BLOOMFIELD, MI-The founder of Associates Creative Inc., a marketing communications firm, brings 25 years experience and creative innovation to the commercial real estate company, says President and CEO Bert L. Stahl.

ROYAL OAK, MI-Schostak Bros. of Southfield wants to build a six-story, 229,030-sf office building; a seven-story, 101,188-sf hotel; and 14,025-sf of retail, all served by an internal parking structure.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI-Three apartment complexes in Ypsilanti, MI; Woodhaven, MI and Detroit change hands for a total of $6.8 million, an average of $22,150 per unit, in separate transactions.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI-Three apartment complexes in Ypsilanti, MI; Woodhaven, MI and Detroit change hands for a total of $6.8 million, an average of $22,150 per unit, in separate transactions.

SOUTHFIELD, MI-Local construction firm HarleyEllis expands operations for Lumigen Inc.'s steel processing facility. The new 41,500-sf building can now handle a staff of up to 70 employees.

LANSING, MI-The Troy, MI-based real estate firm handles the redesign of a former hotel in the state capital. The new hotel includes an open atrium architecture, fitness center and spa/sauna facility.

BINGHAM FARMS, MI-Retail REIT Malan Realty Investors Inc. declares a dividend of $0.25 cents per share, down from $0.425 per share for the quarter ending March 30 from operations of a 5.9-million-sf portfolio.

DETROIT-The transfer of 35 acres of vacant land by developer Joe Nederlander to the school district is called fraudulent by assistant attorney general Matthew Rick. Nederlander's attorney claims the site was to be sold "as is.