Bacall Companies has acquired the five-story building that replaced the long-running Varsity Shop in downtown Birmingham, adding to a recent string of local purchases. The deal highlights continued downtown redevelopment and infill on small parcels.

Just Play leased a 61,752‑sq‑ft former Art Van at 29905 7 Mile Road in Livonia and plans a large indoor family play center in the Detroit suburbs.

Auburn Oaks will deliver about 55 homes, including units reserved for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and organizers say move‑ins begin late 2027.

The buyer of the former Masco headquarters has begun marketing the 415,000‑sq‑ft Taylor campus for conversion and large‑format uses. The purchase closed in October 2025.

SF Capital Group arranged a $32M non‑recourse bridge loan to fund renovations at a 368‑unit Shelby Township apartment complex. The three‑year interest‑only structure gives the sponsor time to execute upgrades.

Fayette Township’s planning commission denied Ranger Power’s 140‑MW Heartwood II permit after months of packed hearings and a zoning consultant’s recommendation. Legal options for the developer remain.

Local officials will weigh three agreements that would clear the way for a Meijer Supercenter on a roughly 32‑acre site west of Hastings. The Joint Planning Commission is set to review final site plans on June 17.

A 76,000-square-foot Meijer Fresh is planned at Gratiot and 15 Mile after Breakpoint Investments bought the Regional Shopping Center and agreed to demolish the vacant Big Lots.

Detroit Public Media is preparing to break ground on a $40M Piquette campus that will fold TV and radio under one roof and add community studios and a theater.

Cattails Golf Club in Lyon Township is expected to close as soon as Monday to make way for a 127‑home subdivision, owner says the course is operating week to week. Longtime players are being urged to book tee times now.

After a packed June hearing, Lenox Township’s Planning Commission paused draft data‑center ordinances as residents demand more time, transparency and stronger safeguards. Recall petitions are now underway.

A Perot-backed developer has signaled interest in Flint’s 413-acre Buick City site, reviving questions about jobs, utilities and ongoing environmental cleanup. Local review and utility agreements would be required before any project moves forward.

DPSCD plans to raze the long‑vacant Cooley High this summer to build athletic fields, after a failed sale and years of preservation fights.