When opportunity knocked, Agree Realty Corp. listened. The Bloomfield Hills-based real estate investment trust capitalized on the COVID-19 pandemic and has doubled its portfolio size and outgrown its recently-expanded headquarters. It will redevelop the former 50,000-square-foot Art Van Furniture Inc. store into a new base of operations. The company has focused on retail properties leased […]
E.W. Grobbel Sons Inc. is opening Grobbel’s Gourmet Fresh Neighborhood Market and a Sy Ginsberg-branded Jewish-style deli at the home of the former Eastern Market Seafood Co. The company is a five generation, family-owned business with more than 130 year presence in Detroit. The 4,000-square-foot, mixed-use space spans from Market Street to Riopelle Street. The […]
Applicants Chelsie Welch and Core Cunningham of Cruwood Granary have submitted a special land use permit to turn the Red Fox Outfitters building into a special event banquet facility. The Fenton Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on January 27 to consider the permit. If approved, the facility could host events for up to […]
Michigan’s Habitat for Humanity received a $2 million federal grant. The grant will cover home repair needs for 160 low-income families. Grant funding comes from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Healthy Homes Production Grant Program. It’s part of $104 million plus awarded from HUD to 60 nonprofit organizations and government agencies. With […]
Charlevoix’s city officials are searching for solutions to the area’s affordable housing shortage. Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) are small outbuildings that can be used for a variety of purposes, from guest apartments to home offices. At a January 10 meeting, Charlevoix’s planning commission recommended approval of regulations that would make ADUs easier to build in […]
Classic Transportation & Warehousing is construction a new 172,000-square-foot warehouse and third-party logistics facility near Wayland. The employee-owned firm will spend over $8.4 million. The move is expected to create 6-12 jobs. Leighton Township supports the project and has approved a 12-year industrial facilities tax exemption. Rod Cooper, president and CEO of the company, said […]
173,000 tenants have applied for the statewide rent aid program that was launched to help renters avoid eviction and meet their payments. Wayne County makes up about one-third of the applicants. Detroiters make up 22% of the rent help applicants. According to the chief operating officer of the Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency, they continue […]
Car wash manufacturer, Tommy Car Wash Systems, is building a new headquarters and manufacturing facility in Holland. The $32.6 million facility will centralize the company’s operations. The expansion site has sat vacant for more than 20 years. The 245,000 square-foot building will house production space, an assembly area, office space and a demonstration center. The […]
KSL Capital Group has purchased three boutique hotel properties and an adjacent restaurant on Mackinac Island for an undisclosed price. The properties include The Bicycle Street Inn, Waterfront Collection North, Waterfront Collection South, and Winchester’s Whiskey and Bourbon Room. The sale included housing on the island and in St. Ignace for seasonal workers. KSL Capital […]
CB2, a Crate & Barrel sister brand, has signed a lease for the vacant Panera spot at 100 N. Old Woodward Ave. The CB2 offshoot caters to customers looking for some “coolness” factor in their furniture. Crate & Barrel moved from its Somerset Collection location in Troy to Twelve Oaks Mall in Novi in 2020. […]
