SOUTHGAE, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has arranged the sale of a 4,450-square-foot retail building in Southgate. Girrbach-Krasun Funeral Home is located at 15748 Fort St. Fort Street Associates LLC purchased the property for an undisclosed sales price. Paul Feldman of Friedman represented the seller, Land Holding LLC, and the buyer in the transaction.
CANTON, MICH. — Greystone has provided a $27.5 million HUD loan to refinance a 340-unit apartment community in Canton. Fred Levine of Greystone originated the 35-year FHA financing for the borrower, Singh Development LLC. Wyndchase Apartments is a luxury townhome and apartment complex. The property includes one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a fitness center, pool and community clubhouse. Wyndchase is part of a portfolio of multifamily and seniors housing holdings across Michigan, North Carolina and Virginia. Greystone provides mortgage finance solutions across multiple platforms, including FHA, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, USDA, CMBS, bridge, mezzanine and other proprietary loan programs.
FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has arranged the sale of a 17,873-square-foot retail strip center in Farmington Hills. Courtyard Shopping Center is located at 32500 – 32522 Northwestern Highway. The property was built in 1989 on nearly two acres. Courtyard Shopping Center was 92 percent occupied at the time of sale. Barry Swatsenbarg and Rich Deptula of Friedman represented both the undisclosed buyer and seller in the transaction.
ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Gerdom Realty & Investment has arranged the lease of a 2,600-square-foot space in Ann Arbor. Coralville, Iowa-based Pancheros Mexican Grill will occupy space within Pittsfield Place, a new shopping center located at Ann Arbor-Saline Road. Versa Cos. developed the property. Tjader Gerdom and Larry Siedell of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented Pancheros in the transaction. This will be the second Pancheros in Ann Arbor. The new location is expected to open in the first quarter of 2015.
COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Colliers International has arranged the sale of a 63,511-square-foot former Kroger grocery store in Commerce Township. Commerce Woods Shopping Center LLC purchased the property, located at 4788 Union Lake Road, for an undisclosed sales price. Brian Whitfield and Matthew Seeley of Colliers International represented the buyer. Planet Fitness will occupy 27,000 square feet of the building and will open for business before the end of the year. Whitfield and Seeley will handle leasing for the remaining 36,400 square feet of space.
FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — Agree Realty Corp. has acquired four net lease retail properties with an aggregate purchase price of approximately $16.4 million. The properties include a Firestone Auto Care store in Columbus, Ohio; a 24 Hour Fitness gym in Littleton, Colo.; a Golden Corral restaurant in Rockford, Ill.; and a Giant Gas station in Limerick, Penn. Agree Realty Corp. funded the acquisition and development activity with cash on hand, draws on its revolving credit facility and the assumption of a $5.7 million mortgage note due September 2023 that is secured by the 24 Hour Fitness property. The properties were acquired at a weighted-average cap rate of 8.14 percent and have a weighted-average remaining lease term of approximately 15.9 years.
The outlook for the West Michigan industrial real estate market remains optimistic due to consistent levels of sales and leasing activity, according to Colliers International. The industrial market has recorded six successive quarters of positive absorption despite the market seeing a major shortage of high-quality inventory. Some 522,717 square feet was absorbed during the fourth quarter alone, lowering the vacancy rate to 6.57 percent. With options for space becoming more limited every day, new construction is an important consideration for many companies. That option, however, requires vacant land on which to build. Consequently, vacant land sales have emerged as the focus of many industrial real estate transactions. Construction of industrial space has reached its highest level in eight years — 419,000 square feet completed in 2013 and 792,000 square feet underway and projected for 2014. We’ve experienced more land sales in the last six months than we’ve seen in the last six years. Our industrial team has recently closed or put under contract more than 150 acres of vacant land, and much of that acreage is slated for new construction. Ambitious Plans Several projects have already begun, including the 110,000-square-foot expansion that Undercar Products Group began occupying in November 2013, …
Slowly but surely, the missing pieces of the puzzle critical to the long-term vitality of the city of Detroit are starting to fill in, say real estate experts and business leaders. While the city is working through a painful bankruptcy to get its financial house in order, the public and private sector are moving forward with a sense of urgency to make sure that revitalization efforts in Downtown and Midtown don’t lose momentum. The success stories in the office, retail and apartment sector often come in fits and starts, but collectively they show measurable progress. A planned 3.3-mile streetcar line, known as the M-1 Rail project, is the infrastructure piece of the puzzle. Utility relocation work is underway on Woodward Avenue, the first step toward full-fledged construction of the planned light rail line that will connect 11 stops between Larned Street in Detroit’s central business district up to West Grand Boulevard in the New Center area at the north end. Funding for the $140 million streetcar project, which is expected to be complete in 2016, has come from a variety of sources including corporations, foundations, nonprofit agencies and government sources. “We’ll have more of a pedestrian connection between Downtown, Midtown …
Considering the city’s recent negative press, as well as the government loans that General Motors and Chrysler both required in order to manage their way through structured bankruptcies nearly five years ago, it is understandable why one would question the economic vibrancy of Detroit and the surrounding region. However, the much-maligned Motor City is actually a lot healthier than the view projected by the city’s high-profile bankruptcy status. The Michigan jobless rate is hovering near 9 percent. While still high compared to other states, the unemployment rate is the lowest it has been since mid-2008. Since March 2012, the state has gained more than 18,000 manufacturing jobs and over 20,000 jobs in other sectors. The U.S. energy boom is making it more cost effective for factories to operate, and Michigan’s manufacturing base is directly benefitting from lower energy costs. In addition to the automotive sector, Michigan industries that thrive include advanced manufacturing, defense, information technology, water technology, medical devices, food processing and logistics and supply-chain management. The rebound in manufacturing has cut metro Detroit’s overall industrial vacancy rate by 400 basis points since the peak of the recession, falling from approximately 14 percent in mid-2010 to 10 percent at the …
Considering the city’s recent negative press, as well as the government loans that General Motors and Chrysler both required in order to manage their way through structured bankruptcies nearly five years ago, it is understandable why one would question the economic vibrancy of Detroit and the surrounding region. However, the much-maligned Motor City is actually a lot healthier than the view projected by the city’s high-profile bankruptcy status. The Michigan jobless rate is hovering near 9 percent. While still high compared to other states, the unemployment rate is the lowest it has been since mid-2008. Since March 2012, the state has gained more than 18,000 manufacturing jobs and over 20,000 jobs in other sectors. The U.S. energy boom is making it more cost effective for factories to operate, and Michigan’s manufacturing base is directly benefitting from lower energy costs. In addition to the automotive sector, Michigan industries that thrive include advanced manufacturing, defense, information technology, water technology, medical devices, food processing and logistics and supply-chain management. The rebound in manufacturing has cut metro Detroit’s overall industrial vacancy rate by 400 basis points since the peak of the recession, falling from approximately 14 percent in mid-2010 to 10 percent at the …