INDIANAPOLIS — Thorofare Capital has provided an affiliate of Arciterra Group LLC with a $32.5 million acquisition loan for a retail property in Indianapolis. Castleton Square & Commons is a 256,582-square-foot power center located on Castleton Corner Drive. Tenants at the property include REI, Golfsmith, Dave & Busters, Haverty’s Furniture, Buffalo Wild Wings and DXL Casual Male. The property was 94 percent leased at the time of sale. The seller was an affiliate of Ann Arbor, Mich.-based McKinley Inc. The non-recourse, floating-rate loan is for a period of two years and includes two six-month extension options, a flexible prepayment structure and was priced at a competitive spread over LIBOR.
GREENFIELD, IND. — Resource Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sale of a 142-unit apartment property in Greenfield, approximately 25 miles east of Indianapolis, for an undisclosed price. Broadway Village Apartments was built in three phases with the last phase commencing in 2001. The community is comprised of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Unit amenities include attached garages, vaulted ceilings, full-size washers and dryers and full-size appliances. The buyer was Broadway Village Apartment Partners LLC, and the seller was Fource LLC. Michael Wernke of Resource Commercial Real Estate brokered the transaction.
INDIANAPOLIS — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has arranged the sale of Indian Creek Shopping Commons in Indianapolis for $8.5 million. The 59,789-square-foot center was built in 2003 and is shadow anchored by Walmart Supercenter. Tenants at the property include Dollar Tree, Buffalo Wild Wings, Sally Beauty, Pet Supplies Plus, FedEx, World Finance Company, GameStop and Rally’s Hamburgers. Dan Cooper of The Cooper Commercial Investment Group brokered the transaction. The seller was a private investment group, and the East Coast buyer was undisclosed.
KNOX, IND. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 14,187-square-foot retail property net leased to Walgreens for $4.5 million. Walgreens has 15 years remaining on an original 25-year lease term. The building is located at 1207 S. Heaton St. in Knox, approximately 45 miles southwest of South Bend. John Bailey, Bill Bailey and George Ghattas of Marcus & Millichap listed the property on behalf of the seller, an undisclosed limited liability company. Dave Lincoln and Walter Brauer of Marcus & Millichap secured and represented the buyer, a private investor.
PLAINFIELD, IND. — JLL is the exclusive leasing entity for two new speculative industrial buildings in Plainfield, a southwestern suburb of Indianapolis. Airwest 12 and Airwest 14 are Class A properties that total 924,530 square feet. The two buildings are located at 2301 and 2201 Reeves Road. Airwest 12 is 448,305 square feet, and Airwest 14 is 476,225 square feet. The facilities feature 48-foot-by-50-foot bays, approximately 50 docks with room for expansion and ample delivery and employee parking. Each building is also divisible by 200,000 square feet. Jake Sturman and Chip Barnes of JLL will represent the owner, Northwestern Mutual.
SCHERERVILLE, IND. — Ryan Cos. has broken ground on a $40 million, 177-unit senior living development in Schererville. Clarendale of Schererville is slated to open in the spring of 2017. The 206,000-square-foot development will be constructed on a nine-acre site and will consist of 85 independent living units, 38 assisted living units and 54 memory care units. Apartments will range from 720 square feet to 1,300 square feet for the independent living units and 300 square feet to 890 square feet for the assisted living and memory care units. Amenities will include a craft room, movie theater room, bistro, pub and billiards room, library, wellness center, salon, fitness room, multipurpose room and a private patio with courtyard.
INDIANAPOLIS — Colliers International has brokered the sale of a 51,974-square-foot retail center in Indianapolis for $6.5 million. Pyramid Place Shops is located at 3450 W. 86th St. at the entrance of College Park Office Park. LNR Property LLC sold the retail center to Ziff Properties Inc. Tenants at the property include Einstein Bros. Bagels, Spherion Staffing, T-Mobile, Qdoba, Firehouse Subs, Skyline Chili and Georgia Reese’s. Alex Cantu of Colliers represented the seller in the transaction.
NEW ALBANY, IND. — Flaherty & Collins Properties has broken ground on a $26.5 million luxury apartment project in downtown New Albany, located across the Ohio River from Louisville, Ky. Flaherty & Collins is partnering with the city of New Albany and the Indiana Economic Development Corp. on the project. The Breakwater is being constructed on the site of the former Coyle Chevrolet property. The complex will feature 191 luxury units and 1,650 square feet of street-front retail space. Amenities will include a heated swimming pool with cabanas, an outdoor movie screen, bike storage, a pet washroom, a fitness club, dog park and an outdoor kitchen with grilling stations and a fire pit. Unit amenities will include 9-foot ceilings, granite countertops, over-sized tubs, faux wood flooring, washers and dryers and smart thermostats. The project is slated for completion in spring 2017. The developer is targeting residents with annual incomes between $50,000 and $60,000. The Breakwater will also be the first apartment project in Southern Indiana to offer gigabit Internet.
LAWRENCEBURG, IND. — Evans Senior Investments has arranged the sale of Shady Nook Care Center, a skilled nursing and memory care facility in Lawrenceburg, approximately 25 miles west of Cincinnati, Ohio, for an undisclosed price. A local investor purchased the property and will retain the existing operator. Shady Nook was built in 1984 and consists of 35 semi-private rooms and 12 private rooms in a 37,332-square-foot facility. The property underwent a $395,000 renovation in 2010. Jason Stroiman of Evans Senior Investments arranged the deal.
The office sector in the northern suburbs of Indianapolis shows clear signs of solid growth and stability with new construction and deeper tenant demand for space, particularly in the Class A segment. A number of factors contribute to this trend, including job growth, availability of land for housing and favorable demographics. Decision-makers live in the northern suburbs along with families, empty nesters and educated workers. Nearly 90 percent of all suburban office space in greater Indianapolis is located north of 71st Street in five key submarkets: North/Carmel, Keystone, Northwest, the Fishers/I-69 Corridor and Northeast/Castleton. Five I-465 interchanges define these five northern suburban office submarkets of Indianapolis, providing workers efficient access to 17.5 million square feet of office space. Through the third quarter of this year, overall occupancy in these five suburban submarkets stood at nearly 85 percent. The occupancy rate for Class A space was considerably higher at 89 percent. There are only seven blocks of contiguous office space 100,000 square feet or greater available in the suburbs and downtown — four of which are located in the northern suburbs. These spaces include 133,000 square feet at Two Concourse, 10194 Crosspoint Blvd.; 113,000 square feet at the former Charles Schwab …