LAKE ORION, MICH. — The Boulder Group has arranged the $4.1 million sale of a single-tenant retail property occupied by tire company Firestone in Lake Orion, about 38 miles north of Detroit. The net-leased, 6,116-square-foot building is located at 25 Indianwood Road. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Boulder represented the seller, a Midwest-based real estate developer. A Southeast-based private real estate investor was the buyer.
SAGINAW, MICH. — Carelinc Medical Equipment, a home medical equipment supply company, has signed a 12,250-square-foot retail lease at Fashion Square West, a retail strip center in the Mid-Michigan city of Saginaw. David Depodesta and James Mitchell of Dominion Real Estate Advisors LLC worked alongside Michele Rosenblum of Lee & Associates and Earl Clements of Clements Realty on the five-year lease. Clements represented the tenant. The owner of the property was not released.
DETROIT — Jackson Asset Management and Hosey Development are planning a $134 million redevelopment of the former Fisher Body Plant 21 in Detroit, according to The Detroit News and other local media. Named Fisher 21 Lofts, the project involves the conversion of the abandoned automotive plant into 400 mixed-income housing units along with retail and commercial space. Construction could begin as early as next year. The project awaits city council approval. The city took title of the former manufacturing facility in 2000. The plant was originally built by the Fisher brothers and utilized for producing auto bodies for Cadillac and Buick.
SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — Princeton Enterprises, a privately held real estate investment company based in Bloomfield Hills, has acquired a 108,634-square-foot office building in Southfield for an undisclosed price. The property is located at 26600 Telegraph Road. First Mercury Insurance Co., a member of national property and casualty insurer Crum & Forster, was the seller. Anne Galbraith Kohn of CBRE represented the seller, while Jordan Friedman of Friedman Real Estate represented the buyer.
TOLEDO, OHIO — Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL), a Toledo-based healthcare REIT, has agreed to acquire 33 seniors housing communities totaling 2,787 units in Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee. The purchase price is $548 million. The communities will be acquired as three separate portfolios from undisclosed sellers. The communities were available for purchase because the lease-up process was heavily damaged by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. With occupancy at only 63 percent, Welltower expects the communities will greatly improve their performance in 2023 and beyond. Welltower will install Michigan-based senior living operator StoryPoint to manage the communities under a RIDEA agreement. The acquisition is expected to be funded through the issuance of partnership units, assumed debt and cash on-hand. Simultaneously with the acquisition announcement, Welltower unveiled a development partnership with a joint venture between Related Cos. and Atria Senior Living to develop two seniors housing communities in Silicon Valley. One will be located in Santa Clara and the other in Cupertino. Welltower suggests these developments are just the first projects of many for the partnership. The Santa Clara development will consist of 191 units next to a fully entitled, 9.2 million-square-foot urban development that Related began building in 2015. The larger project, …
NORTON SHORES, MICH. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of Lakeshore Marketplace in Norton Shores, a city in western Michigan near Muskegon. Milwaukee-based Berengaria Development purchased the 333,329-square-foot shopping center for an undisclosed price. Tenants include T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods, Burlington, Hobby Lobby, Dunham’s Sports, Petco, Dollar Tree, Barnes & Noble, Old Navy and Five Below. Ben Wineman and Daniel Stern of Mid-America represented the seller, a joint venture between an affiliate of Atlanta-based RCG Ventures LLC and a New York City-based partner.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — FURN on Leonard, a liquidation furniture boutique, has opened a 4,400-square-foot store at 444 Leonard St. NW in the West Grand neighborhood of Grand Rapids. The boutique sells a variety of furniture and décor items at affordable prices. The space includes a retail showroom and a warehouse in the back. Wesley Emert and Tina Emert of CityWide Real Estate Services assisted FURN on Leonard in securing the lease. Meg Giampapa is the store’s owner.
SAGINAW, MICH. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged the sale of Valley Center in Saginaw for an undisclosed price. The 409,000-square-foot shopping center is home to tenants such as T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Burlington, Michaels, PetSmart, Barnes & Noble, DSW, Old Navy, Ulta, Five Below and Dollar Tree. The center is 88 percent leased. Ben Wineman and Daniel Stern of Mid-America represented the seller, an institutional investor. A private family office was the buyer.
DETROIT — National design firm HED has completed the design of the new Detroit office for Warner Norcross + Judd law firm. The tenant occupies the third floor of 2715 Woodward, a Class A building. The law firm’s office features open workspaces as well as 50 private offices as well as a law library, media room, kitchen and reception area. Warner maintains eight other offices throughout Michigan.
SOUTHGATE, MICH. — Dunkin’ has sold its former restaurant building on Eureka Road in Southgate, about 14 miles southwest of Detroit. The retailer is relocating from the 1,809-square-foot building to a different building down the street that features a drive-thru. Michael Murphy, Vicki Gutowski and Tjader Gerdom of Gerdom Realty & Investment worked with Excess Space Retail Services to represent Dunkin’ in the sale. Jordan Jabbori of CMP Real Estate Group represented the buyer, a local restaurant owner that plans to open a new restaurant in the space.
