INDIANAPOLIS — Merchants Affordable Housing Corp. has rebranded as RDOOR Housing Corp. The affordable housing developer was founded in connection with Merchants Bank of Indiana in 1981. RDOOR comes from the word “ardor,” meaning passion. “RDOOR embodies our team’s unyielding passion for improving people’s lives by increasing access to quality rental housing opportunities while building or renovating affordable and safe homes,” says Bruce Baird, president and CEO. The current portfolio of RDOOR and its closely aligned affiliates includes more than 3,000 units throughout Marion County and Indiana. As part of the rebrand, RDOOR renovated the former Girls Inc. office at 441 W. Michigan St. as its new headquarters. RDOOR says the downtown Indianapolis location will enable the team to be closer to its clients and co-locate with Partners in Housing.
By Steve LaMotte Jr., CBRE With 2021, a record year for asset appreciation and fundamentals, 2022 marked a turning point in the apartment space across the nation. Multifamily leasing velocity, rent growth and occupancy levels have seemingly reached their current peak levels and begun to cool. Instability in the capital markets throughout much of 2022 encouraged many on both the buy and sell sides to wait it out, looking for signs of stability. However, despite the turbulence and the pause, the multifamily sector has remained resilient and is expected to maintain its claim as the preferred asset classification in 2023. Further, metro Indianapolis has been a standout performer in every meaningful measurement. Now widely regarded as an emerging star of the Midwest, metro Indianapolis has earned its place as the nation’s rent growth leader in the back-to-back months of October and November of 2022, according to Yardi Matrix. The metro has outperformed many major markets while maintaining its characteristic affordability. According to research from CBRE Econometric Advisors, the average metro rent of $1,200 per unit ($1.30 per square foot) shows that metro Indianapolis will deliver outsized rent growth in times of distress while remaining one of the most affordable metro’s …
Scannell Properties, Pittman Investors Begin Phase I of Pittman Farms Project in Zionsville, Indiana
ZIONSVILLE, IND. — Scannell Properties and Pittman Investors are beginning Phase I development of a project situated on the Pittman Farms site in Zionsville, a northern suburb of Indianapolis. The project site’s red barn has long served as an unofficial entry into Zionsville at US-421 and Sycamore Street. The first phase of construction includes land preparation and infrastructure for the entire development, as well as a three-building, 400-unit apartment complex. Amenities will include a golf simulator, saltwater pool, fitness lab, work-from-home space, pet spa, dog park and an outdoor pavilion reminiscent of the Pittman Farms barn. Phase I is expected to open in the second quarter of 2025. The design team includes Indianapolis-based Delv architects, American Structurepoint, Lynch Harrison Brumleve, Circle Design Group, Context Design, Infinysis and BKV. Indianapolis-based Shiel Sexton Co. will serve as construction manager. Project lenders include Merchants Capital, through its parent company Merchants Bank of Indiana, as well as Lake City Bank and the National Bank of Indianapolis.
ANGOLA, IND. — Franklin Street has arranged the sale of a two-property self-storage portfolio totaling 109 units in Angola, a city in Northwest Indiana. The sales price was undisclosed. The facilities were built in 1986 and 1999. David Perlleshi and Frank DeSalvo of Franklin Street represented the seller, HZ Capital Partners LLC. NT Investments LLC was the buyer. The transaction marks the fourth asset that Perlleshi and DeSalvo have sold on behalf of HZ Capital Partners in the last nine months.
INDIANAPOLIS — Tinker Coffee Co. is opening a new location at 360 Market Square in downtown Indianapolis this spring. The 360 Market Square location will be Tinker’s fourth café, but its first standalone offering that is not in the airport or a food hall. Tinker currently maintains two locations in the Indianapolis International Airport and one in the AMP food hall, an artisan marketplace and food hall located in the 16 Tech Innovation District in downtown Indianapolis. The downtown café will be open seven days a week. Flaherty & Collins is the owner and developer behind 360 Market Square, an apartment building with an attached Whole Foods Market.
INDIANAPOLIS — Greystone has provided a $15.7 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition of Trails at Lakeside in Indianapolis. Constructed in 1989, the 208-unit multifamily property is a garden-style community with six buildings. Miryan Reinitz-Kops of Greystone originated the fixed-rate loan, which features a 12-year term, 30-year amortization schedule and three years of interest-only payments. Loan proceeds enable the borrower to make improvements in addition to the acquisition. Capodagli Property Co. was the borrower.
INDIANAPOLIS — Argus Self Storage Advisors has arranged the sale of a Keystone Self Storage property in Indianapolis for $9.5 million. Located at 5000 N. Keystone Ave., the self-storage facility totals 541 units and 69,700 square feet. Rob Schick of Argus represented the undisclosed seller. Public Storage was the buyer. The asset was 94 percent leased at the time of sale.
INDIANAPOLIS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 70-room Comfort Suites hotel in Indianapolis for $7.1 million. Built in 2009, the three-story hotel is located near I-465 and the Indianapolis International Airport. Amenities include a business center, fitness center, indoor pool and complimentary breakfast. Scott Havericak and Robert Hunter of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Vinsar Hotels LLC. The duo also procured the buyer, Singh Estate LLC.
WHITELAND, IND. — Mohr Capital has expanded its Mohr Logistics Park in Whiteland with an additional building totaling more than 1 million square feet. More than 540,000 square feet is leased, and the remaining 513,000 square feet is under final lease negotiations. Mohr anticipates full occupancy by this summer. Mohr has another 1.5 million square feet currently under construction, and is pursuing build-to-suits for another 1.2 million square feet. The master plan calls for nearly 7 million square feet within the industrial park. The project team includes Pepper Construction, Curran Architecture and American Structurepoint. Mark Writt of CBRE is the leasing agent.
LAFAYETTE, IND. — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged an $8.2 million refinance loan and line of credit for the renovation and expansion of a 160,000-square-foot shopping center in Lafayette. The expansion will accommodate one of the tenants, a government agency, that needed a larger space. Eli Weisblum and Paul McCormick of Ariel arranged the loan, which features a 6.5 percent fixed interest rate, a 25-year amortization schedule and a 65 percent loan-to-value ratio. The lender and borrower were not provided.