CLINTON, MICH. — Greystone Bel Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Pheasant Brook Apartments for $1.3 million. The 28-unit apartment property, built in 1986, is located at 820 Tecumseh Road in Clinton, about 21 miles southwest of Ann Arbor. The property features 14 one-bedroom units and 14 two-bedroom units. The sales price equates to $48,250 per unit. Buyer and seller information was not disclosed.
YPSILANTI, MICH. — This summer, multiple construction projects are underway at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti. Sill Hall, the home of the renamed College of Engineering and Technology, is undergoing a $40 million renovation with completion set for fall 2020. A $16 million project at Olds-Robb Recreation and Intramural Complex involves extensive improvements to fitness and training areas as well as a new entrance and gathering spaces. Earlier this month, workers finished the $20 million student-athlete performance center, which consisted of a new two-story structure adjacent to the north end zone of Rynearson Stadium. The project includes a new weight room, athletic training and meeting rooms, offices and a scoreboard. At the northwest end of campus, construction is underway on a $14 million, two-building health project that is a collaboration between the university, St. Joseph Mercy System and Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA). One of the buildings will be a community health center staffed by IHA while the other will house university programs. Completion is set for January 2020. Integrated Design Solutions served as the architect for Sill Hall and the performance center. Contractors working on the projects include Clark Construction, Granger Construction, Barton Malow, Kasco and O’Neal Construction. Founded in …
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Club Pilates has signed a lease to open its ninth location in Michigan. The boutique fitness tenant will occupy 2,091 square feet in Roseland Plaza at the southeast corner of 21 Mile and Hayes roads in Shelby Township. Michael Murphy and Tjader Gerdom of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the landlord, ODK Investments, in the lease transaction.
ANN ARBOR, MICH. — SVN |Stewart Commercial Group LLC has negotiated the sale of a 46,356-square-foot industrial property in Ann Arbor for $3.8 million. The building, located at 5500 S. State St., is net leased to Adaptive Energy LLC, a fuel cell manufacturer. Dan Stewart of SVN |Stewart marketed the property on behalf of the seller, MiPlace LLC. He also procured the buyer, JPL Ventures LLC.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Cohen Financial, a division of SunTrust Bank, has arranged an $11 million bridge loan with SunTrust for the acquisition of Cottonwood Forest Apartments in Jenison, a suburb of Grand Rapids. The 160-unit property features multiple two-story buildings. Cathy Bronkema of Cohen arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Trillium Investments, which plans to upgrade the units.
PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Henry Ford Health System has unveiled plans to revitalize the site of a former Kmart property in Plymouth Township with a new outpatient medical center. The multi-story, 120,000-square-foot center will offer specialty care services, as well as an emergency department and ambulatory surgery center. Kmart closed its doors at the site in November 2017. Henry Ford is expected to close on the purchase of the property in mid-August. Construction is slated to begin shortly thereafter and be completed in 2021. Gensler and Hobbs + Black Associates Inc. are the project architects. With the new facility, Henry Ford’s footprint in western Wayne County will expand to three outpatient facilities.
Given the pace at which the Detroit commercial office space market is evolving, updates and projections are changing with extraordinary speed. The market can look very different in just a few short months, and it’s worth checking in to see where things stand relative to the beginning of the year. CBD occupancy is high While growth remains the headline story, the focus has changed somewhat from a high level of leasing activity across the metro area to more of adaptation and evolution as landlords, tenants and brokers all adapt to a downtown market that is reaching capacity. The vacancy rate in Detroit proper is the lowest it has ever been, and office space in Midtown and downtown is getting harder and harder to come by. Deals are still being executed across metro Detroit, but with rents continuing to rise and space at a premium, the incentives landscape looks nothing like it has in recent years. Parking rates have increased dramatically with a major shortage in parking in the central business district (CBD). The monthly cost of parking has increased to approximately $250 per space downtown. Creative solutions Incentives continue and have produced new opportunity for creativity, as owners and operators …
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Berkadia has secured a $9.3 million loan for the refinancing of Lofts on Michigan in Grand Rapids. Built in 2016, the multifamily property features 54 units and ground-floor retail space. Situated at 740 Michigan St. NE, the building offers convenient access to the Medical Mile and downtown Grand Rapids. Aaron Moll of Berkadia arranged the CMBS loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
WOODHAVEN, MICH. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Woodhaven Village Square for $5.7 million. The 50,414-square-foot retail center is located in Woodhaven, a southern suburb of Detroit. The property is fully leased to Michaels, PetSmart, Cato and Dance Nation. Ashish Vakhariya and Seth Haron of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. The buyer was not disclosed.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Pioneer Construction has completed construction of 601 Bond Apartments in downtown Grand Rapids. Ghafari Associates provided architecture and interior design services for the 16-story, 202-unit development. Time Equities is the developer and KMG Prestige is the property manager. The property includes covered parking and 4,000 square feet of retail space. Additional amenities include a rooftop deck, fitness center, lounge and pet grooming station. Monthly rental rates start at $1,399.
