These real estate transactions were recorded in Crawford County during March:
228 N. Boston St. (three parcels), Galion; Charles and Linda Swick to Brennen Yant; $155,000
984 Tiehack Court W., Galion: A. Elaine Hottenroth to Steven M. and Erin C. Williams; $270,000
700 W. Warren St., Bucyrus; Bradley S. Powers, Joseph L. Powers and Mark T. Powers to Jennifer J. Lafrance and Renee E. Powell; $68,500
3081 Oak Drive, Bucyrus; Gerard J. and Elizabeth A. Dolan to Matthew R. and Kylie A. Hatfield; $285,000
143 Pounder Ave., Galion; Mark I. Pittman to Ashley Sellers and Patrick Hook; $155,000
251-253 S. Market St., Galion; Jordan Oil to Dilshaan Foodmart; $110,000
527 N. Union St., Galion; Michael K. and Kathy J. Jenne to David J. Rhoades Jr.; $154,000
6760 Brandt Road, Galion; Brenda J. Mason to Miler M. Ramos; $70,001
320 Liberty St., Bucyrus; The Estate of Edward Naveja to Thomas W. Applegate; $120,000
1207 John St., Bucyrus; Lisa M. Miller, administrator, to Randy W. Bloomfield; $55,510
148 Kincora Drive, Bucyrus; Lutz Custom Homes to Amy A. Roe; $266,764
716 Kaler Ave., Bucyrus; Ashley N. Howell to Melia C. Williamson; $123,500
215 Seventh Ave., Galion; Richland County Home Buyers to Amanda H. Landry; $166,000
1668 Fairview Road, Galion; Zachery and Rachelle Wirick to Carline A. Garverick and Tucker L. Hall; $285,000
One parcel on Ohio 96, Crestline; John D. and Marlene K. Burkhart to Brian D. Burkhart; $120,000
4888 Dickerson Road & 30.47 acres, Annapolis DeKalb Road, Tiro; The Marjorie A. Shealy Trust to The Phenecie 2024 Irrevocable Trust; $1,500,894
One parcel (42,27 acres) on Annapolis Dekalb Road, Tiro; The Marjorie A. Shealy Trust to The Phenecie 2024 Irrevocable Trust; $591,210
4888 Dickson Road, Tiro; The Marjorie A. Shealy Trust to R and K Conservation; $1,707,895
1163 Rosedale Ave., Bucyrus; Chad and Jessica Kernell to Ashley N. Howell and Keith A. Morris; $294,000
1900 Whetsone St., Bucyrus; Susan G. Gulley to Jessica M. and Chad D. Kernell; $440,000
5194 Stetzer Road (four parcels), Bucyrus; Rickey A. and Jennifer S. Burton to Thomas J. and Amy M. Ohlinger; $282,500
272 N. Union St., Galion; The Estate of Jeffrey D. Court to Melissa A. Hershey; $155,900
309 E. Rensselaer St., Bucyrus; Raul Ornelas and Maria G. Rodriguez to Nayeli Mendez Mazariegos; $30,000
2380 Spore Brandywine Road, Bucyrus; Tyler Stevens and Samantha A. Stevens, fka Samantha A. Palmer, to Lawrence D. and Cheryl L. Schmidt; $40,000
833 Crew Ave., Galion; Amanda J. Needels to Tony L. Castle; $44,000
205-205½ S. Union St., Galion; James L. Toth to Joshua R. and Shana M. Keller; $20,000
6659 Middletown Road, Galion; David Cowgill to Mark D. and Jamie C. Tate; $155,000
6273 Crestline Road, Galion; Amy A. Roe to Mark A. and Melissa Holbrook; $249,900
692 Crescent Way, Galion; Perry J. Swinehart to Robbie L. Servis; $119,900
6907 Sandusky Ave. (two parcels), Chatfield; Chatfield Hardware Co. to Chatwood LLC; $85,000
500 W. Warren St., Bucyrus; Mark E. Pfeifer and Allison Pfeifer, htta Allison Bullock, to Kevan and Abbie R. Hughett; $121,900
200 W. Summit St., Galion; U.S. Bank Trust National Association to Diane and Scott Persinger; $57,000
319 Heritage Circle, Bucyrus; Lakeview Loan Servicing to Howard K. Martin; $135,299
1355 Biddle Road, Galion; Murrel and Justin R. Lewis to RXPLUS Renovate; $199,400
390 Clink Blvd., Crestline; Tira L. Stima to Jamie A. and Garrison L. Stima; $86,000
7645 Ohio 309 (two parcels), Galion; Candace L. and Sherri J. Penn to Carrie Levering-Smith; $45,000
102 Switzer Drive, Galion; Harold G. and Mary R. Cramer to John Plott; $239,900
One parcel (2.290 acres), Crossroads Boulevard, Bucyrus; Crawford County Development Board Inc. to Crossroads Holdings; $34,350
906 Prospect St. (two parcels), Bucyrus; Trenton M. Cornell Estate to James Coonrod; $139,000
