Detroit — Bedrock, the real estate development company created by Quicken Loans Founder Dan Gilbert, will temporarily waive all rent, expenses and parking fees for restaurants and retail tenants that qualify as small businesses and which occupy space at the landlord’s buildings in downtown Detroit. Bedrock owns about 50 percent of the leasable commercial real estate space in Detroit’s 1.4-square-mile downtown business district, according to The Wall Street Journal. In downtown Detroit, Bedrock’s real estate portfolio includes 125 retailers and restaurants. The rent forgiveness initiative, which runs from April through June, …
Kalamazoo, Mich. — Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings Inc. has entered into an agreement with Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. to acquire a Field & Stream store in Kalamazoo. The store will be rebranded as Sportsman’s Warehouse. The company is also purchasing a Field & Stream store in Crescent Springs, Kentucky, and the total purchase price of $5 million for both stores will be funded through borrowings under Sportsman’s revolving credit facility. Sportsman’s will sublease the two locations from Dick’s and the transactions are expected to close this month. Field & Stream is …
Ann Arbor, Mich. — Beyond Juice Juicery + Eatery will open its 15th Southeast Michigan location at the new Uptown Ann Arbor project in Ann Arbor. Beztak Properties is the project developer. Beyond Juice will occupy 1,600 square feet. Billy Gershensen of the Gershenson Group represented Beyond Juice in the lease transaction. Michael Murphy, Vicki Gutowski and Larry Siedell of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented Beztak. Upon completion, Uptown will be home to 250 townhomes and luxury lofts as well as 17,220 square feet of ground-floor retail space.
Warren, Mich. — Art Van Furniture LLC officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Sunday night after announcing Thursday that it would close all of its stores. The Warren-based retailer filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court District of Delaware. In the filing, Art Van said it operates 169 locations, including 92 furniture and mattress showrooms and 77 freestanding mattress and specialty locations. The company expects to close the stores by May 31 and lay off all of its 3,100 employees. Multiple media outlets reported that the company has between $100 million and …
Kalamazoo, Mich. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a two-building retail property in Kalamazoo for $2.5 million. The freestanding buildings are home to Starbucks and Subway. Located on 9th Street, the Starbucks spans 2,085 square feet and the Subway totals 2,000 square feet. The two buildings were built in 2017. Michael Carter and Frank Rogers of SRS represented the seller, a Detroit-based private investor. The team also represented the buyer, a Kalamazoo-based private investor. The sales price represents a cap rate of 5.58 percent, one of …
Warren, Mich. — AVF Holdings Inc. has unveiled that it will cease operations and begin liquidation sales at all 141 of its company-owned stores in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Ohio. The Warren-based company operates under the brands Art Van Furniture, Art Van PureSleep and Scott Shuptrine Interiors. Levin & Wolf Furniture in Ohio and Pennsylvania will be sold to Robert Levin, pending court approval. Eight Wolf Furniture stores in Maryland and Virginia will also be liquidated. Art Van Elslander opened his first furniture store in metro Detroit in 1959. …
Sterling Heights, Mich. — Gerdom Realty & Investment has negotiated two retail leases at Brookside Shopping Center in Sterling Heights. Rehab Without Walls outpatient clinic leased a 3,200-square-foot space and Luma’s Fashion and Alteration leased 1,600 square feet. Only one 10,220-square-foot space remains available for lease at the Planet Fitness-anchored center. Michael Murphy and Tjader Gerdom of Gerdom represented the undisclosed landlord in the new leases.
Livonia, Mich. — Gerdom Realty has negotiated the sale of Livonia Crossroads for an undisclosed price. The 23,000-square-foot retail center is located at the southeast corner of Middlebelt and Plymouth roads in Livonia, a western suburb of Detroit. Tenants include MedPost Urgent Care, Disc Replay and Sprint. Tjader Gerdom, Larry Siedell and Michael Murphy of Gerdom represented both parties in the sale. A local investor purchased the asset. Gerdom retains leasing responsibilities for the center.
Sterling Heights, Mich. — Out of the Box Ventures, a subsidiary of Miami-based Lionheart Capital, has acquired Lakeside Mall in Sterling Heights. The purchase price was $26.5 million, according to Crain’s Detroit Business. Out of the Box Ventures plans to incorporate new uses to the property other than retail but has not disclosed specific plans. The buyer acquired the mall after General Growth Properties Inc. defaulted on its $144 million mortgage loan. Lakeside Mall is the largest mall in the state of Michigan with more than 1.5 million square feet. It …
Shelby Township, Mich. — Berkadia has arranged a $23.2 million loan for the refinancing of The Shops at Stony Creek, a 325,000-square-foot shopping center in Shelby Township. LA Fitness, TJ Maxx, Ulta, Petco and Five Below anchor the property, which is located at the southwest corner of 26 Mile Road and Van Dyke Avenue. Kroger shadow anchors the property. Colin Callaghan and Aaron Moll of Berkadia arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan, which features a 30-year amortization and a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio. Michigan-based MJC Homes Inc. was the borrower. The …