INDIANAPOLIS — LaSalle Hotel Properties has entered into a definitive contract to sell the 622-room Marriott Indianapolis Downtown to affiliates of White Lodging Services Corp. and REI Investments for $165 million. LaSalle acquired the property in 2004 for $106 million and expects the transaction to close in the third quarter of this year. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, and proceeds from the deal will be used to reduce borrowings on LaSalle’s senior unsecured credit facility. The hotel features amenities such as a restaurant and bar, indoor pool, fitness center, on-site Starbucks, safe deposit boxes, business center, room service, on-site laundry and 40,000 square feet of meeting space.
INDIANAPOLIS — RESOURCE Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sale of a 328-unit apartment community in Indianapolis. ROCO-Abington Apartments LLC purchased the property from Abington Apartments LLC for an undisclosed price. Built in 1981, Abington Apartments consists of 26 two- and three-story buildings. Amenities at the property include a clubhouse, fitness center, pool, business center, lake, carports, tennis court, extra storage, laundry room and playgrounds. The complex also offers five floor plans from which to choose. Michael Wernke of RESOURCE Commercial Real Estate brokered the transaction.
MUNSTER, IND. — Homewood Suites by Hilton has opened a new hotel in Munster, approximately 11 miles west of Gary. Homewood Suites by Hilton Munster is a 99-room hotel that features complimentary breakfast, Wi-Fi, a grocery shopping service, heated indoor pool, outdoor sports court, fitness center and a meeting room that can accommodate 80 people. The property is located at 9120 Calumet Ave. General Hotels Corp., which co-owns the property with Simborg Development Inc., also manages the Homewood Suites by Hilton Munster.
PORTAGE, IND. — Holladay Properties has scheduled an August groundbreaking for The Promenade at Founders Square, a $37 million mixed-use development in Portage, approximately 10 miles east of Gary. The initial five buildings will surround Founders Square Park and offer residential space with ground-floor commercial properties. Other recent investments in The City of Portage include the new Founders Square Park, fire station, police station and an outdoor entertainment pavilion.
TERRE HAUTE, IND. — ICAP Development is set to break ground on Highland Quarters, a 60-unit, 224-bed student housing community located at 627 Cherry St. adjacent to Indiana State University in Terre Haute. The 106,000-square-foot, five-story project will feature fully furnished apartments with bed to bath parity and in-unit washers and dryers. The ground level of the project will provide roughly 6,000 square feet of retail space, secured parking for tenants and amenity spaces that will include a full-service fitness facility, study rooms and an entertainment lounge. The project is slated for completion by August 2017.
GREENWOOD, IND. — Envoy Net Lease Partners LLC has provided a construction loan for the development of a single-tenant retail building net leased to American Mattress in Greenwood. The deal marks Envoy’s fifth construction loan with developer Thomas English Retail Real Estate, a real estate investment and development firm based in Indianapolis. The retail development will be located at the southeast corner of West Main Street and State Route 135 near Meijer Supercenter.
PRINCETON, IND. — Capital One has provided a $5.9 million fixed-rate loan to refinance a skilled nursing facility in Princeton, approximately 150 miles southwest of Indianapolis. Joshua Rosen of Capital One originated the 35-year HUD 232/223(f) financing. The Waters of Princeton consists of 45 semi-private and five private rooms. The facility was built in 1968 with an addition completed in 1974. The borrower in the transaction was undisclosed.
SCHERERVILLE, IND. — Pine Tree Commercial Realty LLC has acquired Town Square shopping center, a 138,571-square-foot center located approximately 15 miles southwest of Gary, for $23 million. Bed Bath & Beyond and TJ Maxx anchor the center, which is also home to tenants including Old Navy and Shoe Carnival. The acquisition was brokered by HFF, and Wells Fargo provided financing. The seller in the transaction was undisclosed.
FRANKLIN, IND. — RESOURCE Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sale of a 48-unit multifamily community in Franklin, approximately 25 miles south of Indianapolis, for an undisclosed price. Parkside Apartments was built in 1962 and offers a mix of one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 733 square feet. Parkside Properties LLC sold the complex to Parkside Franklin Apartments LLC. Michael Wernke of RESOURCE Commercial Real Estate brokered the transaction.
MICHIGAN CITY, IND. — SVN | Property Investment Advisors LLC has arranged the $1.9 million sale of a 117-room hotel property in Michigan City, approximately 35 miles west of South Bend. Raj Patel and partners purchased the Clarion Inn & Suites from R&K Investment Corp. Robert Pliska of SVN| Property Investment Advisors brokered the sale.