INDIANAPOLIS — CBRE has brokered the sale of a 384-unit apartment community in Indianapolis for an undisclosed price. Ardizzone Holding Co. purchased Oakbrook Village as part of a 1031 exchange. Ardizzone plans to spend $1.7 million to upgrade the property, which was 93 percent occupied at the time of sale. Oakbrook Village includes amenities such as a fitness center with sauna and steam room, playground, clubhouse, tennis court, swimming pool, business center and on-site laundry facility.
The greater Indianapolis industrial market has experienced incredible growth over the past three years, and it continues to be one of the most sought-after industrial markets in the country. Supply and demand is the big story in early 2016. Because shovel-ready land is difficult to find, demand for land alternatives is pushing development further and further away from the beltway while simultaneously causing land prices to escalate. Local communities that figure out how to competitively bring shovel-ready land to the market will reap great rewards. There is strong demand for space across the industrial sector, with second-generation and medium-size distribution space outpacing the other industrial product types. Those seeking smaller, single-tenant buildings under 50,000 square feet are realizing how difficult they are to find. Additionally, the supply of available speculative space in the greater Indianapolis market has been on everyone’s radar for the past two years. Demand for spec space is catching up to the supply as evidenced by several new leases signed since the end of 2015. Currently, there is approximately 2.2 million square feet of industrial product under construction, including 1.4 million square feet of speculative development and 800,000 square feet of build-to-suit construction. Game changer The e-commerce …
INDIANAPOLIS AND CAMBY, IND. — BayView Advisors has brokered the sale of a three-property self-storage portfolio for an undisclosed price. The three properties, located within the Indianapolis metropolitan area, total 231,060 square feet. National Storage Affiliates Trust purchased the assets from Emerson Access Storage LLC, Access Self Storage of Heartland Crossing LLC, Rockville Road Storage LLC and Rockville Road Storage II. SecurCare is managing the portfolio. The Access Self Storage portfolio consists of 355 climate-controlled storage units, 1,219 non-climate controlled storage units and 123 spaces for boat and vehicle parking.
INDIANAPOLIS — Colliers International has brokered the sale of a historic apartment building in downtown Indianapolis for an undisclosed price. Janus Lofts is a 35,640-square-foot, 23-unit building that was constructed in 1914. Silver Point Capital sold the five-story property, located at 240 S. Meridian St., to Buckingham Cos. The building, which contains an underground parking garage and three commercial spaces, was most recently redeveloped in 2003. The Fahnley & McCrea Millinery Co., which sold women’s hats, occupied a building at the location from the late 1800s until a fire burned it down in 1905. A building reconstructed on the same site in 1914 was where the millinery company operated until it closed.
INDIANAPOLIS — HFF has secured a $70.6 million refinancing loan for Axis, a 435,894-square-foot mixed-use property in downtown Indianapolis. Flaherty & Collins Properties was the borrower. HFF placed the 10-year, fixed-rate loan with Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America through Allianz Real Estate of America LLC, a correspondent life company lender. Axis is a 336-unit luxury, mid-rise building that was completed in 2015. Units at Axis average 914 square feet, and the building contains 47,117 square feet of retail space, which features a 42,000-square-foot Marsh Supermarket. Community amenities include a saltwater swimming pool, aqua lounge with kitchenette, grilling stations, a pet wash and walk area, a Zen garden, Sky Bar, 24-hour club room, two-story fitness center with a yoga and Pilates studio, catering kitchen, gaming lounge, bike room, study lounges, conference room and library. Dave Keller of HFF arranged the financing for the development located at 401 N. Senate Ave.
CHESTERTON, IND. — Mainstreet, an Indiana-based skilled nursing developer, and skilled nursing operator Symphony Post Acute Network have opened Symphony of Chesterton, a 106-bed skilled nursing facility in Chesterton, approximately 45 miles southeast of Chicago. Construction started in May 2015. Mainstreet developed the property and Symphony operates it. The 77,703-square-foot community cost $18.8 million to develop.
CLEVELAND —Cleveland, Ohio-based KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a total of $11.7 million in first mortgage loans for multiple parking garages in Indiana and Missouri. MVP REIT sponsors the properties. KeyBank provided an $8.2 million loan for a portfolio consisting of City Park Garage and Surface Parking Lot, both located in the central business district of Indianapolis. KeyBank also provided an additional $3.5 million loan for three surface parking lots, two in St. Louis and one in Kansas City. Randy Martin of KeyBank arranged the CMBS, non-recourse loans.
INDIANAPOLIS, PLAINFIELD AND BROWNSBURG, IND. — An entity led by Biynah Industrial Partners and Olympus Ventures has acquired an eight-building industrial portfolio in Indianapolis for $167 million. The Class A portfolio totals nearly 4 million square feet and was purchased from an affiliate of Transpacific Development Co. (TDC). The transaction also includes 42 acres of vacant land in addition to the eight buildings. Each facility is located within a master-planned distribution center. The portfolio is 94 percent occupied. Four buildings, which total 1.5 million square feet, are located in the Airwest Industrial Park in Plainfield. Two buildings, each 281,580 square feet, are situated in the AmeriPlex development in Indianapolis. EaglePoint 3, located at 901 E. Northfield Drive in Brownsburg, totals 396,000 square feet and features 32-foot clear heights. The last property is located at 710 S. Girls School Road in Indianapolis and is 1.3 million square feet and 100 percent leased. John Huguenard, Sean Devaney and Ed Halaburt of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was self-represented. HFF placed a $100.2 million 10-year, fixed-rate loan with an international life insurance company on behalf of the joint venture.
INDIANAPOLIS — JLL has arranged the sale of a 16,500-square-foot office building in Indianapolis. MID by Design LLC sold the building, located at 9800 Association Court, to CKH Realty for an undisclosed price. The property consists of a 13,900-square-foot open studio with 21-foot ceilings and 2,600 square feet of mezzanine space. Kevin Gillihan of JLL represented the seller in the transaction, and Tim O’Brien of O’Brien Commercial Real Estate represented the buyer.
AVON AND INDIANAPOLIS, IND. — BayView Advisors has negotiated the sale of a three-property, self-storage portfolio in Indiana for an undisclosed price. National Storage Affiliates Trust acquired the properties from Kentucky Avenue Self Storage Inc., Avon Self Storage Lockers Inc. and Avon Self Storage Spot Inc. The 245,664-square-foot portfolio consists of 160 climate-controlled units, 1,335 non-climate controlled units, 112 alarmed units and 111 spaces for boat and vehicle parking. SecureCare will manage the properties, which are located at 71 Vista Parkway in Avon; 9303 US Highway 36 in Avon; and 4115 Heiney Road, Indianapolis. Jay Crotty and Ryan Clark of BayView Advisors represented the sellers in the transaction.
