GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Harrison Street Social Infrastructure Fund, in partnership with Michigan State University (MSU), has unveiled plans to develop the Doug Meijer Medical Innovation Building at MSU’s Grand Rapids Innovation Park. The park is a research and clinical facility at the university’s health campus in Grand Rapids. The public-private development partnership also includes Murphy Development Group, Walsh Investors and Rockford Construction. Under the arrangement, MSU will retain long-term ownership of the land. The 205,659-square-foot building will be dedicated to research and healthcare innovation as well as the advancement of MSU’s artificial intelligence, bioinformatics and biostatistics departments. MSU, Spectrum Health and BAMF Health will occupy space. Completion is slated for fall 2021.
PORTAGE, MICH. — Berkadia has arranged a $2.5 million acquisition loan for Stowaway Mini Storage in Portage near Kalamazoo. Located at 9879 Portage Road, the 398-unit self-storage facility spans 57,325 square feet. Cutt Ableson and Johnny King of Berkadia arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan. CIBC World Markets provided the loan on behalf of the borrower, Crystal View Capital, a private investment firm based in Las Vegas.
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Ramar Chiropractic and Rehab has leased a 1,700-square-foot space at 2061 25 Mile Road in Shelby Township. The chiropractor’s grand opening is slated for this month. Barry Landau of Dominion Real Estate Advisors represented both the tenant and the undisclosed landlord in the lease transaction.
DEARBORN, MICH. — SkyView Advisors has brokered the sale of a Metro Storage facility in Dearborn for an undisclosed price. The 96,148-square-foot self-storage facility sits on 3.2 acres at 6470 Wyoming Ave. Zack Urow and Ryan Clark of SkyView represented the seller. Buyer and seller information was not disclosed.
WARREN, MICH. — U-Haul is opening a facility at a former Kmart store at 2000 Ten Mile Road in Warren. Once renovations are complete at the 121,568-square-foot building, the property will house approximately 800 indoor self-storage units. U-Haul will also offer truck and trailer sharing, towing equipment and moving supplies at the 11.5-acre property. The company expects to employ at least 15 team members at the store, which is slated to open by the end of January.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — PF Michigan Group, a Planet Fitness franchisee, has leased a 24,797-square-foot space at 234 Market St. in Grand Rapids. Planet Fitness will serve as the anchor tenant of the approximately 31,000 square feet of commercial space at the property. Maplegrove Property Management LLC is the landlord. PF Michigan Group currently owns and operates 47 Planet Fitness locations throughout Michigan and northwest Ohio. Todd Leinberger, Mary Anne Wisinski-Rosely and Jason Makowski of NAI Wisinski of West Michigan represented the landlord while Lars Anderson of NorthStar Commercial represented the tenant in the lease transaction. The gym is expected to open in late spring 2020.
WYOMING, MICH. — Magnus Capital Partners is transforming the former Studio 28 movie theater on 28th Street in Wyoming near Grand Rapids into a $35 million, 226-unit affordable housing project known as HOM Flats at 28 West. Magnus purchased the seven-acre, vacant property in October and has since started site development work. Preleasing is expected to begin in winter 2020 with occupancy commencing in summer 2020. Six buildings will be constructed along with 320 surface parking spots. Amenities will include a community room, coffee shop, bike storage, dog washing stations, playground and walking paths. The project team includes Rohde Construction, Hooker DeJong Architects, Exxel Engineering and American Preferred Management. Magnus is a private development firm with experience in workforce housing. Its founder Vishal Arora is from Zeeland, a suburb of Grand Rapids. Joining Magnus as an investor in the project is InSite Capital, a division of Chemical Bank. In addition, the Michigan State Housing Development Authority has awarded the project with low-income housing tax credits.
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Berkadia has arranged a $23.2 million loan for the refinancing of The Shops at Stony Creek, a 115,000-square-foot shopping center in Shelby Township. LA Fitness, TJ Maxx, Ulta, Petco and Five Below anchor the property, which is located at the southwest corner of 26 Mile Road and Van Dyke Avenue. Kroger shadow anchors the property. Colin Callaghan and Aaron Moll of Berkadia arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan, which features a 30-year amortization and a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio. Michigan-based MJC Homes Inc. was the borrower. The lender was not disclosed.
It’s no secret that Grand Rapids is one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. Grand Rapids and its surrounding suburbs led much of Michigan’s population growth last year and have been continuously recognized by national surveys. Two studies conducted by WalletHub in late 2018 and early 2019 ranked Grand Rapids in the top 10 percent of cities analyzed as having one of the fastest growing economies and also ranked it in the top 30 percent of markets studied as being one of the best places to find a job. While it’s obvious that this growth in population and availability of jobs has been the key driver behind the increase in new multifamily developments, it has also had a major influence on the retail sector. From national restaurant chains and retailers to new local food and beverage concepts, key performance indicators such as low vacancy rates and increased rental rates are moving in a positive direction for the Grand Rapids commercial retail market. What retail apocalypse? These days, news articles related to retail properties across the nation may lead to a state of depression due to closings of big box and chain stores that have been unable to …
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Galactic Toys & Collectibles has opened its second location at 4174 Alpine Ave. NW in the Comstock Park area of Grand Rapids. The store spans 3,862 square feet. The Grand Rapids-based retailer’s first location is on 28th Street near Woodland Mall. Galactic sells toys, board games, action figures and other collectibles. Jon Greenen of Colliers International handled leasing on behalf of Galactic.