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Condo, loft sales surge in Detroit as prices fall; December purchases up 33.9% on previous year - 1/30/08 - by Louis Aguilar / The Detroit News

Three Detroit landmarks recommended for historic designation - 1/30/08 - Detroit Free Press

Lyon Township - Residents sue over Meijer project - 1/30/08 - by Delores Flynn / The Detroit News

Caraco Leases for Storage, Future Production - 1/30/08 - by Robert Carr / GlobeSt.com

Book-Cadillac: Ferchill Pins October as $180M Opening Date - 1/30/08 - by Robert Carr / GlobeSt.com

Mercury Coffee Bar to open in Corktown with focus on healthy food from local sources - 1/29/08 - Model D

Kraemer Design Group to relocate to Opera House Retail Center - 1/29/08 - Model D

Iridescence opens with talented local chef, soaring views - 1/29/08 - Model D

Oakland briefs - Southfield: Strategic planners hired - 1/29/08 - The Detroit News

Macomb briefs - Mount Clemens: Help invited for downtown redesign - 1/29/08 - The Detroit News

Gourmet grocer to open inside lofts building on Woodward - 1/28/08 - by Greta Guest / Detroit Free Press

Meijer targets rural Putnam Township for new store; Retail giant plans to ask for rezoning of 32 acres to commercial use. - 1/26/08 - by Candice Williams / The Detroit News

City growth should go on, leaders say; Metro business, political officials look past scandal - 1/25/08 - by John Gallagher and Kathleen Gray / Detroit Free Press

Hartland Township - Retail boost coming to M-59; Trustees have given preliminary approval to new mall; developers have to tweak their proposal. - 1/24/08 - by Candice Williams / The Detroit News

Sears Roebuck Sells Sterling Heights Distribution Center; Macomb Group Purchases Mound Road Industrial for $1 Million - 1/23/08 - by Rashad Smith / CoStar Group

Macomb gets gloomy forecast; Area economist cites job losses, weak home market during annual talk to business leaders. - 1/23/08 - by Edward L. Cardenas / The Detroit News

Liberty Sells Madison Heights Assets to Legacy II; Four Bldgs. Totaling 62,300 SF Change Hands in for Nearly $3 Million - 1/23/08 - by Afunu Ali / CoStar Group

Developer may sell Penobscot Building - 1/22/08 - by John Gallagher / Detroit Free Press

Bing given 9 more months for riverfront condo project - 1/22/08 - by John Gallagher / Detroit Free Press

Comerica Bank Moves Into Old GM Training Center; Grubb & Ellis Secures 36,145 SF on Behalf of Etkin Equities - 1/22/08 - by Rashad Smith / CoStar Group

Marathon Petroleum Leases 44,000 SF in Detroit; Oil Company To Occupy 13501 Sanders - 1/22/08 - by Je'Neane Solomon / CoStar Group

Motor City Solutions Inks Deal in Taylor; Automotive Service Company Leases Nearly 30,700 SF - 1/22/08 - by Afunu Ali / CoStar Group

Pfizer's exit is opening doors; In Ann Arbor, other firms start up, move in - 1/21/08 - by Katherine Yung / Detroit Free Press

Detroit Life Building to join ranks of Park Ave.'s resurgence - 1/22/08 - Model D

Alden Park Towers getting $5M makeover; nearly 90% leased - 1/22/08 - Model D

High-end, specialty grocer — Zaccaro's Market — preparing for March opening in Midtown - 1/22/08 - Model D

First phase of Gardenview Estates to break ground by April 1 - 1/22/08 - Model D

Reserve Lofts to bring 84 apartments to financial district - 1/22/08 - Model D

Taylor:  City puts finishing touches on master plan - 1/21/08 - The Detroit News

Oakland briefs - Troy: Transit center design teams to show ideas - 1/21/08 - The Detroit News

Higher oil prices revive exploration in Southeast Michigan - 1/20/08 - By Chad Halcom / Crain's Detroit Business

