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Downtown Royal Oak Main Art Theatre’s Days May Be Numbered

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The 80-year-old Main Art Theatre in downtown Royal Oak could soon be demolished. An A.F. Jonna Development LLC affiliate has submitted plans to tear down the theater and replace it with a 5-story mixed-use building. The developer will appear before the Planning Commission on April 12 to present plans for a new 71-foot building that would include 9,200 square feet of commercial space. A restaurant and a retailer would split the space. The 2nd floor would accommodate 31,000 square feet of office space. The third through fifth floors would include 54 new residential units.

 

Utility Companies Seek Land For Solar Farms

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Michigan utility companies are securing real estate to expand their solar energy generation capabilities as consumer demand accelerates. DTE Energy Co. needs 20,000 to 35,000 acres of southern-facing flat land to erect solar arrays over the next 10-15 years. Consumers Energy Co. currently generates 40 megawatts of electricity from solar and plans to be at 8,000 megawatts by 2040. That will require between 40,000-56,000 acres of land. Customer demand and land usage is a balancing act that Lansing policymakers haven’t yet addressed. Industry leaders anticipate some community resistance.

 

 

The Mall at Partridge Creek Faces Receivership Sale

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The Mall at Partridge Creek in Clinton Township is facing new ownership. Its current owner, Florida-based Starwood Capital Groups, is struggling to make debt payments. The timeframe for the sale is unknown, and the company has declined comment. Starwood bought both Fairlane and the Mall at Partridge Creek in 2014. They’ve fallen into receivership and under new management in the past several months due to unpaid CMBS loans. The current balance is about $120.7 million as of last month, up from $89 million in August.