247 Hayes Ave., Bucyrus; Janet W. Luman to Everett H. and Naomi R. Fortner; $130,000
1022 Laura Ave., Bucyrus; Joyce A. Brown to Elizabeth A. Pack; $240,000
210 Bennett Drive (two parcels), Galion; Dorothy Silavent Estate to Lori E. Ehrman; $120,000
766 Center St. (two parcels), Galion; Benjamin C. and Jillian Kaple to Brooke L. and Daniel L. Newell; $335,000
116 N. Spring St., Bucyrus; Mark I. and Cynthia L. Light to Joshua Lawson; $18,500
640 W. Perry St. (two parcels), Bucyrus; Robert S. and Hanna H. Patterson to Jeremy and Taryn Hutton; $48,405
3393 Monnett New Winchester Road, Caledonia; Tiffany M. Stocksdale, nka Tiffany Kibler, and Jonathan Kibler; $295,000
726 Richardson Ave. (two parcels), Galion; Lowell F. Eusey to Tammy L. Randolph; $135,000
One parcel (3.00 acres) on Spore Brandywine Road, Nevada; Phyllis L. Tschanen and Bette J. Harden to Brian D. and Beth A. Dunlap; $21,000
One parcel (15.399 acres) on Spore Brandywine Road, Nevada; Phyllis L. Tschanen and Bette J. Harden to Jason J. Roop, trustee of The Roop Preservation Trust; $107,793
4050 Clady Road (two parcels), Bloomville; Aaron Studer to STM Farms LLC; $10,990
1429 Cullen Court (two parcels), Bucyrus; Jennifer L. Rogers and Catherine M. Richman to Timothy and Debbie Monaco; $193,000
355 Bennett Drive, Galion; Cody A. VanMeter and Sarah D. Hines to David G. Newman; $250,000
145 Beal Ave., Bucyrus; The Estate of Thomas P. Steinmetz to OPH; $130,000
7907 Anker Drive (two parcels), Galion; Richard N. Jacobs to Ashlie M. Lee; $129,900
One parcel (2.205 acres), Quigg Road, Crestline; Niese Family Farms to Patrick C. and Shelly M. Niese; $25,000
7075 Quigg Road (three parcels), Crestline; Patrick C. and Shelly M. Niese to Nick N. and Miranda Fike; $275,000
304 N. Boston St., Galion; Mary A. Stone, et al. to Erin B. Gorrell; $162,000
5680 Monat Drive, Galion; Tracy D. and Cheryl E. Rehm to Logan A. Knipp and Madison D. Niese; $185,000
124 E. Arnold St., Crestline; William A. and Stephanie L. Wine to Rodney E. and Kathleen M. Fender; $109,000
219 Wilson Ave., Galion; Harold and Jessica Smith to Stephen Pence; $130,000
800 S. Poplar St., Bucyrus; Robert J. Sherman to Charles E. and Nevada N. Zinn; $140,000
252 S. Pierce St., Galion; Rent Due to Brian A. Gress; $35,000
136 Orange St. (two parcels), Galion; Rick Kigar, private selling officer, to Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB; $63,334
319 N. Columbus St., Crestline; Richland County Home Buyers to Paul J. and Tracy L. Lannon; $124,000
236 W. Summit St., Galion; Zachary J. and Elizabeth Hatfield to Miguel Sanchez; $99,000
547 Whetstone St., Bucyrus; Ken E. Shulaw, et al. to Teresa V. and Kenneth E. Long; $43,000
1215 Dawsett Ave., Galion; Jeffrey T. Everly to Justin A. and Enid R. Ramsey; $25,000
333 E. Mary St. (six parcels), Bucyrus; Ashleigh N. Cooper to Robina L. Adams; $100,000
815 Arrowhead Drive, Bucyrus; Marcia S. Zagoric, Shawn A. Bolon and Sherri J. Snyder to Kobe S. Stillberger; $270,000
624 W. Bucyrus St., Crestline; Italia M. and Payton M. Rine to Brandon and Jordan Crabtree; $180,000
1264 Ohio 100, Bucyrus; Janet L. Graham by Michael T. Graham, power of attorney, to Nicholas T. Graham; $125,000
214 N. Liberty St., Galion; Sandra M. Campbell to Lisa Pauley, trustee of The North Liberty Street Trust; $25,000
115-117 S. Henry St. (four parcels), Crestline; JAKREST to Jon Kelso Rentals; $255,000
722 S. Sandusky Ave. (two parcels), Bucyrus; S. Rose Estates to Harmanjit Singh and Simranjeet Kaur; $185,000
Though many say the suburban office real estate market is suffering, a new survey finds three Central Jersey areas among the country’s 100 priciest office markets in 2023.On the list, compiled by PropertyShark based on the per square foot price data, were Interstate 287 South, ranked at 22, Bridgewater, at 58, and Cranford at 72.
