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Plante Moran Consolidates Offices

In an effort to unite two separate offices under the same roof, Plante Moran shuttered its owned 125,000-square-foot office at 27400 Northwestern Highway and is leasing 8 floors in the Southfield Town Center in addition to the four it currently occupies at that location. The accounting, tax advisory, real estate and wealth management firm will occupy the first through 12th floors of the 32-story 3000 Town Center tower. The move will relocate 550 Victor Center building employees to the Southfield Town Center.

Meijer Eyes Abandoned Kmart Store

Meijer is eyeing the site of an abandoned Kmart store in Orion Township. Located at 1025 S. Lapeer Rd. in the Lake Orion Plaza, the old Big K store would be demolished and replaced with a 90,000 square-foot Meijer store. The new Meijer store will not be a full-size supercenter, but it will carry more than just groceries. Although Meijer says it’s too early to release details like project start and completion dates, the owner of the shopping center believes that the company is aiming for a late 2022 opening.

Fairlane Town Center Value Takes a Nosedive

Once valued at $101 million in 2014, the Dearborn mall is currently valued at $42.75 million. That’s a 57.7% decrease in value. The Florida-based Starwood Capital Partners purchased the property in 2014 as part of a $1.4 billion deal that included The Mall at Partridge Creek in Clinton Township and five other malls. Fairlane Town Center has been in receivership since May and faces liquidation.