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Ford Unveils Redesign for Dearborn, Michigan Campus

by Kristin Harlow September 18, 2019

DEARBORN, MICH. — Ford Motor Co. has unveiled plans to transform its Research & Engineering Center in Dearborn into a high-tech campus for its thousands of designers, engineers and product development workers. The heart of the project will be a new central campus building, which will sit on the site of Ford’s 66-year-old product development center. Construction of the new building is slated for completion in 2025. The new facility will help Ford speed product and technology innovation and attract world-class talent, according to a news release. Ultimately, the master plan envisions a campus of interconnected buildings that could one day house more than 20,000 employees. The new master plan is the result of a two-year research and planning process led by architect Snohetta. Plans call for an increase in public spaces and shared pathways, as well as coffee shops and restaurants.

September 18, 2019

Leasing Activity Michigan Midwest Restaurant Retail

GPS Hospitality Opens 3,600 SF Burger King in Roseville, Michigan

by Kristin Harlow September 17, 2019

ROSEVILLE, MICH. — GPS Hospitality Inc. has opened a new Burger King restaurant at 26640 Gratiot Ave. in Roseville, just south of I-696. Burger King occupies approximately 3,600 square feet on a 1.3-acre site. Tjader Gerdom and Larry Siedell of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented GPS Hospitality in the lease transaction. Founded in 2012, GPS Hospitality is a Burger King, Pizza Hut and Popeyes franchisee, operating more than 475 restaurants.

September 17, 2019

Loans Michigan Midwest Office

Bernard Financial Arranges $44.5M Refinancing for Ann Arbor Office Property

by Kristin Harlow September 12, 2019

ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $44.5 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of 777 E. Eisenhower Parkway in Ann Arbor. The 271,817-square-foot, multi-tenant office property was built in 1975. Dennis Bernard and Joshua Bernard of Southfield-based Bernard arranged the loan with a CMBS firm on behalf of the borrower, 777 Associates LLC.

September 12, 2019

Acquisitions Hospitality Michigan Midwest

KSL Capital Partners Agrees to Acquire Historic Grand Hotel on Michigan’s Mackinac Island

by Kristin Harlow September 11, 2019

MACKINAC ISLAND, MICH. — KSL Capital Partners LLC has agreed to acquire the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island from the Musser family, whose legacy with the hotel dates back over 85 years. Terms of the transaction, expected to close within the next 30 days, were not disclosed. Dan Musser III will remain chairman. The 397-room hotel is a National Historic Landmark that overlooks the Straits of Mackinac and the Mackinac Bridge. Its 660-foot long porch is the world’s longest porch, according to a news release. Mackinac Island does not allow motorized vehicles, so guests arrive by ferry or airplane and are transported to the hotel by horse and carriage. Open from early May to late October each year, the Grand Hotel first opened in July 1887. Pivot Hotels & Resorts, the lifestyle and luxury operating division of Davidson Hotels & Resorts, will manage the property for KSL.

September 11, 2019

Leasing Activity Michigan Midwest Office

Engineering Consulting Firm Expands in Grand Rapids

by Kristin Harlow September 10, 2019

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Engineering consulting firm Hubbell, Roth & Clark Inc. (HRC) is relocating from its 3,500-square-foot office in the American Seating building to a 7,000-square-foot office at 1925 Breton Road SE in Grand Rapids. The 44,000-square-foot Breton Road building, owned by an affiliate of Rockford Construction, was formerly medical office space. Rockford updated the formerly vacant building. HRC expects to move into its new space in mid-October. Colliers International | West Michigan handles leasing for the entire building.

September 10, 2019

Development Industrial Michigan Midwest Self-Storage

U-Haul Opens Facility at Former Kmart Store in Flint, Michigan

by Kristin Harlow September 6, 2019

FLINT, MICH. — U-Haul has opened a retail and self-storage facility at 3083 Miller Road in Flint. The site was formerly home to a vacant Kmart store. U-Haul offers a full line of moving supplies, boxes, hitch accessories and bike racks. The store also offers truck and trailer sharing, self-storage and propane. U-Haul acquired the 99,269-square-foot building last October and renovated it to house approximately 800 indoor self-storage units. Originally constructed in 1963, the building had sat vacant since 2016.

