LANSING, MICH. — Cinnaire has closed a $134 million low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) fund, Cinnaire Fund for Housing 44. The fund will finance 12 affordable housing developments across five states, creating or preserving 950 homes for families, seniors and individuals with special needs. Fund 44 will support developments such as Chamberlain House in Rochester, Ind., East Bay Flats in Traverse City, Mich. and Element Collective in Madison, Wis. Chamberlain House is a new development with 40 affordable housing units for families, including eight units reserved for Indiana’s State Referral Network with project-based vouchers from the Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority. Housing Directions and Village Management Co. is developing the project. East Bay Flats is a rehabilitation project delivering 64 affordable homes for individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. All units are supported by project-based rental subsidies from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, with onsite supportive services provided by Goodwill Northern Michigan. The development team includes Goodwill Northern Michigan and TJ Acquisitions. Element Collective is a new property in Dane County that will create 197 affordable homes for families, including five units reserved for individuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness. As part of …
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NEW BERLIN, WIS. AND VALPARAISO, IND. — Colliers has arranged the sale-leaseback of an approximately 290,000-square-foot industrial portfolio for tenant Dynatect Manufacturing Inc., a provider of engineered equipment protection and safety solutions. The portfolio comprises two facilities in New Berlin, Wis., and an additional property in Valparaiso, Ind., within the Chicago metro area. New Berlin-based Dynatect executed a long-term lease across all three properties. Tom Shepherd, John Kardelis and Jennifer Huber-Bullock of Colliers represented Dynatect as its exclusive real estate advisor. CIM Group was the buyer.
INDIANAPOLIS — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $6.7 million sale of a 51,989-square-foot industrial property in Indianapolis. Located at 3823 E. Massachusetts Ave., the facility was fully renovated in 2022 and is net leased to Service Electric Co., a subsidiary of Quanta Services. The building features a clear height of 36 feet, 17 drive-in doors, one dock door and high-capacity power. Gus Poulos, Forest Bender and Joseph DiSalvo of Marcus & Millichap represented the local seller and procured the out-of-market buyer.
WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. — Inland Real Estate Acquisitions LLC and The Scion Group have purchased Fuse, a 489-bed student housing community located directly across the street from Purdue University’s Mackey Arena and Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette. The property at 720 Northwestern Ave. rises five stories with 229 units. Amenities include a clubhouse, game room, yoga and dance studio, terrace and outdoor lounge, a fitness center and business center with private study rooms. The buyers acquired the property as part of a portfolio with two other communities in Waco, Texas, and Charlottesville, Va. Mark Cosenza and David Neboyskey of Inland completed the transaction on behalf of an Inland affiliate. TSB Capital Advisors consulted for the buyers and TSB Realty represented the sellers. Walker & Dunlop arranged fixed-rate loans for the portfolio through Freddie Mac.
NOBLESVILLE, IND. — A joint venture of PCCP, Trinitas Ventures and Peninsula Investments has begun development of Avanza at Hyde Park, a 237-unit build-to-rent (BTR) community in the Indianapolis suburb of Noblesville. Completion is slated for fall 2027. Avanza at Hyde Park is the first BTR development for Trinitas under its Avanza brand. The project will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom villas along with two- and three-bedroom townhomes. An amenity center will include private conference rooms, a resident lounge, open green space, a pool, outdoor lounge areas, a dog park and walking trail. The project is situated across from Noblesville’s Hamilton Town Center, a 950,000-square-foot, open-air retail center.
SELLERSBURG AND JEFFERSONVILLE, IND. — Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Kentucky has brokered the sale of the Southern Indiana 3 Portfolio for an undisclosed price. The portfolio includes three workforce multifamily communities totaling 312 units. The assets include Ashby Apartments and Lakeview Apartments in Sellersburg and Carrington Place Apartments in Jeffersonville. All three communities are located within a 12-minute drive of downtown Louisville. Craig Collins, Austin English, Mike Kemether and James Wilbur of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Salt Lake City-based Shamrock Communities. The buyer was The Clear Blue Co., a Nashville-based real estate firm.
NOBLESVILLE, IND. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Outlook Hamilton, a 172-unit luxury active adult community in Noblesville. Delivered in 2023, the property is situated adjacent to Hamilton Town Center and features one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a fitness center, sports lounge, theater, great room, courtyard, community garden, dog park and detached garages for rent. Jay Wagner, Rick Swartz, Aaron Rosenzweig, Sam Dylag, Tim Hosmer and Sandis Seale of JLL represented the seller, Capitol Seniors Housing. The team partnered with JLL’s Amanda Friant, Jenny Hull, Holly Hunt, Ken Martin and Nelson Almond. Middle Street Partners and its limited partner, Parse Capital, purchased the asset.
INDIANA, LOUISIANA, WISCONSIN AND KANSAS — W. P. Carey has acquired four inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRF) located in Indiana, Louisiana, Wisconsin and Kansas for $137 million. New Era Cos. and WB Development Partners developed and owned the 191,000-square-foot portfolio. The properties are triple-net leased to NewEra Nobis Operations Holdings, a healthcare provider specializing in comprehensive rehabilitation services for patients recovering from debilitating illnesses and injuries. The weighted average lease term is 17 years with fixed annual rent increases. As part of the transaction, W. P. Carey is also funding a 10-bed expansion of the Kansas facility. Nobis Rehabilitation Parters manages the properties. The inpatient rehabilitation sector largely serves elderly and Medicare-eligible individuals. IRFs typically provide shorter lengths of stay and superior health outcomes relative to other post-acute options, according to W. P. Carey.
WESTFIELD, IND. — BW Construction and Skender have broken ground on Grand on Main, a $105 million mixed-use development in downtown Westfield, a northern suburb of Indianapolis. The project will include 216 upscale multifamily residences, 60,000-plus square feet of retail and office space, three rooftop amenity plazas, work-from-home suites, a golf simulator, cold plunge and sauna, a resort-style pool and public art installations. BW Development is the developer. The project is made possible through a public-private partnership with the City of Westfield, including tax-increment financing support for a new 575-space parking garage. Completion is slated for late 2027.
By Jeremy Woods and Gwen Rodenberger, CBRE Indianapolis industrial leasing activity in January may have started as cold as the winter temperatures, but activity has only gotten hotter, even as fall wanes into winter. Indiana at one point called itself the Crossroads of America, and the moniker holds true today. Indianapolis is strategically located in the center of the state, with four major interstates running through it. The city’s businesses also benefit because of the second-largest FedEx hub at its airport. As a result, businesses can easily ship to most of the continental U.S. within three days, minimizing outbound shipping costs. In January, occupiers requiring 1 million square feet of distribution space in Indianapolis would have six first-generation shells (equivalent of 104 football fields) to choose from. If you could live with a bit less space, roughly 900,000 to 975,000 square feet, another three options could be added to the tour (adding an additional 47 football fields). Fast forward just three quarters to today, and five of the nine “mega-bulk” warehouses, as they are aptly named, are 100 percent occupied. Even the most seasoned experts would not have predicted the speed at which these spaces would be absorbed. In these …