Mid-Med Lofts fail; office space next try - 1/20/08 - By Daniel Duggan / Crain's Detroit Business

Mt. Clemens makeover: Retail, residential development bring new identity to downtown - 1/20/08 - By Chad Halcom / Crain's Detroit Business

Landlords put industrial property to new uses - 1/20/08 - By Chad Halcom / Crain's Detroit Business

Granholm backs Cobo expansion; State would provide help for $595M upgrade of center pitched by Ficano; hurdles remain. - 1/18/08 - by Robert Snell / The Detroit News

Wayne briefs -  Canton Twp.:  Wal-Mart expands - 1/18/08 - The Detroit News  [Wal-Mart web site]

Livingston briefs -  Brighton: U-M buys land for health care - 1/18/08 - The Detroit News

Macomb briefs - St. Clair Shores: Theater project OK'd - 1/18/08 - The Detroit News

Conference speakers: Detroit real estate market has hit bottom - 1/17/08 - By Daniel Duggan / Crain's Detroit Business

Granholm: State will help fund expansion of Cobo Center - 1/17/08 - By Daniel Duggan and Robert Ankeny / Crain's Detroit Business

Plan to pay for Cobo growth to be aired - 1/17/08 - by John Gallagher and Chris Christoff / Detroit Free Press

Ficano to unveil $590 million Cobo Center renovation plan - 1/17/08 - AP/The Oakland Press

Ficano pushes Cobo plan today at press conference - 1/17/08 - by Robert Snell / The Detroit News

Cobo Center plan ripped; Ficano's expansion pitch 'riddled' with uncertainties, Oakland County counterpart says. - 1/17/08 - by Mark Hicks / The Detroit News

Oakland briefs:  Birmingham Opening of AAA's new, green building celebrated - 1/17/08 - The Detroit News

Livingston briefs:  Green Oak Twp. - Rezoning plan on table for commercial project; Brighton - U-M considers buying site near health center - 1/17/08 - The Detroit News

Builder, YMCA want to go slow - 1/17/08 - Plymouth - by Cecil Angel / Detroit Free Press

Northern Explains its Big Investment Downtown - 1/16/08 - by Robert Carr / GlobeSt.com

Northern to buy Lafayette Towers; Apartments are being acquired by N.Y. developer of Cadillac Centre - 1/16/08 - by John Gallagher / Detroit Free Press

Mogul buys 1001 Woodward; Greektown's Papas lands troubled Campus Martius skyscraper, parking garage. - 1/16/08 - by Robert Snell / The Detroit News

Lafayette Towers sold to N.Y. firm; Developers of planned complex at Campus Martius acquire the landmark buildings. - 1/16/08 - by Louis Aguilar / The Detroit News

Brooks Bros. leaves RenCen; Luxury men's clothing store will focus on its 4 suburban locations. - 1/16/08 - by Nathan Hurst / The Detroit News [Brooks Brothers Website]

Metro/State briefs - Office space:  Vacancy rate drops in Metro Detroit area - 1/16/08 - The Detroit News

STERLING HEIGHTS: Wal-Mart to open its doors today - 1/16/08 - Detroit Free Press [Wal-Mart web site]

N.Y. company purchases Lafayette Towers apartments - 1/15/08 - by John Gallagher / Detroit Free Press

Developers to acquire Detroit's Lafayette Towers - 1/15/08 - The Detroit News

Ficano scales down Cobo plan; Wayne County executive will offer $323M proposal to add 120,000 square feet, accommodate auto show. - 1/15/08 - by Robert Snell / The Detroit News

Granholm to support Ficano's smaller Cobo expansion plan; Proposal would add 120,000 square feet to center - 1/15/08 - by John Gallagher / Detroit Free Press

Penske to open Smart Car dealership - 1/15/08 - By Sheena Harrison / Crain's Detroit Business

New Walgreens Trades for $8.2 Million; Franklin Development Sells 14,820-SF Pharmacy in Lincoln Park - 1/15/08 - by George Deichler / CoStar Group