September 6, 2019

Development Michigan Midwest Mixed-Use

Bedrock Selects ODA as Architect for Book Tower Rehabilitation in Detroit

by Kristin Harlow September 5, 2019

DETROIT — Bedrock has selected ODA as the design architect for the Book Tower, an adaptive reuse project in Detroit. The project includes a mix of residential, hospitality, retail and office space. The 486,760-square-foot office tower was originally designed by Louis Kemper in 1916 in an Italian Renaissance style. Bedrock acquired the 38-story tower in 2015 and recently completed an extensive exterior restoration, including the replacement of 2,483 windows. ODA plans to add a variety of public amenities, including retail, galleries, restaurants and a café. The project team also includes construction manager Brinker/Christman, civil engineer Giffels Webster, structural engineer Buro Happold, as well as Kraemer Design Group for historic preservation and ARUP for acoustics and security. The building was named after the famous Book Brothers of Detroit. The last tenant, Bookie’s Tavern, closed in early 2009 leaving the entire building vacant.

September 5, 2019

Development Michigan Midwest Restaurant Retail

Michigan Ranks Fourth in Nation for Most Craft Breweries, Says CBRE

by Kristin Harlow September 5, 2019

MICHIGAN — Craft beer has become big business in Michigan, especially in the Detroit area, where breweries have expanded by 680,000 square feet since 2010, according to a report from CBRE. In 2017, the craft brewing industry contributed $76.2 billion to the U.S. economy. Of that amount, the total craft beer industry in Michigan contributed nearly $2.5 billion — ninth highest in the nation. In total, the state is home to 330 craft breweries, ranking it fourth in the nation by the number of establishments. From 2008 to 2016, Michigan added 1,600 jobs in breweries, accounting for sector employment growth of more than 760 percent.

September 5, 2019

Acquisitions Industrial Michigan Midwest

Moghul Foods Purchases 28,339 SF Industrial Facility in Madison Heights, Michigan

by Kristin Harlow August 30, 2019

MADISON HEIGHTS, MICH. — Moghul Foods LLC has purchased a 28,339-square-foot industrial facility located at 32007-32011 Stephenson Highway in Madison Heights, a northern suburb of Detroit. The South Asian and Middle Eastern food distributor will move its operations from neighboring Troy. Garry Rogers and Jason Capitani of L. Mason Capitani CORFAC International brokered the sale. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.

August 30, 2019

Michigan Midwest

Cobo Center in Downtown Detroit Renamed TCF Center

by Kristin Harlow August 29, 2019

DETROIT — Detroit’s convention center has been renamed TCF Center. The naming rights partnership is a 22-year deal. The center was previously known as Cobo Center. Approximately 1.5 million visitors come to the convention center annually. In 2018, the center hosted 244 events. The Detroit Regional Convention Facility Authority selected and awarded naming rights to Chemical Bank, now a division of TCF Bank, earlier this year. On Aug. 1, Chemical Financial Corp. and TCF Financial Corp. closed its merger of equals becoming TCF Financial Corp. headquartered in Detroit. Both Chemical Bank and TCF Bank brands will continue in the market until mid-2020 when Chemical Bank branches will be rebranded as TCF Bank. The combination creates a Midwest bank with $47 billion in total assets, more than 500 branches in nine states and a specialty leasing and lending business in all 50 states. The bank will soon build a landmark tower to serve as its headquarters in downtown Detroit. The convention center opened in 1960 as Cobo Hall, named in honor of former Detroit Mayor Albert Cobo. Its largest event each year is the North American International Auto Show. The center underwent major renovations in 1989 and 2015.

August 29, 2019

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