Cranford also placed second in the amount of office space transactions. Sales in the township last year totaled approximately 2.2 million square feet of office space.
The I-287 South market includes East Brunswick, Edison, Highland Park, Metuchen, Middlesex, New Brunswick, North Brunswick, Piscataway and the Somerset section of Franklin.
Three other New Jersey areas also found their way onto the list. They were North Bergen County at 73, Parsippany at 91 and Trenton at 99.
State-of-the-art office properties in high-demand markets remain well-positioned to weather any oncoming uncertainties, according to PropertyShark,
Some emerging markets may continue to experience a lift in life sciences and medical office space.
Doug Ressler, manager of Business Intelligence at Yardi Matrix, said the six New Jersey markets made the list because of their “greater density location to coastal gateway metropolitan hubs,” as well as easy access to land, sea and air.
NJ’s priciest office space markets
I-287 South
National Rank: 22
Price Per Square Foot: $238
Total Sales: $90,590,000
Total Square Feet Sold: 509,977
Number of Sales: 4
Bridgewater
National Rank: 58
Price Per Square Foot: $157
Total Sales: $39,432,563
Total Square Feet Sold: 370,995
Number of Sales: 3
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Cranford
National Rank: 72
Price Per Square Foot: $133
Total Sales: $212,752,549
Total Square Feet Sold: 2,184,283
Number of Sales: 6
North Bergen County
National Rank: 73
Price Per Square Foot: $130
Total Sales: $37,750,750
Total Square Feet Sold: 306,389
Number of Sales: 4
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Parsippany
National Rank: 91
Price Per Square Foot: $100
Total Sales: $75,845,390
Total Square Feet Sold: 813,167
Number of Sales: 4
Trenton
National Rank: 99
Price Per Square Foot: $89
Total Sales: $26,250,000
Total Square Feet Sold: 378,822
Number of Sales: 4
Source: CommercialEdge
Brad Wadlow is a staff writer for MyCentralJersey.com
A famous boutique hotel built in 1820 along Main Street on Mackinac Island has a new owner.
The Harbour View Inn, located at 6860 Main St., near Sainte Anne’s Catholic Church, has been purchased by Jon and Lauren Cotton, of Grosse Pointe, the parties involved announced Wednesday.
The selling price was not disclosed.
This latest acquisition brings to a total of five historic hotels and two waterfront restaurants in northern Michigan purchased by the Cotton family since 2020.
“As longtime residents of Michigan, my family and I have visited the island many times and understand the importance of these historic hotels to the future of Mackinac Island,” Jon Cotton said in a news release. “I am excited to honor the history and tradition of the Harbour View Inn.”
Jon Cotton is former president and chief operating officer of Meridian Health Plan Michigan.
He and his wife “look forward to planning and curating the appropriate building renovations and landscape for this iconic hotel so that it will continue providing the highest level of service and best guest experience possible well into the future,” the release said.
Elected officials on the island, along with year-round residents, support protecting the historic feel as properties with multigenerational owners transition out, according to longtime Mayor Margaret Doud, who has been reelected every election cycle since 1975. She operates the Windermere Hotel on Mackinac Island, which is across the street from the Hotel Iroquois.
