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Gilbert Trades Out Brokerage Firms On Hudson’s Project

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Billionaire Dan Gilbert has hired the local office of New York City-based brokerage house Newmark to attract tenants to the new office space he’s building at Woodward and East Grand River avenues. The move marks a switch from the brokerage he had retained previously. The $1.4 billion Hudson’s site project is probably the highest and largest profile in the city, as of late. The market for office space has taken a beating because of the COVID-19 pandemic, pummeling sites like the Renaissance Center, Meridian Health and Compuware Corporation. The leasing of Gilbert’s 400,000 square feet of new build office space faces a challenging market.

 

Detroit’s Yorba Hotel Is On The Market

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Detroit’s Hotel Yorba is back on the market at a reduced price. Located at 4020 W. Lafayette Blvd.,  in the city’s Hubbard Farms neighborhood, The historic hotel’s purchase price was reduced from $3.3 million to $2.95 million. The four-story building has around 250 hotel rooms with common bathrooms on each floor. The property is owned by Gerald Jankowski. The hotel opened in 1926 and was designed by Detroit architecture firm Pollmar & Ropes.

 

Bedrock LLC Adds Hotel To Its Portfolio

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Dan Gilbert’s Bedrock LLC has purchased the Roberts Riverwalk Hotel at 1000 River Place Dr. The property is the newest splurge in the company’s $80 million shopping spree on Detroit’s riverfront. Bedrock began collecting property along the east Detroit riverfront during the pandemic. The company owns almost 1 million square feet of office space, about 1,600 parking spaces and ore than 40 acres of land in addition to the new hotel purchase. The hotel’s purchase price is undisclosed. Dan Gilbert’s $80 million-plus spending spree on the east Detroit riverfront continues.