is leasing the space, which is located at 931 N. Main St. The company plans to use the former veterinary hospital as a French bakery and commissary. Renovations have begun and the restaurant plans to open in March 2015. Kent Butler of Colliers International represented the landlord, Royal Oak Enterprises LLC.
FLAT ROCK, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has brokered the sale of River Place Apartments, a 10-unit apartment building in Flack Rock. The property is located at 25814-25824 E. Huron River Drive. The seller, Plaza One Realty Acquisition LLC, sold the building to K & L Property LLC. Rich Deptula and Harrison West of Friedman represented the seller in the transaction.
MADISON HEIGHTS, MICH. – Biggby Coffee has signed a 2,071-square-foot retail lease for a second Madison Heights location. The property is located at 11 Mile Road between I-75 and John R Road. Tjader Gerdom and Mike Vaughn of Gerdom Realty & Investment arranged the transaction. The new Biggby location will have a drive-thru and is expected to open in spring 2015.
MADISON HEIGHTS, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has brokered the sale of 32333 Mally Lane, a 25,377-square-foot industrial building in Madison Heights, a Detroit suburb. The property is located at 32333 Mally Lane. The seller, Mally Corp., sold the building to Michigan Motorz, which provides marine engines and marine engine parts. Ryan Cavanagh of Friedman represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction.
SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $38.5 million CMBS loan for Oakland Towne Square, a class A, 18-story office building in Southfield. The 426,760-square-foot property is located at One Towne Square. Dennis Bernard of Bernard Financial Group arranged the loan for the borrower Allied Phase One Venture LLC.
LIVONIA, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has arranged the lease of a 17,925-square-foot industrial space at 12752 Stark Road in Livonia. The landlord, 12752 Stark LLC, leased the space to Elsie Inc. Phil Konopitski of Friedman represented both the tenant and the landlord in the transaction.
DETROIT — Capital One Multifamily Finance has provided a $7.3 million fixed-rate, HUD 232/223(f) loan to refinance a 176-bed skilled nursing facility in Detroit. Joshua Rosen of Capital One originated the loan, which includes a 35-year term. Rosen leads Capital One’s agency healthcare lending from the company’s Chicago office. This is the second HUD-insured project that the borrowers, specialists in skilled nursing facilities, have closed with Capital One. The property consists of 90 one-, two-, and three-bed units, and the investors have undertaken a comprehensive renovation program since they acquired it in 2010.
A blistering cold winter lingered into the late spring and left the commercial real estate market in the Grand Traverse region frozen. Businesses waited for the market and the temperatures to thaw, and a third-quarter surge has activity back on track. From Jan. 1 through Sept. 30, property sales totaled $10.3 million and 221,136 square feet, including 118,515 square feet of industrial/warehouse buildings, 79,463 square feet of professional/medical office space, and 23,158 square feet of retail/restaurant space. That‘s slightly ahead of last year’s pace. During the first three quarters of 2013, property sales totaled $9.9 million and 207,845 square feet, including 121,469 square feet of industrial/warehouse buildings, 44,160 square feet of professional/medical office space, and 42,216 square feet of retail/restaurant space. The office sector posted about a 9 percent increase in the average sales per square foot during the first three quarters of 2014, while the industrial warehouse market recorded an increase of approximately 5 percent. The retail/ restaurant sector saw a 9 percent drop in the average sales per square foot The reduction in the average sales price in the retail/restaurant market sector is mostly due to the lack of quality inventory. This lack of inventory in our market …
