ANN ARBOR, MI-The local transportation authority has a deal in the works to purchase the YMCA building in Ann Arbor. A $3.5 million offer is on the table.
ROCHESTER, MI-Oakland University officials are mulling a plan to spend as much as $12 million to renovate and upgrade historic Meadow Brook Hall. The university says the 800,000-sf building needs at least $5 million in upgrades just to stay standing into the future.
STERLING HEIGHTS, MI-The Sterling Inn will invest more than $1 million in a 9,000-sf expansion of its existing indoor water park in order to make it a destination location.
LANSING, MI-The state will finance a $7.5 million noise reduction effort at Detroit Metro Airport as part of $28 million in grants to pay for airport construction and improvements around the state.
NOVI, MI-iCap Realty closed the $4.78 million mortgage note on the acquisition of Novi Square, acquired as part of a 1031 Exchange. Due to the requirements of this transaction, iCap was able to obtain a loan commitment within two weeks.
DETROIT-A $30 million proposal is on the table to improve the historic Eastern Market area, possibly in time to be the site of a pre-game tailgate mega-party ahead of the Superbowl in 2006.