The island is known as a haven for hikers, runners and families who enjoy an automobile-free environment that depends on horse-drawn carriages and bicycles exclusively.
Hotel Investment Services of Troy will continue managing Harbour View, as it also manages Hotel Iroquois. “There is tremendous opportunity to build upon the excellent reputation this hotel has established over the years and to continue to honor its historic importance,” CEO Ron Wilson said in the news release.
What is now an 86-room hotel was used as a summer cottage into the 1990s, Sam Barnwell, chief development officer for Hotel Investment Services, told the Detroit Free Press. His family sold the Hotel Iroquois at 7485 Main St. on Mackinac Island to the Cotton family in 2020.
“These are unique historic hotels that offer what northern Michigan is really known for, and why everyone comes here,” Barnwell told the Free Press. “This is lodging with an identity.”
The Harbour View property was owned by Karen Pulte of Naples, Florida, widow of housing developer Bill Pulte, and his daughter and son-in-law, Katie and Timothy Moskalik, of Mullett Lake. The family, including grandson Bill Pulte, has longtime ties to business and philanthropy in Michigan.
Harbour View Inn is a legend on the island, having been built by Magdelaine (Marcot) Laframboise, a successful fur trader and granddaughter of the Odawa chief Kewinaquot. She grew up in the Odawa village along the Grand River at Grand Haven and was baptized in 1786 at Sainte Anne’s Church on the island, according to Mackinac history assembled by Keith R. Widder and cited on the Michigan State Parks website.
Laframboise, a women of Odawa and French-Canadian descent born in 1780, left a legacy of leadership on the island during the first half of the 19th century and caring for the poor, according to historical accounts.
Her former homestead has been the site of weddings and summer vacations for more than a quarter of a century. It is tucked among other grand cottages and mansions and consists of four buildings including Bill’s Grill restaurant.
Late last year, Lauren and Jon Cotton purchased five properties from Stafford Hospitality: The Bay View Inn in Bay View, The Perry Hotel in Petoskey, The Crooked River Lodge in Alanson, The Pier Restaurant in Harbor Springs, The Weathervane in Charlevoix and The Noggin Room Pub in Petoskey.
Bay View, located at the tip of the Mitten that’s known for its Victorian homes, is on the National Register of Historic Places. And, like its neighbor to the north ― Mackinac Island ― prime tourism season in Bay View also runs April/May through October.
Mackinac Island continues to see increased travel since its “absolutely crazy” revenue record set in 2021, as cruise ships now unload passengers with some frequency. Hotel rooms have already sold out for the 100th consecutive 2024 Bayview Mackinac Race from Port Huron to Mackinac Island in July.
The Inn at Stonecliffe reopens this year after spending $30 million on renovations. In recent years, new owners of the iconic Grand Hotel spent $10 million on refurbishing the property, including rooms, a new pool, slide and cabanas. Then they spent another $8 million on a nature center and miniature golf.
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Contact Phoebe Wall Howard:313-618-1034 or phoward@freepress.com.Follow her on Twitter@phoebesaid.