Ink chain adds outlets - 1/15/08 - by Neal Haldane / Special to The Detroit News

Brush Park music and arts organization to relocate to, rehab Edmund Place building - 1/15/08 - by Kelli B. Kavanaugh / Model D

Iodent Building wrapping up construction on 11 lofts and 2 commercial spaces - 1/15/08 - by Kelli B. Kavanaugh / Model D

Mudgie's to keep lunch tradition alive at Corktown corner - 1/15/08 - by Kelli B. Kavanaugh / Model D

Sterling Heights - Wal-Mart expected to add life to strip; The company plans to distribute almost $20,000 in community grants at today's opening. - 1/14/08 - by Steve Pardo / The Detroit News [Wal-Mart web site]

FBI building contract canceled; New bids will be solicited for Detroit headquarters - 1/14/08 - by Paul Egan / The Detroit News

Cobo may be tax-free zone; State may give $150M for expansion - 1/14/08 - By Daniel Duggan / Crain's Detroit Business

Troy real estate: Industrial good, office weak - 1/14/08 - By Daniel Duggan / Crain's Detroit Business

Southfield ponders city center - 1/14/08 - By Daniel Duggan / Crain's Detroit Business

KeyBank scraps expansion plan for metro Detroit - 1/14/08 - decides to expand elsewhere - By Tom Henderson / Crain's Detroit Business

Macomb industrial vacancies drop - 1/14/08 - by Daniel Duggan / Crain's Detroit Business

Selling Michigan: R&D pushed as reason for Chinese to locate in state - 1/14/08 - By Marti Benedetti / Special to Crain's Detroit Business

Detroit DDA OKs Cadillac Centre deal - 1/14/08 - Crain's Detroit Business

Clawson - Downtown looks for boost; Businesses want laws changed to push more development - 1/14/08 - by Catherine Jun / The Detroit News

McLaren site advancing in Independence Twp. - 1/14/08 - by Karen Auchterlonie / The Oakland Press

Oakland growth casts ray of hope in dark times - 1/14/08 - The Oakland Press

Detroit attracts top designers; Outsider architects leave their legacies - 1/13/08 - by John Gallagher / Detroit Free Press

HOTELS: Work to be done in March - 1/13/08 - Detroit Free Press  [Radisson Hotels & Resorts web site]

Southfield: Questions swirl around city center proposal - 1/13/08 - By Pat Murphy / Observer & Eccentric

Flat Rock: Rezoning for proposed Meijer store upsets some residents - 1/13/08 - by Zlati Meyer / Detroit Free Press

Smaller plan is big for Cobo; Ficano, Kilpatrick call it saving grace - 1/12/08 - by Tom Walsh / Detroit Free Press

City negotiating for casino, racetrack at Silverdome - 1/12/08 - by John Wisely / Detroit Free Press

Romulus casino plan rejected; Indian tribe may still pursue gambling/hotel complex despite federal government's ruling. - 1/11/08 - by Robert Snell / The Detroit News

CVS pharmacy in Renaissance Center to open - 1/11/08 - By Sheena Harrison / Crain's Detroit Business

Highland Township - Wanted: lively downtown; DDA has a master plan to revive Highland Station - 1/11/08 - by Delores Flynn / The Detroit News

Oakland briefs:  Commerce Township - U.S., state approve $17M Martin Parkway plan - 1/11/08 - The Detroit News

Oakland briefs:  Troy - Development delayed at former Kmart HQ site - 1/11/08 - The Detroit News

MayfieldGentry Adds 4 to Detroit Team; Local Firm Names John Guardiola, Geaneen Arends, Yi Wang and Joshua Lanesky to Top Roles - 1/11/08 - by Laurie Forbes / CoStar Group

Detroit reaches for the skyscraper; $150M Cadillac Centre envisions shops, residences - 1/10/08 - by Louis Aguilar / The Detroit News

