DETROIT — Friedman Real Estate has brokered the $9.2 million auction sale of the 600 Tower of the Renaissance Center in Detroit. The 21-story office building totals 334,000 square feet. Friedman utilized auction partner Ten-X. The buyer was Dr. Mahmoud Al-Hadidi, an internal medicine specialist that also runs a real estate investment firm, according to Crain’s Detroit Business. The news outlet reports that the 600 Tower had been owned by a joint venture between F&F Capital Group and Friedman Real Estate. The building is one of the shorter RenCen towers and is not owned by General Motors Co., which is working on a redevelopment plan for the five towers it owns.
Michigan
MONROE, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group (BFG) has arranged a $2.2 million loan for the refinancing of a 13,541-square-foot retail property in Monroe, about 23 miles north of Toledo, Ohio. Joshua Bernard of BFG arranged the loan through a life insurance company. An entity doing business as BSLM Frenchtown LLC was the borrower.
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group (BFG) has arranged a $3.5 million loan for an office building in Clinton Township, a northern suburb of Detroit. Joshua Bernard of BFG arranged the loan through a banking institution. The borrower was River Ridge Office Building II LLC.
OWOSSO, MICH. — Magoo’s Pet Outlet has signed a 6,900-square-foot retail lease at the Riverwood Crossing shopping center in Owosso, about 32 miles northeast of Lansing. Michael Murphy and Tjader Gerdom of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the tenant, while Harry Lancz of Professional Property Advisors represented the undisclosed landlord. Riverwood Crossing is anchored by Tractor Supply.
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Dr. Joseph Allamat, an oral surgeon who operates his business under the company name Oral Surgery Partners, has signed an 11-year lease for 4,930 square feet at 15870 19 Mile Road in Clinton Township. The lease marks the doctor’s second oral surgery center in Macomb County. Andrew Boncore Sr. of Dominion Real Estate Advisors LLC represented the undisclosed landlord. Emil Cherkasov of Forward Commercial represented the tenant.
EAST LANSING, MICH. — The Michigan State University Board of Trustees has authorized the university to move forward with the construction of the Spartan Gateway District, a public-private campus community development project on the west side of campus along Harrison Road in East Lansing. The university has selected G&G Project Sparta LLC, a joint venture between Lansing, Mich.-based Gillespie Group and Omaha, Neb.-based Goldenrod Cos., as the developer. The project’s price tag is $150 million, according to Crain’s Detroit Business. The Spartan Gateway District encompasses a new hotel and retail space as well as an athletics arena. The Olympics Sports Arena will support volleyball, wrestling, gymnastics, locker rooms and coaching office space in addition to a number of university classrooms. The hotel and retail space would be part of the public-private partnership between the university and the developer. The Spartan Gateway District will be developed in multiple phases. The first phase will include the arena, which is slated to be operational by late 2027. Additional phases featuring a variety of commercial uses including a hotel, housing, office and retail spaces will follow. The timeline for the final phase, which will expand the university’s use of the facilities, is yet to …
SOUTHGATE, MICH. — CrownPoint Partners has brokered the sale of a newly constructed retail property occupied by Range USA in Southgate for an undisclosed price. The single-tenant, net-leased asset totals 14,933 square feet and is situated on 2.2 acres at 12780 Reeck Road just off I-75. Julius Swolsky and Shannon Bona of CrownPoint represented the seller, CA Commercial Development, and the buyer, FrontView REIT. Founded in 2012, Range USA operates indoor shooting ranges. The Southgate location, which opened in January 2023, features 20 shooting lanes.
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Evexia Wellness has signed a 10-year, 3,603-square-foot retail lease at 4986 N. Adams Road in Oakland Township. The property is known as Country Creek Commons shopping center. Eric Banks and Jim Mitchell of Dominion Real Estate Advisors LLC represented the undisclosed landlord. Mike Murphy and Owen Kelly of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the tenant, which is a full-service medical wellness spa owned by Ida Pesce.
OHIO, MICHIGAN AND WISCONSIN — MAG Capital Partners has purchased a 352,625-square-foot industrial portfolio in a sale-leaseback with Robbins Sports Surfaces, a Cincinnati-based manufacturer of high-performance flooring systems. The properties are located in Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin and comprise manufacturing, warehouse, lumber processing, milling, finishing, assembly and office space across more than 111 acres. Phil DiGennaro and Joe DiGennaro of STREAM Capital Partners represented the seller.
WESTLAND, MICH. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Five Star Store It, a 1,103-unit self-storage property in the Detroit suburb of Westland. The sales price was undisclosed. The facility sits on 22 acres at 5235 S. Merriman Road and features 30 climate-controlled units, 774 non-climate-controlled units and 229 parking spaces totaling 115,707 net rentable square feet. A retail component on the property will be converted into climate-controlled storage. Brett Hatcher, Gabriel Coe and Nathan Coe of Marcus & Millichap represented the private regional seller and procured the buyer, MyPlace Storage.