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The “retail apocalypse” predicated on the pandemic never really materialized. Instead, we’ve seen retail do what it always does: evolve. Much as the rest of the country, metro Detroit’s retail real estate market has evolved and come back in a big way.  Tenants on the move As vaccines were adopted and the economy allowed to reopen, the economic rubber band snapped back quickly and stronger than many of us could have predicted. Retailers were dusting off pre-pandemic expansion plans and back to signing leases in 2021. We saw new openings and new market searches from BJ’s Wholesale Club, Burlington, Carvana, Chick-fil-A, Chipotle, Starbucks, Crunch Fitness, Edge Fitness, Gabe’s, iFly, Jollibee, Meijer, Portillo’s, Ross, Shake Shack, Smoothie King, T.J. Maxx, Total Wine & More and Tropical Smoothie Café. 2021 also presented a big void in the Michigan furniture market following the bankruptcy of Art Van (which controlled 30 to 35 percent of the market). Numerous players including Gardner White Furniture, Ashley Furniture and Value City Furniture all quickly snapped up this real estate, immediately increasing their market share.   Other categories that continue to seek space include car washes (which has to be one of the most active categories out there …

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BAYTOWN, TEXAS — TGS Cedar Port Partners LP, the owner of the 15,000-acre Cedar Port Industrial Park near Port Houston, will develop a 507,000-square-foot warehouse for online furniture retailer Article. John Simons and Gray Gilbert of NAI Partners represented TGS Cedar Port in the lease negotiations for the build-to-suit project. Andrew Lord and Walker Barnett of Colliers represented Article. Other tenants at the rail- and barge-served park include The Home Depot, Floor & Décor, IKEA, Walmart, Vinmar and Ravago. Site work will begin before the end of the current quarter, and the project is expected to be complete before the end of the year.

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WEBSTER, TEXAS — Fort Worth-based investment firm Fort Capital has purchased Hercules Business Center, a 145,619-square-foot industrial property in the southeastern Houston suburb of Webster. The seven-building development was 68 percent leased at the time of sale. The tenant roster includes 29 users in the engineering, automation, electronics and medical sectors. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.

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FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS — Locally based developer TIG Real Estate Services is underway on construction of a 127,810-square-foot industrial project in the Fort Worth suburb of Flower Mound. Designed by Meinhardt & Associates, the project is a build-to-suit for Niagara, a manufacturer of water and energy conservation products. The facility, which will serve as Niagara’s new headquarters, will feature 49-foot clear heights, 19 overhead dock doors and one drive-up ramp. Cadence McShane is the general contractor for the development, which is slated for a fourth-quarter completion.

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Presidio at River East, a 140-unit apartment community located just north of downtown Fort Worth. The property offers a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units that are furnished with stainless steel appliances, washers and dryers and private balconies/patios or yards. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, outdoor kitchen and a dog park. An undisclosed, Texas-based developer sold the asset to California-based Starboard Realty Advisors for an undisclosed price. Drew Kile, Joey Tumminello, Michael Ware, Taylor Hill, Jeff Kindorf and Will Balthrope of IPA brokered the deal. Presidio at River East was fully occupied at the time of sale.

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DALLAS — Florida-based investment firm Savlan Capital has acquired a 38,794-square-foot medical office building located at 9250 Amberton Parkway in Dallas. Texas Health Resources occupies the property, which was acquired in conjunction with two other medical office buildings in Richmond, Va. Joe Massa, Anthony Lunceford, Thomas Fakharzadeh and Michael Grenaway of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller, California-based Modiv, in the transaction.

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DETROIT — Innovo has broken ground on a 425,000-square-foot speculative industrial project at Gateway Industrial Center in Detroit. The new building will offer 62 docks, 317 vehicle parking spaces, 100 trailer parking spaces and a clear height of 36 feet. Innovo is also completing improvements to the existing buildings within the 1 million-square-foot business park, which is fully occupied. Sean Cavanaugh and Colin McCausland of JLL will market the new building for lease.

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PROSPECT HEIGHTS, ILL. — Conor Commercial Real Estate has completed the lease-up of the 151,000-square-foot Executive Commerce Center in Prospect Heights, a northwest suburb of Chicago. Syncreon, a third-party logistics provider for Samsung, leased half of the building while Plitek, a manufacturer of precision die cut components, leased the other half. Completed in 2020, the development features a clear height of 32 feet, 35 truck docks and two drive-in doors. McShane Construction Co. was the general contractor and Ware Malcomb provided design services. Mike Sedjo and Ben Dickey of CBRE represented Conor in the lease transactions.

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ORLAND HILLS, ILL. — Northmarq has arranged the sale of Orland Towne Center in Orland Hills, a southern suburb of Chicago. The 138,000-square-foot retail center is home to Aldi, Edge Fitness, Five Below, PetSmart and Duly Health and Care. In addition to brokering the sale, Northmarq’s Jeff Frankel also arranged a $14.6 million first mortgage loan on behalf of the buyer, Sperry Equities. A life insurance company provided the fixed-rate loan, which features a 10-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule.

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MORRIS, MINN. — Colliers Mortgage has provided a $7 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of East Point Village Apartments in the western Minnesota city of Morris. The 61-unit, market-rate apartment complex was constructed in 2017. Amenities include a community room, fitness center and patio with gas grills. The 10-year loan features a 30-year amortization schedule. CJK Investments II LLC was the borrower.

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