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Why the local drugstore could become a plasma collection center, restaurant or even a dog park

Posted By: CoStar on September 25, 2024.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. As chains close pharmacies in the US and Canada, conversions involve a variety of uses with retail space scarce. To get a sense of what’s happening to shuttered drugstores as national chains streamline, take a look at one retail building […]

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Iconic Fat Boy burger joint to close

Posted By: WoodTV on September 10, 2024.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. An iconic burger joint on Grand Rapids’ northeast side plans to close its doors. Fat Boy has been around since the 1950s, but the restaurant’s owners say it will be shutting down after a series of difficult years. “It is […]

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Sylvania’s Main Street sees resurgence in business

Posted By: Toledo Blade on July 13, 2024.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. Nick Dallas recalls that 15 years ago when there were a lot of vacancies in downtown Sylvania. “That has changed,” said Mr. Dallas, whose family has been part of the Sylvania restaurant scene since the 1970s. “If there is a […]

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Lakeside Mall to close this summer ahead of redevelopment

Posted By: The Detroit News on May 1, 2024.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. The owner of Lakeside Mall has set July 1 as its closing date, paving the way for a $1 billion redevelopment of the Sterling Heights site. Miami-based Lionheart Capital’s retail subsidiary Out of the Box Ventures announced the […]

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Toledo launches draft of comprehensive land use plan

Posted By: Toledo Blade on May 2, 2024.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. Toledo has released a draft of its comprehensive land-use plan for public review. The plan, called Forward Toledo, will inform the development and planning of the city for the next decade and beyond, reflecting the community’s vision for the […]

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Diocese declines to sell Sacred Heart Church to developer

Posted By: The Toledo Blade on February 18, 2024.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. From church bells to wedding bells — that was CJ Estel’s vision for Sacred Heart Church in East Toledo. Through community partners and investors, he had hoped to repair and transform the former Catholic church into a wedding […]

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New renderings show planned Kalamazoo event center

Posted By: woodtv.com on January 30, 2024.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. New renderings of the planned $300 million Kalamazoo event center have been released.  See the renderings HERE The 320,000-square foot facility is expected to host more than 230 events a year and create hundreds of jobs. According to Southwest Michigan First, it […]

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Business leaders more optimistic on Michigan, but challenges remain

Posted By: The Detroit News on January 16, 2024.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. Sector leaders in Michigan showed modestly increasing optimism in the economic outlook and that Michigan is a good place to business, according to annual survey results from Ann Arbor’s Baker Strategy Group. The state posted improvement in four […]

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Filling ‘huge need for hockey’: Northwood may be site of outdoor rink

Posted By: Toledo Blade on November 12, 2023.  For more information, please click here to read the source article.   Northwood City Council is exploring the idea of building a partially enclosed ice rink near its new community center and new housing subdivision. Council approved applying for a $500,000 grant toward the $3.8 million project at its opening […]

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Economic Development District designation proposed for Toledo region

Posted By: Toledo Blade on September 15, 2023.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. Wood, Lucas, and Ottawa counties are being asked to join forces with the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments to pursue federal grants for shared economic development projects. At Thursday’s Wood County Commissioners meeting, TMACOG President Sandy Spang made […]

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Consumers Energy to Explore Selling 13 Hydroelectric Facilities

Posted By: DBUSINESS on August 9, 2023.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. Consumers Energy in Jackson will be issuing a request for a proposal to explore the possibility of selling its 13 hydroelectric facilities located throughout the state of Michigan as the energy provider continues to evaluate the future of the dams […]

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Toledo delays action to fund proposed shopping plaza renovation project

Posted By: Toledo Blade on July 2, 2023.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. Toledo postponed acting on a request that would help to fund a $5 million capital improvement project being proposed for the tired and largely vacant Swayne Field Plaza. Toledo City Council was asked to approve a request to underwrite […]

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Northville Downs project in Plymouth Township nears approval

Posted By: Detroit Free Press on June 8, 2023.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. A new horseracing facility planned near the southwest corner of Five Mile and Ridge roads is one step closer to becoming a reality. The Plymouth Township Planning Commission unanimously approved at a special meeting June 1 a motion […]

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Farmington Hills moves forward with four-story luxury apartment complex proposal

Posted By: Hometown Life on April 13, 2023.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. City officials recently took another step toward approving a proposed $30 million luxury apartment complex along Northwestern Highway. City council voted 5-1 Monday to approve a planned unit development for a four-story apartment community at 32680 Northwestern Highway, near […]

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Amazon’s belt-tightening affects towns across the country

