Portage, Mich. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of Shoppes at Romence Village, a 62,079-square-foot shopping center located in Portage, five miles south of Kalamazoo. The center — which was 96 percent leased at the time of sale — features a mix of tenants including AAA, Great Clips, Michigan Secretary of State, Jet’s Pizza, Once Upon A Child and Clothes Mentor. New York-based Time Equities purchased the property for an undisclosed price. Ben Wineman, Daniel Stern and Brad Lefkowitz of Mid-America represented the seller, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan-based …
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Canton, Mich. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $23.8 million sale of Willow Creek Shopping Center, a 161,626-square-foot power center located in Canton, roughly 23 miles west of Detroit. Originally built in 2004, the center is shadow-anchored by IKEA. Tenants at the property — which was fully leased at the time of sale — include Michaels, Marshalls, Dunham’s Sports, Crate & Barrel, Dollar Tree, Kirkland’s, Five Below and Direct Optical. All eight tenants are operating on a triple-net lease basis. Ashish Vakhariya, Darin Gross, and Seth Haron of Marcus …
Grand Rapids, Mich. — One-stop shopping concept Meijer will open three new supercenters in Northeast Ohio. The 159,000-square-foot stores will be located in Austintown, Medina and Richmond Heights, bringing the Michigan-based retailer’s store count to 58 in the state. The supercenters will offer customers fresh produce, bakery, meat, seafood and deli departments, a garden center and home goods section, as well as a full-service pharmacy. Additionally, a Meijer Express gas station will open adjacent to the Austintown location on April 10. The new supercenter locations are scheduled to open May …
Troy, Mich. — RCG Ventures has acquired Oakland Plaza, a 167,000-square-foot retail center located in the northern Detroit suburb of Troy, Michigan. Anchored by T.J. Maxx, Planet Fitness, Michaels, DSW And Kids Empire, Oakland Plaza was 97 percent leased at the time of sale. Other tenants at the property include Target, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Burlington, Kohl’s, Best Buy, HomeGoods, Rally House, American Mattress and Hobby Lobby. Ben Wineman, Patrick Corrigan and Daniel Stern of Mid-America Real brokered the transaction on behalf of the seller, Continental Realty Corp.
Grandville, Mich. — Poag Development Group has announced plans to complete a $1.3 million renovation at RiverTown Crossings, a regional mall in the Grand Rapids suburb of Grandville. Improvements at the property will new landscaping, updates to the parking lot and repairs to the merry-go-round. Macy’s, Kohl’s, JCPenney, Celebration Cinemas and Dick’s Sporting Goods anchor the 1.3 million-square-foot mall. Poag will also work with JLL, which manages leasing at the RiverTown Crossings, to “maximize the potential of the property.”
Grand Rapids, Mich. — PREIT has received an $80 million mortgage for the refinancing of Woodland Mall in Grand Rapids. Tenants at the recently redeveloped property include Von Maur, The Cheesecake Factory, Sephora and Urban Outfitters. According to the company, the refinancing will save PREIT roughly $5 million in interest expense over the life of the loan. JLL arranged the financing through a commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS) lender.
Detroit — Immersive entertainment concept Cosm has signed on as the anchor tenant at Development at Cadillac Square, a 1.5 million-square-foot mixed-use project scheduled to break ground in Detroit in 2025. Cosm Detroit will feature an LED dome spanning roughly 90 feet with Shared Reality technology, offering experiential sports and entertainment programming. Content will include a production of Cirque du Soleil’s “O,” as well as immersive art experiences from members of the Cosm Studios Creator Program. The venue, designed by architecture firm Rosetti, will also feature a food-and-beverage element, with gastropub-style …
Chesterfield Township, Mich. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged the sale of Waterside Marketplace, a 276,244-square-foot retail center located in the northeast Detroit suburb of Chesterfield Township. Tenants at the center, which was 93 percent leased at the time of sale, include T.J. Maxx, Sierra, Burlington, Best Buy, Ulta Beauty, DSW and Old Navy. Ben Wineman, Emily Gadomski and Daniel Stern of Mid-America represented the seller, PMAT Real Estate Investments, in the transaction. Octave Holdings and Investments was the buyer.
Grand Rapids, Mich. — Michigan-based food solutions company SpartanNash has acquired Fresh Encounter Inc. (FEI), a 49-store supermarket chain with locations in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. This move expands SpartanNash’s retail footprint by 33 percent and marks the company’s second retail acquisition this year, following its purchase of Metcalfe’s Market in April. FEI stores operate under the banners Community Markets, Remke Markets, Chief Markets and Needler’s Fresh Market and have been a food distribution customer of SpartanNash for 58 years. The transaction is expected to close in late November, subject to …
Ann Arbor, Mich. — A joint venture between Hines and Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG) has broken ground on a mixed-use development at Briarwood Mall, a regional mall in Ann Arbor. Owned by Simon, Briarwood Mall opened its doors in October 1973. The new mixed-use component of the property, which sits about 2.5 miles south of the University of Michigan, will include a four-story luxury apartment building, Harvest Market grocery store and additional retail space surrounding an activated outdoor plaza. The partnership has broken ground on the multifamily component of the …