Michigan

GFI Sells 198-Room Hilton Garden Inn in Downtown Detroit

by Kristin Harlow August 7, 2019

DETROIT — GFI Capital Resources Group has sold the Hilton Garden Inn Detroit Downtown, a 198-room hotel. Inland Realty Group purchased the property for $51.4 million. GFI had purchased the 10-story hotel in October 2016 and subsequently implemented a $4 million improvement plan. The hotel site is located within a designated Opportunity Zone and includes a 30,000-square-foot parking surface. Management of the Hilton Garden Inn will be transferred from Crescent to SuperHost Enterprise, which operates 18 properties.

August 7, 2019

Industrial Leasing Activity Michigan Midwest

Prism Plastics Signs 30,470 SF Industrial Lease in Shelby Township, Michigan

by Kristin Harlow August 5, 2019

SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Prism Plastics has signed a 30,470-square-foot industrial lease in Shelby Township, about 15 miles north of Detroit. Prism manufactures high-precision plastic products with a focus on automotive parts. Andrew Boncore of Dominion Real Estate Advisors represented the tenant and the landlord, GSL Holdings LLC. The lease term is 12 years.

August 5, 2019

Industrial Leasing Activity Michigan Midwest Office

Bluewater Technology Signs Lease for 90,000 SF Build-to-Suit in Novi, Michigan

by Kristin Harlow August 1, 2019

NOVI, MICH. — Bluewater Technology has signed a 90,000-square-foot lease for a new build-to-suit facility at 45833 12 Mile Road in Novi. Bluewater will relocate from a 57,000-square-foot facility in Southfield. Bluewater is an event technology firm that specializes in audiovisual integration. Conner Salsberry and David Giltner of CBRE represented Bluewater in the lease transaction. (Giltner now works for Colliers International.) The team also represented the landlord and developer, Amson Nassar Development. Scott Cave and Shane Ferrell of CBRE will work with Bluewater in the build-out process.

August 1, 2019

Acquisitions Michigan Midwest Multifamily

Greystone Bel Arranges $1.3M Sale of Apartment Property in Clinton, Michigan

by Kristin Harlow August 1, 2019

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.

August 1, 2019

Development Michigan Midwest

Multiple Construction Projects Underway at Eastern Michigan University

by Kristin Harlow July 29, 2019

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 …

July 29, 2019

Leasing Activity Michigan Midwest Retail

Club Pilates to Open in Shelby Township, Michigan

by Kristin Harlow July 26, 2019

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.

July 26, 2019

Acquisitions Industrial Michigan Midwest

SVN |Stewart Commercial Negotiates $3.8M Sale of Ann Arbor Industrial Property

by Kristin Harlow July 22, 2019

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.

July 22, 2019

Loans Michigan Midwest Multifamily

Cohen Financial Arranges $11M Bridge Loan for Acquisition of Multifamily Property in Suburban Grand Rapids

by Kristin Harlow July 18, 2019

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.

July 18, 2019

Development Healthcare Michigan Midwest

Henry Ford Health System to Build 120,000 SF Medical Center at Former Kmart Site in Plymouth Township, Michigan

by Kristin Harlow July 11, 2019

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.

July 11, 2019

Market Reports Michigan Midwest Midwest Market Reports Office

Occupancy, Rental Rates Are on the Rise in Detroit’s CBD Office Market

by Kristin Harlow July 11, 2019

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 …

July 11, 2019

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