Casual Male clothing chain grows in Metro; The national men's clothing retailer dropped 'big and tall' and refined its marketing image. - 1/10/08 - by Christine Snyder / Special to The Detroit News

Marathon sweetens site bid; Company touts $310M in pollution curbs, local hiring for refinery expansion; public gets say today. - 1/10/08 - by Nathan Hurst / The Detroit News

EXPO CENTER: City land deal arbitration ends - 1/10/08 - by Kelly Murad / Observer & Eccentric

(Southfield) City hall could give way to business, office district - 1/10/08 - By Pat Murphy / Observer & Eccentric

Auburn Hills Firm Relocates Operations to Pontiac; Peninsula Plastics Leases 42,000-SF Warehouse - 1/10/08 - by Beverly Robinson / CoStar Group

Kilpatrick enthused about Cadillac Centre deal - 1/09/08 - by John Gallagher / Detroit Free Press

Intercontinental Makes $38.2M Purchase in Birmingham; Burton-Katzman Sells Office Bldg. With Retail Space & Residential Condos for $378 PSF - 1/09/08 - by John Kneisly / CoStar Group

Lodgian Can't Find Buyers; Will Sell Individual Hotels - 1/09/08 - by Mark Heschmeyer / CoStar Group

Detroit Rings in New Year With Cadillac Centre; Plans Disclosed for High-Rise Mixed-Use Complex; Northern Group to Begin Development Next Year - 1/09/08 - by George Deichler / CoStar Group

Siemens Expands to 51,000 SF in Troy Park - 1/09/08 - by Robert Carr / GlobeSt.com

Salvation Army Picks Up 56,000 SF in Detroit; Wayne County Industrial Trades Hands - 1/09/08 - by Afunu Ali / CoStar Group

Intercontinental Buys MXD Office for $38M - 1/09/08 - by Robert Carr / GlobeSt.com

Theater faces demolition; Group unlikely to appeal decision to raze historic building left abandoned since a fire in 1985. - 1/09/08 - by Darren A. Nichols / The Detroit News

Fiserv Renews 45,730-SF Lease; Company Also Adds 2,289 SF in Troy - 1/09/08 - by Je'Neane Solomon /CoStar Group

Architecturally daring Cadillac Centre announced, will break ground in 2009 - 1/08/08 - by Kelli B. Kavanaugh / Model D

As Detroit project arises, others falter - 1/08/08 - by Louis Aguilar / The Detroit News

TechTown lands $1.5M grant for ongoing renovations - 1/08/08 - by Kelli B. Kavanaugh / Model D

Michigan may be home to (Gibbs Technologies) plant - 1/08/08 - by Bryan Laviolette / The Oakland Press

Chesterfield Township - Garrison land may be sold to developer; Township officials want old Army site near Selfridge to be used for parkland, offices and housing. - 1/08/08 - by Edward L. Cardenas / The Detroit News

Lack of grocers prompts action; New task force seeks solution to city's need - 1/07/088 - by Nathan Hurst / The Detroit News

Oakland still building; Bustling commercial construction defies struggles of wider economy - 1/06/08 - by Carol Hopkins / The Oakland Press

Restaurant row or reheated leftovers? Entrepreneurs have big plans for stretch of Woodward but some have been down that road before - 1/05/08 - by Louis Aguilar / The Detroit News

Keeping Ferndale cool may come with price; City Council considers assessment to businesses that would gather funds for improving downtown. - 1/04/08 - by Jennifer Chambers / The Detroit News

Circuit City Moving to Madison Place; Electronics Chain Takes 32,000 SF in Former Mervyn's Building - 1/03/08 - by John Kneisly / CoStar Group [Circuit City web site]

Residents muddy Northville land fight - 1/01/08 - by Doug Guthrie / The Detroit News

Huron Township horse track plans trot toward starting gate - 1/01/08 - by Darren A. Nichols / The Detroit News

Orion Township neighbors protest landfill expansion - 1/01/08 - by Catherine Jun / The Detroit News