CROWN POINT, IND. — Venture One Real Estate has unveiled plans to build VenturePark65, a 135-acre logistics campus in Crown Point, a city in northwest Indiana. The development, located at the southeast corner of 101st Avenue and I-65, will encompass up to 2 million square feet of modern industrial space. Flexible building designs will accommodate large-scale users, with spaces ranging from 500,000 to 2 million square feet. Brian Vanosky and Michael O’Leary of Lee & Associates will market the property for lease.
NEW ALBANY, IND. — SPHERE Investments has acquired the PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Greater Indiana — South Campus, a 66,143-square-foot inpatient rehabilitation facility in New Albany, just north of Louisville. The purchase price was undisclosed. Previously operating under Southern Indiana Rehabilitation Hospital, the asset sits on nearly seven acres at 3104 Blackiston Blvd. and features 40 inpatient beds. Under PAM Health’s management, the hospital will offer comprehensive recovery services for patients with serious injuries, surgeries and chronic conditions as well as interdisciplinary care such as physical, occupational and speech therapy. The seller had purchased the property in 2018 for $23.4 million. SPHERE stands for Strategic Public Health Equities and Real Estate. The company is based in Miami with a European presence. The acquisition marks SPHERE’s first investment in Indiana.
BLUFFTON, IND. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $2.4 million sale of a retail property occupied by Walgreens in Bluffton, about 25 miles south of Fort Wayne. Constructed in 20023, the building is located at 1975 N. Main St. There are approximately 4.5 years remaining on the triple-net lease. Jordan Klink and David Klink of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Eureka Limited Co., and procured the buyer, Valuecom22 LLC, an out-of-state 1031 exchange investor.
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia-based Alterra IOS has acquired seven industrial outdoor storage (IOS) sites totaling 23 usable acres largely in the Midwest region. The purchase price was undisclosed. The sites are fully leased to a national telecommunications and broadband network company. Each parcel is located across metro areas in Dallas, Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Chicago, Nashville, Cleveland and St. Louis. Specifically, the properties are located in Haslet, Texas; Osseo, Minn.; Indianapolis; Frankfort, Ill.; La Vergne, Tenn.; Avon, Ohio; and St. Peters, Mo. All of the assets in the portfolio are located near city downtowns, interstate highways, international airports and rail networks. CRE Advising facilitated the acquisition.
WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. — LV Collective has unveiled plans to build Rambler Levee District, a two-building apartment development totaling 583 units in the Levee District of West Lafayette near Purdue University. LV is partnering with Harrison Street and obtained financing from Pacific Life for the project. Amenities will include coworking spaces, a clubroom, multiple pools, internal courtyards, fitness facilities, a yoga studio, resident lounge and saunas. The 799,289-square-foot project will be centered around a 20,000-square-foot public plaza and green space. Plans also call for 15,600 square feet of retail space. Site work will begin this quarter, with completion slated for fall 2027. Project partners include development group Landmark Properties Inc., architect WDG, general contractor Brinkmann Constructors, interior designer Variant Collaborative and DLA Piper for legal counsel. TSB Capital Advisors consulted on construction financing.
FISHERS, IND. — Noble Investment Group has acquired the Courtyard by Marriott Indianapolis | Fishers and the dual-branded Hyatt House & Hyatt Place Indianapolis | Fishers. The two newly built hotels are located within the Fishers District, a 150-acre mixed-use development in the Indianapolis suburb of Fishers. The seller and sales price were undisclosed. Noble is a real estate investment manager specializing in the travel and hospitality sector.
AUBURN, IND. — The Zacher Co. has arranged the sale of a 9,917-square-foot industrial building in Auburn, about 22 miles north of Fort Wayne. The sales price was undisclosed. The property is located at 1004 Auburn Drive. Dan Gabbard of Zacher represented the seller, The Richard and Phyllis Poff Estate. Ideal Property LLC was the buyer.
SOUTH BEND, IND. — Toll Brothers Campus Living has completed The 87, an 810-bed student housing community located near the University of Notre Dame campus in South Bend. Centier Bank provided $91 million in construction financing for the project, which broke ground in September 2022. The community also serves students attending Holy Cross College and St. Mary’s College. The development offers 335 fully furnished units with bed-to-bath parity in studio through four-bedroom configurations, alongside townhomes. Shared amenities include study lounges with private seating options; a social lounge and coffee bar; content creation studio; golf and sports simulator; fitness center; lounge with four large-screen televisions; and multiple courtyards with grills, fire pits, yard games and hammocks. KTGY designed the property.
CROWN POINT, IND. — Saxum Real Estate has begun development of a 322,600-square-foot cold storage project for Arcadia Cold in Crown Point, a city in northwest Indiana. FCL Builders is the general contractor. The project will feature a clear height of 50 feet, ample dock space and dock doors to expedite distribution and container handling services, and convertible rooms with temperature capabilities between minus 10 and 38 degrees Fahrenheit. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2026. Arcadia Cold specializes in providing third-party handling, storage, distribution and value-add services to the food industry and is the seventh-largest cold storage operator in the U.S., according to a release.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.— Grand Rapids-based food solutions company SpartanNash has acquired Fresh Encounter Inc. (FEI), a 49-store supermarket chain with locations in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. This move expands SpartanNash’s retail footprint by 33 percent and marks the company’s second retail acquisition this year, following its purchase of Metcalfe’s Market in April. FEI operates stores under the banners Community Markets, Remke Markets, Chief Markets and Needler’s Fresh Market, and has been a food distribution customer of SpartanNash for 58 years. The transaction is expected to close in late November, subject to customary conditions.