DENVER — Baceline Investments LLC has acquired 10 neighborhood retail centers totaling 418,000 square feet in the Midwest and Mid-South for $33.3 million. It is the largest transaction in the history of the Denver-based private equity real estate firm. The portfolio will be part of Baceline’s high-yield income strategy designed to produce substantial income through the ownership of stable, cash-flowing commercial real estate. The acquired properties include: • Park Center, a 105,032-square-foot center in Memphis, Tenn.; • Shoppes of Loveland, a 64,607-square-foot center in Loveland, Ohio, near Cincinnati; • Towne Square, a 55,168-square-foot center in Florence, Ky., near Cincinnati; • Mainline Plaza, a 42,182-square-foot center in Belleville, Ill., near St. Louis; • Fort Plaza, a 39,994-square-foot center in Omaha, Neb.; • Weber Place, a 38,802-square-foot center in Omaha, Neb. • Midway Plaza, a 27,200-square-foot center in Fairview Heights, Ill. near St. Louis; • Noland View, an 18,480-square-foot center in Independence, Mo. near Kansas City; • Holly Hills, a 16,847-square-foot center in St. Louis; • Eagle Creek, a 9,239-square-foot center in Indianapolis.
MISHAWAKA AND TERRE HAUTE, IND. — Veritas Realty has brokered two leases, totaling 58,977 square feet, for Fresh Thyme Farmers Market in Indiana. In the first transaction, Fresh Thyme Farmers Market leased 30,268 square feet at 5514 Grape Road in Mishawaka near South Bend. Tim Mehall of Newmark Grubb Cressy & Everett represented the landlord in the transaction. In the second deal, Fresh Thyme Farmers Market leased 28,709 square feet of retail space at Honey Creek Marketplace in Terre Haute, approximately 85 miles southwest of Indianapolis. Larry Davis of Sitehawk Retail represented the landlord in the transaction. Jamison Downs and Kyle Hughes of Veritas Realty represented the tenant in both transactions.
INDIANAPOLIS — Fairbridge Properties has acquired Landmark Center, an office tower located at 1099 N. Meridian St. in Indianapolis. The 12-story, 304,946-square-foot Class A property sold for $21.5 million. The property features 25,000-square-foot floor plates, a fitness center and yoga studio, conference facility, indoor bike storage, full-service cafeteria and a parking ratio of four spots per 1,000 square feet. At the time of sale, the property was 94 percent leased to tenants, including Angie’s List, Consolidated Care, Disciples of Christ, United States Citizenship and Immigration Service and Jacobs Engineering. Andy Banister and Dan Richardson of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller, while Eli Mills and Tucker White, also of CBRE, represented Fairbridge in the transaction.
CLARKSVILLE, IND. — DTZ has brokered the sale of a retail land lease in Clarksville, approximately five miles north of Louisville, Ky. Columbus Pacific Properties sold the property, which is located at the intersection of Green Tree Boulevard and State Road 131, for $6.5 million. The property is occupied by a 12-screen, 38,000-square-foot Great Escape Movie Theater, which was recently acquired by Regal Cinemas. Rob Taylor of DTZ represented the seller in the transaction. The name of the buyer was not disclosed.
CROWN POINT, IND. — Symphony of Crown Point, a 66,598-square-foot, 100-bed senior living facility providing post-acute, short-stay rehabilitation care has opened in Crown Point, located about six miles south of Merrillville. Mainstreet and Symphony Post Acute Network developed the facility. Construction on the project began in May 2014. The complex offers a therapy gym, outdoor rehabilitation courtyard, spa, movie theater and an on-site chef. The project, which had a total investment of $16 million, has created 360 construction jobs and 100 permanent jobs at the property.
PORTAGE, IND. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has arranged the sale of a dual-tenant retail building located at US Highway 6 and Willowcreek Road in Portage for $3 million. The property is shadow anchored by Meijer and is leased to Chipotle and Sleepy’s. The property was sold by a real estate developer based in Lake Forest, Illinois to a private real estate office based in Wisconsin. Chad Firsel, president of Quantum, was a broker in the transaction.
INDIANAPOLIS — New York Life Real Estate Investors has provided $15.3 million in refinancing for Canal Overlook Apartments, a 132-unit, Class A residential property located in Indianapolis. The loan has a term of 20 years. The complex is owned by a private investor and was completed in 1988.
LAFAYETTE, IND. — Chicago-based Baum Realty Group has arranged the sale of a single-tenant, net-leased Goodrich Quality Theaters property. Located at 3525 McCarty Lane in Lafayette, the property sold for $2.4 million. The 18,000-square-foot property has three years remaining on the original 20-year lease with two five-year extension options. Goodrich Quality Theaters is a Michigan-based operator with 30 theater locations across four states. Brad Teitelbaum and Patrick Forkin of Baum represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was a Michigan-based private investor.
INDIANAPOLIS — The Opus Group is developing a speculative industrial property at 3901 Hanna Circle at the Airport Business Center in Indianapolis. The industrial office and warehouse facility will feature 433,000 square feet of space. Situated on 26.2 acres, the property will feature 32-foot clear heights, 40 loading docks with four drive-in doors, ESFR sprinkler systems, T-5 fluorescent lighting and parking for 288 cars and 63 trailers. Construction began in May, with completion slated for February 2016. The building will be owned by a joint venture partnership between Opus Development Co. and Founders Properties. Opus Development Co. is the project’s developer, Opus Design Build is serving as design-builder and Opus AE Group is the architect and engineer of record. DTZ has been retained to market the property for lease.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, IND. — Flaherty & Collins Properties will break ground on Historic Whitlock Place, an apartment project located at 306 Binford St. in downtown Crawfordsville, a city northwest of Indianapolis, on Monday, June 8. An adaptive reuse of Culver Union Hospital, the project will offer 56 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartment units. Community amenities will include a community atrium, a community room with a television, a computer room with free Internet access and an exercise room with equipment. Completion is slated for late summer 2016. The project is a collaborative effort between Sustainable Solutions, Vision Communities, Flaherty & Collins, the City of Crawfordsville, Palma Architects and McKinley Development.