Petoskey, Mich. — Big Lots has signed a 31,896-square-foot lease at Petoskey Town Center near North Central Michigan College. U.S. Properties (USPG) owns the 174,870-square-foot shopping center. Big Lots will occupy a former Kmart location, filling over 37 percent of the building. Petoskey Town Center is home to tenants including Hobby Lobby, The American Automobile Association, Grondin’s Hair Center and Petoskey Sewing Center.
Bloomfield Hills, Mich. — William Taubman has been promoted to president of The Taubman Company Co. and will retain his role as chief operating officer. William Taubman will continue to report to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Robert Taubman while leading the company’s development, center operations, leasing and strategic communications functions. Prior to being named president, Taubman served as chief operating officer and as a member of the company’s board of directors. He has also held the positions of executive vice president and vice president of development and acquisitions since …
Detroit — Saucy Brew Works will open a new brewpub and coffeehouse in Detroit’s Brush Park neighborhood. The opening is slated for March 3. The 5,700-square-foot space will be the first restaurant within Bedrock’s City Modern apartment development. Guests will enjoy a variety of beers and specialty coffees in addition to food offerings such as appetizers, sandwiches, wings and pizza. In response to COVID-19, Saucy Brew Works will provide hand sanitizer, masks, six-foot table distancing and floor markers for spacing. Residents of City Modern will receive a 20 percent discount. This …
Bloomfield Hills, Mich. — The Taubman Co. LLC has announced that Executive Vice President and CFO Simon Leopold will depart the company effective Jan. 31. Benjamin Meeker, who currently serves as vice president, capital markets and treasurer, will be promoted to senior vice president, CFO and treasurer. Meeker will report to Robert Taubman, who is chairman, president and CEO. Leopold will remain an advisor to the company to assist with the transition. Taubman is engaged in the management and leasing of 26 regional, super-regional and outlet malls in the U.S. and …
Lansing, Mich. — The State of Michigan has continued its ban on indoor dining but is expected to lift the restriction beginning Feb. 1. Indoor dining will resume with “mitigation measures, capacity limits and a curfew,” according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. For now, a new epidemic order issued by the department that is valid from Jan. 16 to 31 enables Michigan residents to participate in indoor group exercise and non-contact sports, as long as masks and social distancing guidelines are in place. College and university …
Warren, Mich. — Loves Furniture & Mattresses, owned by Dallas-based private equity firm U.S. Assets Inc., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week amid struggles brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Loves was formed in April of this year and acquired 27 Art Van Furniture locations across Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Virginia and Maryland in May. That deal did not include the stores’ underlying real estate, which had already been sold off, according to reports by the Detroit Free Press. The company also opened or acquired 13 additional locations between May …
Indianapolis — Simon Property Group Inc. has completed its acquisition of an 80 percent ownership interest in The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership (TRG) for approximately $3.4 billion. Under the terms of the transaction, Simon, through its operating partnership, Simon Property Group L.P., acquired all of Taubman Centers Inc.’s (TCO) common stock for $43 per share in cash, and the Taubman family sold approximately one-third of its ownership interest at the transaction price and remains a 20 percent partner in TRG. BofA Securities, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Evercore Group, …
Fort Wayne, Ind. and Farmington Hills, Mich. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of two Kroger-anchored shopping centers for a combined $22 million. The first property is West State Plaza, a 96,334-square-foot center in Fort Wayne. The second is Mid-Eleven Center, a 74,525-square-foot property in the Detroit suburb of Farmington Hills. West State Plaza, also home to Dollar Tree, a freestanding Pizza Hut and a freestanding Chase Bank, was 91.7 percent occupied at the time of sale. It was built in …
Indianapolis and Bloomfield, Mich. — Simon Property Group and Taubman Centers Inc. have modified their merger agreement to include a new purchase price of $43 per share, enabling Simon to proceed with its acquisition of an 80 percent interest in Taubman. CNBC reports that the decline in the agreed-upon share price from $52.50 per share effectively reduces the price tag of the deal by $800 million. This announcement comes just as the two regional mall REITs were set to square off in Circuit Court for the Sixth Judicial District of Oakland …
Detroit — Meijer, the City of Detroit and RDG Rivertown Market LLC have unveiled plans for a new ground-up grocery development located at 1475 E. Jefferson Ave. within the city’s East Jefferson Corridor. Meijer will operate the 42,000-square-foot store, dubbed Rivertown Market. The project marks the fourth small-format store for Meijer. Other locations are in Grand Rapids, Royal Oak and Lansing. Rivertown Market will offer fresh food and artisan groceries as well as Meijer- and national-branded products. The Detroit location will create approximately 60 jobs. Rockford Construction is the general …