Coyote Golf Club Facing Possible Residential Conversion

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The Coyote Gold Club in Lyon Township is under contract to be sold to SE Metro Property Services LLC of Birmingham. The 200-acre property would be converted into 107 townhomes valued at $400,000 and 203 single-family residences valued at $600,000.  The three-phase development would begin in the summer of 2024. The townhouses clustered in 26 buildings would be located on the northern edge of the property, and the single-family homes would be on the southern end. The golf course redevelopment would work its way through the municipal process over the next year or so with various planning commission and township board approvals.

MI-HQ Plans New Life Sciences Place in Ypsilanti

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Ann Arbor’s Michigan Innovation Headquarters (MI-HQ) has announced that it entered into a purchase agreement to acquire Eastern Michigan University’s former College of Business headquarters in downtown Ypsilanti. It plans to purchase the building for $2.6 million, and with an additional $10 million, renovate it to build shared workspace for STEM companies. The deal will put 130,000-square-foot building on the city’s tax rolls, generating more than $1.1 million of net benefits over a 10-year span. It promises to create 300 jobs.

 

Detroit World Outreach Church For Sale Post Bankruptcy

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The Detroit World Outreach Church property on West Chicago Road at Telegraph Rd. is heading to a public sale next month.  The asking price is $7.1 million. The complex consists of multiple buildings, including the 181,000-square-foot main church. The church fell behind on payments after a Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Although a reorganization plan was approved in December, a missed payment to Comerica Bank triggered the sale. Interested buyers can submit an offer of $4.15 million or more, with a $50,000 deposit through July 8. A public sale would be held on July 12 via Zoom.

 

 

Demolition Contract For Portion of Packard Plant to be Awarded This Month

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The Detroit City  Council will consider awarding a demolition contract for a portion of the Packard Plant later this month.  Only one bidder responded to a May request for proposals to tear down the building at 6199 Concord St.  The city will most likely award the contract to the unnamed bidder in the next week. According to the director of the Detroit Demolition Department, the city is moving quickly to tear down that portion of the plant because of the danger it poses to The Display Group Ltd., who operates its Display Group Creative Collective in the adjacent space. Demolition is expected to begin in late summer.

 

Long Awaited Demolition on Detroit Building Begins

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The Gateway Center building, across from the Westin Book Cadillac hotel, is being demolished. Plans for the demolition have been known as far back as 2016.  The upper exterior on its western side was removed by Thursday afternoon. The demolition is expected to be finished by August. Owner Richard Karp indicated that he wanted to do a mixed-use development back in 2016. He declined to comment on the recent activity. Entities linked to Karp’s Lansing-based Karp and Associates development firm paid $700,000 for the building in 2013.

 

Historic Downtown Building Changes Hands in $5.9 Million Deal

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The historic Merchants Building in downtown Detroit has sold in an off-market deal for $5.9 million.  A party linked to Detroit-based Method Development LLC bought the building last month. Method will share full development plans for the project in the near future. Broadway Merchants LLC bought the building in 1996. The building was listed in 2014 for $4 million, but never traded hands.  Method has been active in other parts of the city, as well.

 

Ann Arbor Rezones For High-Density Downtown Area

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The city of Ann Arbor has rezoned over 200 acres by Briarwood Mall with the intent of developing a high-density downtown area. The West Stadium and North Maple area may be next. The rezoning is meant to increase housing density along transit corridors and commercial development, creating a more pedestrian-friendly area. Feedback on the idea has been mixed. City officials are looking for more input and will hold a virtual webinar over Zoom at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June. 14.

Blake’s Orchard & Cider Mill Takes Over Erwin Orchards

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Blake’s Orchard & Cider Mill owners will take over operations at Erwin Orchards. They hope to maintain the integrity of Erwin’s but with a Blake spin on it. Orchard Crossing, a 181-acre development at Silver Lake and Kent Lake roads will be positively impacted by the deal.  The Orchard Crossing development will leave 104 acres for preservation of orchards, the cider mill and other new enterprises. Blake’s is planning a 20,000-square-foot tasting room with a full-service restaurant, bar service and cidery/beer brewing. The year-round facility will be located on the northeast corner of Silver Lake and Ken Lake roads.  The north side orchard operations area will also include a 20,000-square-foot venue with a 400-person capacity and an outdoor patio. On the south side of Silver Lake, the existing cider mill will be expanded with a cider press, cafe, retail sales and office.

 

 

 

Furniture Company Leases Former Art Van Headquarters

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The Florida-based Ashley Furniture Industries is leasing the old Art Van Furniture Inc. headquarters. Ashley Furniture is leasing 186,000 square feet of the 1 million-square-foot-plus property. Ashley Furniture’s lease, along with the square footage that Gardner White is leasing, has filled up about 57 percent of the Art Van property. Operations are expected to start in the building soon. Brasswater currently owns the property.

Developers Move Forward With Mobile Home Park in Ann Arbor Area

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Sun Communities, Inc. is facing opposition from residents who don’t want hundreds of manufactured homes in the area. The Southfield-based company owns and operates mobile home parks, RV resorts and marinas across the United States.  The company had initially proposed a 500-unit mobile home park on about 140 acres on either side of U.S. 23 along Warren Road. The Ann Arbor Township denied that rezoning request.  The developers plan to continue with the manufactured homes development on the east side of U.S. 23 on 80 acres that is appropriately zoned for a dense mobile home park. About 17 neighbors attended the township planning commission meeting to protest the developers’ plans.