Posted By: The Detroit News on March 7, 2023.  For more information, please click here to read the source article.   Last year, Amazon planned to open a new warehouse in Florida’s state capital, creating 1,000 jobs. The company bought up so much concrete and acquired so many sprinter vans in anticipation of the project that local business […]

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For decades, Redford ‘could never afford anything nice.’ Now it’s getting a $19M rec center

Posted By: Hometown Life on March 3, 2023.  For more information, please click here to read the source article.   A $19.5 million state-of-the-art recreation and wellness center is coming to Redford Township. And local leaders say it won’t cost taxpayers a dime. The project includes construction of a 30,000-square-foot facility at the township-owned Western Graham Fields in […]

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Proposed Southland apartments wait for funding

Posted By: The Toledo Blade on February 13, 2023.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. A South Toledo apartment project that drew scrutiny last year from neighbors and prompted public debate over the definition of affordable housing is still moving forward, officials behind the proposal said Monday. Developers are working to secure funding […]

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SIGNATURE TEAM CARES ADOPTS TWO FAMILIES THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

December 21, 2022 – This season, Signature Team Cares adopted two families through the Lighthouse of Oakland County.  Our team has been doing this for over a decade, and once again, were full of cheer as they shopped and purchased many gifts to provide more families a holiday that they will never forget!

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SIGNATURE TOLEDO ADOPTS THREE FAMILIES THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

December 20, 2022 – Our Toledo office elves wrapped up this holiday season spreading some holiday cheer for three very special families! They helped out Neighborhood Properties and The Historic South Initiative.  We hope that everyone had a holiday to remember!

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Signature Participates in Hunger Free in the D Radiothon 2022

December 7, 2022 – Signature was proud to participate once again in the annual Hunger Free in the D Radiothon! The Celani Family Foundation, a Detroit-based nonprofit organization, and 760 WJR hosted the annual Hunger Free in the D Radiothon on Monday, Nov. 21, 2022 at Palazzo di Bocce in Lake Orion. The event raised […]

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SIGNATURE TEAM CARES CELEBRATES GIVING TUESDAY WITH DONATION TO LIGHTHOUSE OF OAKLAND COUNTY

November 29, 2022 – As we celebrate Giving Tuesday, we think of our spirit of Thanksgiving and our annual donation to Lighthouse of Oakland County. This year, our team pulled together and donated 145.2 lbs. of dry food goods and a monetary donation of $600 for Lighthouse to purchase turkeys. Signature has been a proud […]

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Is an Amazon Fresh under construction in Plymouth Township? Supervisor says yes

Posted By: Hometown Life on December 7, 2022.  For more information, please click here to read the source article.   It appears e-commerce giant Amazon has plans to bring Amazon Fresh, the company’s brick-and-mortar grocery shopping concept, to Plymouth Township. Although Amazon is typically mum on company plans, Plymouth Township Supervisor Kurt Heise said building plans have gone […]

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Grand Rapids OKs incentives for 4 mixed-use developments totaling 200 housing units

Posted By: MiBiz on December 6, 2022.  For more information, please click here to read the source article.   Grand Rapids city commissioners have approved tax incentives for four mixed-use projects that would add 200 housing units across the city. The approvals include 15-year Neighborhood Enterprise Zone tax exemptions for the Lofts on Grove multi-family project in the […]

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Low attendance prompting church closures, sale of buildings

Posted By: The Toledo Blade on August 28, 2022.  For more information, please click here to read the source article. Rob Keleghan of Signature Associates’ Toledo brokerage team is handling the sale and marketing of the properties.   Two former United Methodist church buildings in the greater Toledo area are currently on the market, and a third in […]

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Royal Oak officials to consider new way of evaluating developers’ projects

Posted By: Royal Oak Tribune on July 11, 2022.  For more information, please click here to read the source article.   Royal Oak city commissioners are looking at a different way of assessing some development projects to encourage environmental and other benefits to the community. Commissioners are set to discuss ways of evaluating developments to bring them in […]

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Toledo looks to expand downtown community entertainment districts

The number of community entertainment districts in the downtown area could grow substantially if a new proposal is approved by Toledo City Council. Community entertainment districts are designated areas consisting of a combination of entertainment, retail, social, or cultural businesses with access to additional liquor licensing. The Regional Growth, Development and Small Business Enterprise Committee […]

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Residents, leaders hopeful new YMCA will be catalyst for neighborhood

Residents of the Warren-Sherman neighborhood on Monday gathered in the multipurpose room of the Wayman D. Palmer YMCA to share their vision for what a new YMCA should look like in order to best serve the community. The city of Toledo is partnering with the YMCA of Greater Toledo to demolish the existing YMCA and […]

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