PORT HURON, MICH. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $9.7 million sale of Port of Call Manufactured Housing Community in eastern Michigan’s Port Huron. Developed in 1995, the community is licensed for 146 homesites, 143 of which are occupied. Of the homes, 112 are community owned and 31 are tenant owned. All utilities are public and individually metered, and the property features off-street parking, community lighting and a basketball court. Chase Gilewski and Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer. Luke Lamoreaux of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. arranged $7.2 million in acquisition financing through a national housing lender that specializes in manufactured, modular and mobile homes.
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DEARBORN, MICH. — District Capital has secured a $25.1 million first mortgage loan for a 622-bed student housing community at the University of Michigan – Dearborn. Mike Lemon of District Capital arranged the nonrecourse loan through a bank. The loan features a five-year term, fixed interest rate, one year of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization.
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Evexia Wellness Spa has signed a 3,603-square-foot retail lease to open its second location in Oakland Township, about 32 miles north of Detroit. Evexia will occupy space at the Kroger-anchored Country Creek Commons shopping center, which is located at the northwest corner of Adams and Silverbell roads. Owen Kelly and Michael Murphy of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the tenant, while Eric Banks of Dominion Real Estate Advisors represented the undisclosed landlord.
AUBURN HILLS, MICH. — Lakeshore Ear, Nose & Throat Center has signed an 89-month lease for 6,567 square feet of medical office space at 2251 N. Squirrel Road in Auburn Hills. James Mitchell and David McNabnay of Dominion Real Estate Advisors represented the landlord, Five Points Professional Office Building LLC. Michael Pulcini of M P Real Estate Consulting represented the tenant, which maintains six locations in metro Detroit.
SOUTHGATE, MICH. — A soul food restaurant has leased 7,198 square feet of retail space at Eureka Plaza in Southgate, a southwest suburb of Detroit. The lease brings the shopping center to full occupancy. There is still proposed outlot availability at the property, with up to 2,500 square feet with drive-thru capability. Michael Murphy of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the undisclosed landlord.
DETROIT — Domino’s Pizza has signed a lease to open an 1,800-square-foot location at Chene Square in Detroit. The retail center is located on East Jefferson Avenue and Chene Street. Michael Murphy of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the corporate tenant. Benji Rosenzweig of Colliers represented the undisclosed landlord.
MUSKEGON, MICH. — The Boulder Group has arranged the $3.5 million sale of a single-tenant, retail property net leased to Walgreens in Muskegon within western Michigan. The 15,567-square-foot building is located at 840 W. Sherman Blvd. There are more than 13 years remaining on the lease with 12 five-year renewal options. There are 5 percent rental escalations every five years in both the primary term and each option period. The lease is corporately guaranteed by Walgreens. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Boulder represented the seller, a full-service commercial real estate firm based in Florida. A Michigan-based commercial real estate company was the buyer.
HOWELL, MICH. — Time Equities Inc. (TEI) and Lormax Stern have acquired Kensington Valley Outlets in Howell, about 55 miles northwest of Detroit. The 314,438-square-foot outlet center was formerly known as Tanger Outlets Howell. Built in 1996, the property is home to tenants such as H&M, Old Navy, Nike Factory Store, Columbia, Banana Republic, Gap, Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store, Famous Footwear and Eddie Bauer. The outlet center is located along the I-96 corridor and has received 1.3 million customer visits in the last year. Ami Ziff, Jonathan Kim, Grant Scott and Eli Smith represented TEI on an internal basis, and Andrew Bell, Matt Drozd, Sam Pietsch and Mark Franchini internally represented Lormax Stern. Mark Strauss of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the undisclosed seller.
KALKASKA, MICH. — DWG Capital Partners has purchased an industrial manufacturing portfolio in Northwest Michigan in a sale-leaseback with Kalkaska Screw Products. The neighboring facilities total 49,000 square feet on 13.4 acres in Kalkaska. Employee-owned Kalkaska Screw Products manufactures highly engineered machined components primarily for the automotive, aerospace and heavy truck industries. Brent Lowell of Community Choice Credit Union originated acquisition financing. Luke Timmis, Griffin Pitcher, Mark Woods and Cade Kozlowski of Signature Associates represented the seller.
DETROIT — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of The Ellington Retail, a 34,431-square-foot, grocery-anchored property in Detroit’s Midtown neighborhood. The property sold to a private investor and included a leasehold interest in the adjacent parking structure. The center is fully leased to Whole Foods Market, Bank of America, Chase Bank, FedEx Office, Great Expressions Dental, Pure Barre and Qargo Coffee. Ben Wineman and Daniel Stern of Mid-America represented the seller and original master plan developer of the site, Detroit-based The Platform. Jon Kouza of AQRE Advisors represented the buyer.