GRANDVILLE, MICH. — Crumbl Cookies has signed a lease to open a 2,721-square-foot location at Century Center in Grandville, a southern suburb of Grand Rapids. Tjader Gerdom and Michael Murphy of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the tenant in the lease. Dave Denton of DAR Development represented the undisclosed landlord. Crumbl Cookies has more than 700 locations across the country.
SOUTHGATE, MICH. — HomeBuys has leased 34,019 square feet and will backfill a former Big Lots property at 14155 Eureka Road in Southgate, a southwest suburb of Detroit. The lease marks the first Michigan location for the discount home goods retailer. Michael Murphy and Bill McLeod of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the undisclosed landlord. Brad Rosenberg of Mid-America Real Estate Corp. represented the tenant.
DETROIT — Bedrock has begun pre-leasing the Book Tower in downtown Detroit. The seven-year, $300 million redevelopment project is nearing completion. The 500,000-square-foot, 38-story building has been converted into 220 apartment units, 117 ROOST apartment hotel units and 52,000 square feet of retail, office and dining space. Located at 1265 Washington Blvd., Book Tower will also offer coworking, meeting and event space. Originally built in 1926 by the Book Brothers, Book Tower was the tallest building in Detroit at the time of completion. Bedrock acquired the Louis Kamper-designed, Italian Renaissance Revival-style building in 2015. The building was in a state of disrepair after sitting vacant for more than a decade. Bedrock’s project team included New York-based architecture firm ODA for architecture and interior renovation, Detroit-based Brinker/Christman for construction and Kraemer Design Group for historic preservation. Amenities include an indoor-outdoor lounge, a 3,000-square-foot coworking space, fitness center, entertaining suite and 300-space parking garage. The Rotunda is a three-story, marble-arched atrium that serves as the entrance to the property and features an original 1920s skylight. A portion of the units will be reserved as affordable housing for persons making at or below 80 percent of the area median income.
NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based International Workplace Group (IWG) has added 34 new flexible workspaces in the Midwest region in the last six months. Including these new locations, IWG has added roughly 150 locations nationwide across the U.S. since October 2022. IWG intends to add 1,000 new locations globally. IWG’s new locations stretch across brands such as Spaces, Regus and HQ, and are situated in both urban and suburban areas across markets such as Chicago; Columbus, Ohio; Jeffersonville, Ind.; Grand Rapids, Mich.; Lakeville, Minn.; and De Pere, Wis. The Midwest offices total more than 280,000 square feet. About 76 percent of the new workspaces are located in smaller towns and communities outside of metro areas. IWG is opening the vast majority of its new locations in partnership with commercial real estate owners, developers and franchisee investors.
YPSILANTI, MICH. — Lincoln Avenue Capital (LAC) is developing Huron Vista and Residences at Huron, two new affordable housing communities that will provide 156 units for families and individuals and 152 units of seniors housing in Ypsilanti. Financing came from tax-exempt bonds and 4 percent low-income housing tax credits from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority; a PILOT from the City of Ypsilanti; an equity investment from KeyBank Community Development Corp.; a construction loan from KeyBank; and a permanent loan from Freddie Mac, serviced by KeyBank. Construction is scheduled to begin this month, and completion is slated for fall 2024. Both properties will feature outdoor gathering spaces, a pool and fitness center.
DETROIT — A 50-unit, 32,248-square-foot Veterans Affairs domiciliary and health clinic has opened in Detroit. Baker Barrios Architects served as the architect for the adaptive reuse project, which involved the conversion of a two-story office building originally completed in 2008. The property once housed the corporate offices of the Michigan Basic Property Insurance Association. In addition to the clinic, the building now houses 50 transitional residential units, a computer lab, clubhouse, therapy rooms, indoor and outdoor multipurpose spaces and administrative offices. The project was designed to support the mission of the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center by offering a safe home with programming to help veterans establish a path to independent living.
BELLEVILLE AND ROMULUS, MICH. — Crestlight Capital, in partnership with Sabal Investment Holdings, has acquired a four-property industrial portfolio totaling 1.1 million square feet near the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. The purchase price was undisclosed. The buildings are located at 7525 and 6505 Cogswell St. in Romulus and 41133 and 41199 Van Born Road in Belleville. They are fully leased to various tenants. Crestlight has retained Dan Labes, Jack Coury and Chris Hill of Newmark to manage and lease the buildings.
ALMA, MICH. AND MUNSTER, IND. — iBorrow has provided a $13.5 million loan for the refinancing of two industrial properties in Alma and Munster. The two manufacturing facilities are fully leased and total 301,000 square feet. The loan will enable the borrower to refinance $12 million in existing debt on the portfolio, as well as recapitalize the ownership structure by buying out an equity partner. The properties are located at 2000 Michigan Ave. in Alma, a city in central Michigan, and 9325 Kennedy Court in Munster, a city in Northwest Indiana.
WARREN, MICH. — Joyful Tots Daycare has signed a 6,750-square-foot retail lease at Village Plaza in Warren, a northern suburb of Detroit. Located at the northwest corner of 13 Mile and Mound roads, the shopping center totals roughly 100,000 square feet. Michael Murphy and Bill McLeod of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the landlord, Shango Enterprise Group.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Thompson Thrift has sold The Grove, a 320-unit apartment complex in Grand Rapids, for an undisclosed price. A private real estate investment firm purchased the Class A community. Completed in August 2022, The Grove features floor plans that average 1,200 square feet. Amenities include a resident social lounge, fitness center, heated pool and spa, grilling areas, pickleball courts, dog park and pet spa. Jason Krug of Berkadia brokered the sale on behalf of Thompson Thrift.