These real estate transactions were recorded in Crawford County in February:
361 N. Market St., Galion; Richland Home Buyers to Kristy and Adam Delagrange; $25,000
220 W. Charles St., Bucyrus; John L. Spiegel to Angela D. Newhouse; $45,000
1021 Charles St. (four parcels), Galion; Lynnette A. Hagerman, executor of The Estate of Carol J. Huvler, to David and Diana Gregg; $159,000
7464 N. Miller Road (two parcels), Bloomville; Linda Griffin to Michael W. and Lisa Truex; $269,000
143 W. Summit St., Galion; Mary Beth Wittkopf, Krista L. McGinnis and Debra Horton to James Fischer; $161,559
634 N. Union St., Galion; Kimberly O. Staiger to Iden F. and Bethany A. Rocha; $145,000
One parcel (5.754 acres) on Monett-New Winchester Road, Caledonia; Tiffany M. Kibler, fka Stocksdale, to Joshua R. Snyder; $74,750
Two parcels on Bucyrus Street, Crestline; Michelle Eckert to Richard Flannery; $6,250
704 Cherry St., Galion; Robert M. and Linda Dapper to Devin J. Sadowski; $114,500
2061 Brokensword Road, Bucyrus; Burnard and Linda M. Stewart to Sonja L. and Daniel A. White; $42,000
5490 Ohio 19, Bucyrus; Brent A. and Stephanie N. Matthews to Cheyenne and Cole Hess; $230,000
313 Heritage Circle, Bucyrus; C. Jeffrey Dummitt to William R. and Lynne A. Rutter; $172,200
1040 Poe Road, Bucyrus; Floyd L. Emory to Lucas and Mikayla Pennington; $435,000
520 N. Seltzer St., Crestline; Timothy P. Gremling to Floyd L. Emory Jr.; $205,000
1149 Farmview Drive, Bucyrus; Lynn M. Heiby to Betty J. Reed; $280,000
1013 Marion Road (two parcels), Bucyrus; Michael J. and Paula S. Romanoff to John and Elizabeth Cali; $279,900
244 Walker St., Galion; Norma M. and Kristine M. McNeal to Adrianne L. Peck; $152,500
102 Seventh Ave., Galion; David and Elizabeth Wright to 5 Family Homes Inc.; $20,000
388 Helen Ave. (three parcels), Crestline; Paul Commane to Christopher A. Middleton Jr.; $158,500
179 Penn Ave. (two parcels), Bucyrus; Dennis C. Richardson to Carl E. Massey; $45,445
375 Bennett Drive, Galion; Rodney Ramsey to Lucas A. and Robin N. Lawhon; $250,000
715 E. Main St., Crestline; Bulldog Store and Lock It to Robert J. and Margaret Hein; $6,000
426 Milo St., Bucyrus; Robert W. and Mary E. Erwin to Mykah Estes; $128,000
340 S. Sandusky Ave. (two parcels), Bucyrus; Calen Helvin, aka Calen-Helvin, an Ohio Partnership, to Craig A. and Marilyn K. Miley; $145,000
126 Sherman St., Galion; Larry D. Merwine to Jace A. Kincaid; $100,000
6288 Crawford Morrow County Line Road, Galion; Abram Kaple to Eileen Cross; $305,000
Two parcels (0.916 acres) on Temple Road, Bucyrus; Michael L. and Teresa L. Cooney to Aaron R. and Katelyn A. Dornbirer; $9,200
529 S. Boston St., Galion; Happy Properties to Alexandra Yates Keller; $152,000
4888 Dickson Road (four parcels), Tiro; The Kenneth A. Shealy Revocable Trust to Scott, Brooke and Keith Alt; $310,000
121 S. Pierce St., Galion; Monks Renovation Buying and Selling to Kylynn Snider; $144,000
116 Main St., Tiro; The Estate of David L. McMeeken to Charles R. Fike; $45,000
209 N. Hill St., New Washington; Trudy L. Bays to Firelands Federal Credit Union; $81,100
255 Clymer Ave., Galion; William L. Rupp and Marcy A. Graham to Marcy A. Graham; $110,000
425 Maple Drive, Crestline; Judith A. Berger to Bart Kegley; $152,000
210 N. Wiley St., Crestline; Judith A. Berger to Bart Kegley; $37,500
320 Songer St. (four parcels), Bucyrus; Paul McGlone, by Ricky D. McGlone, his attorney-in-fact, to The Zigan Group; $23,000
617 Garnet Court, Bucyrus; Stella L. Denzer to Owen L. Stamper; $95,000
361 Carmel Ave. (two parcels), Galion; Estate of William R. Porter to Yvonne M. Metheney; $85,000
301 E. Summit St., Galion; Jennifer L. Warner to Sean Spears and Ashley Diebler; $239,900
907 Cloverdale Ave., Crestline; Richland Home Buyers to Brenda S. and Darrell W. Pittman Sr.; $145,000
722 E. Main St., Crestline; Tina M. McNeal to Douglas M. Swart; $34,000
518 N. Union St., Galion; Joey C. Lewis III to Erik and Madalyn Kullman; $180,000
224 Erie St. (four parcels), Galion; Lynn A. Sigar to Joseph Toy; $161,000
905 Whetstone St., Bucyrus; ALP Properties to Connie L. Lowdor and Kenneth C. Zirkle; $50,111
2140 Ohio 98, Bucyrus; David E. and Kenneth W. Sherman to Christina M. Burris, Pamela S. Haines, Debra A. Wallingford and Penny J. Grandy; $1,500