STERLING HEIGHTS, MICH. — L. Mason Capitani CORFAC International has arranged an 18,495-square-foot industrial lease in Sterling Heights, eight miles east of Troy. ASRC Federal has leased the facility, which is located at 35645 Stanley Drive. The company provides mission‐critical services to federal government agencies dedicated to defense, civil and intelligence support. Jason Capitani of L. Mason Capitani represented the undisclosed landlord in the transaction.
TROY, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has brokered the sale of a 187,000-square-foot, Class A office building in Troy. The property is located at 840 W. Long Lake Road in the Troy Corporate Center. Situated along I-75 at the corner of Long Lake and Crooks roads, the building is in close proximity to area hotels, restaurants, retail, and is located across from Lifetime Fitness. Barry Swatsenbarg and Rich Deptula of Friedman represented both the undisclosed buyer and seller in the transaction through Auction.com.
FRASER, MICH. — Mid-America Real Estate has brokered the sale of a 68,326-square-foot shopping center in Fraser. Fraser Shopping Center is located at the triple intersection of Groesbeck Highway, 13 Mile Road and Utica Road. Oakridge Supervalu and Family Dollar anchor the center. A private investor purchased the property for an undisclosed sales price. Sterling Heights, Mich.-based Showcase One Real Estate Group represented the buyer. Ben Wineman of Mid-America Real Estate Corp., and Daniel Stern of Mid-America Real Estate – Michigan Inc., represented the seller, Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust.
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, …
