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Property profile & analytics
OFF-MARKET
Estimated value
$1,000,000
Office buildings
139 Whittaker St New Buffalo, MI 49117-1168
Entity Owned
4-yr Hold
Free & Clear
Property ID
US43-3006047
Property profile
Verified
Property type
Office buildings
Use group
OFFICE BUILDING
Total area
5,960 SF
Lot
0.12 ac (5,097 SF)
Zoning code
CBD
APN
62-0340-0156-03-0
UPID
US43-3006047
Cap rate & NOI
Priority signal for investors
Implied cap rate, NOI & suggested price
Cap rate vs submarket · NOI estimate · 3 price anchors
Implied cap rate, NOI & suggested price
Cap vs submarket · NOI estimate · 3 price anchors
Value estimations
Realmo proprietary · 4 methods
AI Approach
AI
by Request
CAP Approach
CAP
by Request
Comparable Approach
Comparable
$1.00M
Blend (final)
Blend
$1.00M
Owner & transaction history
County Of Berrien · 4 yrs held
County Of Berrien
since 2022
2 recorded transactions
Zoning & alternative use
CBD · New Buffalo, MI
Permitted uses
Permitted uses
Allowed · conditional · prohibited
Zoning description
CBD - Central Business District. The CBD - Central Business District is intended to promote convenience retail and services, specialty retail, tourist-oriented retail and services, entertainment establishments, and professional offices in a concentrated format in the downtown along North Whittaker Street. This District is intended to serve City residents as…
Zone name
Central Business District
General category
COMMERCIAL
Zone area
24.87 ac
Top alternative use upside
Restaurant
$880,000
+43.7%
Commercial (general)
$720,000
+18.1%
Cap rate
Implied · in-place · derived from last sale + estimated NOI
Implied Cap rate
#1
Implied · in-place · NOI ÷ last sale
In-place · derived from last sale + estimated NOI
Cap rate, NOI & submarket benchmark
Implied cap rate vs New Buffalo submarket · NOI estimate · Typical band, median & reading
Implied cap rate, NOI & submarket benchmark
Cap vs New Buffalo submarket · NOI estimate · typical band, median & reading
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8-question underwriting flow
1.
Property current status — Going-In vs Stabilized
2.
Price for denominator — asking / offer / market
3.
Leasing status & lease structure (NNN / Gross)
4.
Tenant risk profile & vacancy assumption
5.
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T12 upload · Submarket benchmarks · Sensitivity grid
Suggested price · 3 cap rate anchors
Income approach @ 5% / 7% / 9% — aggressive / typical / conservative
Suggested price at 5% / 7% / 9% cap
Aggressive / typical / conservative · Implied $/SF per anchor · Sensitivity grid
Suggested price at 5% / 7% / 9% cap
Aggressive / typical / conservative · implied $/SF · sensitivity
Value
AI, CAP & Alternative Use estimations · Realmo proprietary blendValue Estimations
Based on Realmo’s proprietary methodology
AI Approach
Method
Estimation
Statistic approach
by Request
ML approach
by Request
CAP Approach
CAP Return
Estimation
6%
by Request
6.5%
by Request
7%
by Request
Alternative Use
Use
Estimation
OFFICE BUILDING
$610,000
Current use
RESTAURANT
$880,000
Change: +44% · Conversion: Moderate
COMMERCIAL (GENERAL)
$720,000
Change: +18% · Conversion: Easy
Blend value · Realmo final
$1.00M
Range $900k – $1.10M · ±10%
Realmo estimate · informational only.
These numbers are calculated by our models from public records and may not reflect actual market value.
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Full estimation methodology
Every method · every assumption · confidence drivers
Price per SF
Sale + rent benchmarks
Subject property
$168 / SF
Submarket sale & rent benchmarks
Median sale $/SF · Asking & closed rent · Submarket vacancy
Submarket sale & rent benchmarks
Median sale $/SF · asking & closed rent · submarket vacancy
Property tax & assessments
Tax year 2023Property tax & assessments
Tax year 2023
Tax billed
$8,029
Tax year 2023
Assessed value
$374,800
Assessed 2024
Previous assessed
$291,900
+28.4% YoY
Effective rate
2.14%
On assessed value
Total market value
$749,600
Comparables
6 recent transactions · within 1.5 miComparable in this city
6 recent transactions
Comparable in this City
Similar Nearby for Sale
Similar Nearby for Lease
Recent comparable sales
Sale price & price/SF · Sale date & distance · Adjustments & confidence
Recent comparable sales
Sale price & $/SF · sale date & distance · adjustments
Property description
Physical attributes from public recordsBuilding & lot
Public records
Property type
Office buildings
Use group
OFFICE BUILDING
Status
Off-Market
Stories
2
Total area
5,960 SF
Lot
0.12 ac (5,097 SF)
Zoning code
CBD
APN
62-0340-0156-03-0
UPID
US43-3006047
Jurisdiction
BERRIEN
Zoning & alternative use
CBD · New Buffalo, MIZoning CBD · permitted uses
CBD · New Buffalo, MI
Permitted & conditional uses
Allowed uses · Special-permit conditions · Prohibited uses
Permitted & conditional uses
Allowed · special-permit conditions · prohibited
Zoning description
CBD - Central Business District. The CBD - Central Business District is intended to promote convenience retail and services, specialty retail, tourist-oriented retail and services, entertainment establishments, and professional offices in a concentrated format in the downtown along North Whittaker Street. This District is intended to serve City residents as well as the vacationing public. Mixed-use development is encouraged and should feature first-floor commercial entertainment, restaurants, and retail uses and upper-floor residential or office uses. The District is further intended to preserve the architectural quality of downtown and ensure that new development complements the historic built pattern. 2.
Zone name
Central Business District
General category
COMMERCIAL
Zone area
24.87 ac
Alternative use value scenarios
Repositioning upside vs current use
OFFICE BUILDING Current
Est. value
$610,000
RESTAURANT
Est. value
$880,000
COMMERCIAL (GENERAL)
Est. value
$720,000
OFFICE BUILDING Current
RESTAURANT
COMMERCIAL (GENERAL)
Alternative use deep dive — conversion cost, permits, timeline
Conversion cost estimate · Permit path & risks · Stabilized NOI per option
Alternative use deep dive
Conversion cost · permit path · stabilized NOI per option
Building & site characteristics
From public records
Stories
2
Lot
0.12 ac
Current owner
From public records · entity-resolved
County Of Berrien
Entity
Free & Clear · 4 yrs held
Mailing address
11575 MARQUETTE DR, NEW BUFFALO, MI 49117-9223
Ownership since
2022
Owner contacts — direct phone, email, and related entities
Decision-maker phone · Verified email · Related entities & filings
Owner contacts
Email · phone · related entities
Sales History
2 recorded events · public records
Date
Price
Buyer
Seller
Deed Type
Mortgage
May 13, 2022
$9,783
County Of Berrien
Thorn John W & Thorn John W Liv Tru
Public Action
related
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Jun 17, 2019
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John W Thorn
Hoffmann Thorn
Intrafamily Transfer
related
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Costs & Benchmarks
Operating expenses, capex projections, utility benchmarks, and submarket comparables — all in one view.
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Risks
Flood, climate, environmental, title, and tenant-concentration risk — surfaced with mitigations and source citations.
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