CALEDONIA, MICH. — Taco Bell will open a 2,710-square-foot location at 6445 Cherry Meadow Drive SE in Caledonia, about 20 miles southeast of Grand Rapids. The restaurant is expected to open in November and create 40 jobs. Mike Murray of Colliers International assisted Taco Bell in securing land for the new-construction building. Wolverine Building Group was the general contractor. There are 55 Taco Bell locations across West Michigan, according to Colliers.
DETROIT — Coworking provider Venture X has leased 22,000 square feet at 220 W. Congress in downtown Detroit. Venture X is a membership-based, shared workspace and community that blends a boutique hotel and modern office style. This is the company’s first location in Michigan. It will begin occupying the three floors of the 35,000-square-foot building in the first quarter. Brendan George and Jasper Hanifi of CBRE represented the landlord, Basco, in the lease transaction. Kyle Passage of Cushman & Wakefield and Dan Stewart of SVN Stewart Commercial Group LLC represented the tenant.
JACKSON, MICH. — Twins Real Estate LLC has acquired North Pointe Apartments in Jackson, about 40 miles west of Ann Arbor. The five-building, 96-unit apartment property is located at 3021 N. Pointe Drive. Amenities include a pool, playground, picnic area and community room. Jack Johns and Stephen Hershfield of CBRE arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, Madison North Pointe LLC. Jason Brown of CBRE structured a $3.1 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan on behalf of the buyer. The 10-year, fixed-rate loan is amortized over 30 years. Andover Management will manage the property.
MUSKEGON, MICH. — West Michigan-based B2 Outlet Stores has opened its 18th location in the state of Michigan. The discount retailer occupies 6,700 square feet at 1680 E. Apple Ave. in Muskegon. B2 Outlet offers a variety of merchandise and donates a portion of all profits to local and worldwide causes. Todd Leinberger of NAI Wisinski of West Michigan assisted B2 Outlet in securing the new location. Leinberger, along with colleagues Russ Bono and Cameron Timmer, represented the undisclosed landlord. The name B2 stands for Benefit Twice.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — PREIT has opened the Woodland Mall expansion wing. In 2017, the company purchased the store formerly occupied by Sears at the mall. It was demolished in order to make way for new uses. Von Maur now occupies 90,000 square feet at the new wing and is the department store’s first in the region. Other new retailers slated to open at the property include Urban Outfitters, Sephora, White House Black Market, Tricho Salon, Paddle North, Mobile Station and REI, which opened in May. New dining options include Black Rock Bar & Grill and The Cheesecake Factory, slated to open in November.
WARREN, MICH. — Innovative Industrial Properties Inc. (IIP) has acquired a 156,000-square-foot industrial property in Warren, a northern suburb of Detroit. The purchase price was $19 million. Concurrent with the acquisition, IIP entered into a long-term, triple-net lease agreement with LivWell Michigan LLC, a licensee of LivWell Holdings Inc. The tenant intends to operate the property as a licensed cannabis cultivation and processing facility. LivWell is expected to complete tenant improvements at the property and IIP has agreed to provide reimbursement of up to $23 million.
LIVONIA, MICH. — Gerdom Realty & Investment has arranged the sale of a 23,900-square-foot retail and office property in Livonia for an undisclosed price. The two-building asset is located on Middlebelt Road between 5 Mile and 6 Mile roads. Larry Siedell, Michael Murphy and Tjader Gerdom brokered the sale. A local investor purchased the property with plans to complete an exterior renovation. Gerdom will remain as the listing broker.
TROY, MICH. — L. Mason Capitani CORFAC International has arranged the sale of the Coventry Place office property in Troy for an undisclosed price. The building is located on West Big Beaver Road and is fully occupied by 23 tenants. Mason L. Capitani and Al Shulin of L. Mason Capitani represented the seller, Summit Coventry LLC. Mason L. Capitani represented the buyer, California-based LSTC. L. Mason Capitani will continue to oversee leasing at Coventry Place while the firm’s affiliate company, Liberty Property & Asset Management, will manage the property.
NILES, MICH. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Niles Plaza in southwest Michigan for $2.6 million. The 15,128-square-foot retail property is located at 2010 S. 11th St. It is fully leased to Wings Etc., Verizon Wireless, Anytime Fitness, Edward Jones, Allied Cash Advance, H&R Block and Joe’s Barber. Jesse Limon, Damien Yoder, Julia Evinger and Steven Chaben of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a local family investment company. A Las Vegas-based limited liability company purchased the asset.
DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons have opened the Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center, a $90 million training center and corporate headquarters in Midtown Detroit’s New Center area. The 185,000-square-foot facility is the largest of its kind in the NBA, according to the Pistons. It is connected to the $37 million William Clay Ford Center for Athletic Medicine and features publicly accessible grocery, food, fitness and retail amenities. Henry Ford Health System manages a comprehensive sports medicine, treatment and rehabilitation facility at the property. Retailers Plum Market and Blink Fitness are slated to open by the end of the year. The project is situated on a parcel owned by Henry Ford Health between Wayne State University and Henry Ford Hospital. It is approximately two miles north of Little Caesars Arena, where the Pistons have been playing games since 2017.