FISHERS, IND. — Ziff Real Estate Partners has purchased Fishers Crossing in the Indianapolis suburb of Fishers for an undisclosed price. The 29,569-square-foot retail center was fully occupied at the time of sale. Tenants include Pet Supplies Plus, Great Clips and Papa John’s. A recently renovated Kroger store shadow-anchors the property. This is the second retail center that Ziff has acquired in the Indianapolis area.
INDIANAPOLIS — Greystone has provided a $22 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of Wildwood Village Apartments in Indianapolis. The garden-style apartment community includes 324 units across 33 buildings. Amenities include a clubhouse, business center, fitness center, pool, sports court and dog park. Dan Sacks of Greystone originated the 12-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule, a fixed interest rate and five years of interest-only payments. An entity doing business as Cyclone Wildwood 324 LLC was the borrower.
INDIANAPOLIS — Ziff Real Estate Partners has purchased a 215,100-square-foot flex industrial property known as Director’s Row in Indianapolis for an undisclosed price. The property features convenient access to I-465, I-70 and the Indianapolis International Airport. Ziff plans to make significant upgrades to the building, which was nearly 64 percent occupied at the time of sale. Tenants include Fiserv, Rocore Thermal Systems and Evens Time. Tyler Wilson of Colliers International will handle leasing on behalf of Ziff.
INDIANAPOLIS — Standard Real Estate Investments LP, a minority-owned real estate private equity firm focused on providing joint venture equity to developers, formally launched its business on Wednesday, Aug. 25. The company closed a majority equity investment in a 244-unit multifamily project located at 75 W. 18th St. in downtown Indianapolis. Construction recently began on the development, but a timeline for completion was not disclosed. Standard, and its Indianapolis-based joint venture partner Arrow Street Development, will build Wesley Place Apartments on the two-acre site, which is located within walking distance of the Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital. Plans call for four stories of apartments above a single-level retail and parking podium. Robert Jue and Jerome Nichols, formerly with CBRE Global Investors, are leading the new company. Standard aims to have $200 million of assets under management within 12 months through investments in four development projects.
HAMMOND, IND. — A three-property, 257-room hotel portfolio has traded hands in Hammond, about 25 miles southeast of Chicago. The select-service hotels are all under the Marriott umbrella. The properties are within walking distance of each other and were sold in two separate transactions, prices of which were undisclosed. Nate Sahn and James Foxx of CBRE Hotels represented the seller.
INDIANAPOLIS — Ziff Real Estate Partners (ZRP) has sold Pyramid Place Shopping Center in Indianapolis for $10.6 million to an undisclosed buyer. The neighborhood shopping center is located at the intersection of Michigan Road and West 86th Street and features a gross leasable area of 51,974 square feet. The property was 86 percent occupied at the time of sale to tenants such as Five Guys, Einstein Bagels, Chicken Salad Chick, Qdoba and Tavel Eye Care. ZRP acquired the asset in 2015 from LNR Property LLC. Jordan Klink and Andrew Margulies of Marcus & Millichap’s The Klink Group represented Ziff in the sale.
MUNSTER, IND. — Blue West Capital has arranged the sale of Ridgewood Plaza in Munster for $4.5 million. The 36,307-square-foot retail center is located on Ridge Road. Tenants include Fresenius, ATI Physical Therapy, Check ’n Go, GNC, Supercuts and Applebee’s. Carly Kelly of Blue West Capital represented the buyer, Time Equities Inc. A Chicago-based private investor was the seller.
WHITESTOWN, IND. — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has provided a $25 million loan through Freddie Mac as well as $21.8 million of low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) equity to Indianapolis-based Kittle Property Group Inc. The capital will be used to build Meadows on Main, an affordable housing property in Whitestown near Indianapolis. Meadows on Main will operate under the Section 42 LIHTC program and will serve residents earning between 40 and 70 percent of the area median income. The property will include 264 units across 10 buildings. Robbie Lynn of KeyBank’s CDLI team and John-Paul Vachon of Key Community Development Corp. structured the financing.
FORT WAYNE, IND. — Echo Development Group Inc. and Synergy Development have acquired a little over eight acres of land at the northeast corner of DuPont and Diebold roads in Fort Wayne. The partnership plans to develop a project with restaurant, retail and healthcare uses that will include a Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers. Jackson Investment Group represented Echo in the purchase of the land. Barry Sturges of Sturges Property Group represented the undisclosed seller. Engineering Resources Inc. is working on the civil infrastructure design for the project. A timeline for completion has not yet been established.
WESTFIELD, IND. — Holladay Properties and Holladay Construction Group have broken ground on a $10 million agritourism facility for West Fork Whiskey Co. in Westfield, about 30 miles north of Indianapolis. The 35,000-square-foot project is located on the northeast corner of 191st Street and Horton Road across from Grand Park Sports Campus. Plans call for a 5,000-square-foot event space, retail store, 4,000-square-foot restaurant with a cocktail lounge, speakeasy and additional production and aging space. The facility will offer interactive tours, tastings and other educational components. Completion is slated for 2022. Established in 2015, West Fork Whiskey distills and produces craft whiskeys using Indiana ingredients. The company currently operates a tasting room and distillery in Indianapolis.