Indiana

MISHAWAKA, IND. — The Boulder Group has arranged the $9.6 million sale of a single-tenant retail property net leased to Best Buy in Mishawaka near South Bend. The 50,327-square-foot building is located at 6502 Grape Road along I-80. Nearby tenants include Target, Apple, Macy’s, Menards, Ross Dress for Less, Walmart, Sam’s Club, The Home Depot, Aldi, Meijer and Costco. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Boulder represented the seller, a West Coast-based partnership. The buyer was an institution.

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EVANSVILLE, IND. — NAI Prime Commercial has joined NAI Global as a new office under the name NAI Prime Commercial. The commercial real estate services and advisory company is based in Evansville. The firm offers services such as commercial sales, leasing, asset management, development and advisory services. The inception of NAI Prime Commercial in early 2024 followed founder Scott Edmond’s nine-year tenure with another large commercial real estate firm. Prior to that, he worked in the banking and finance industry for 21 years. Edmond works alongside his wife and business partner, Holly Edmond.

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MICHIGAN CITY, IND. — Flaherty & Collins Properties is scheduled to break ground on The Franklin at 11th Street Station, a $101 million apartment project in northern Indiana’s Michigan City. A groundbreaking ceremony will take place Thursday, March 14. The luxury apartment tower will include 220 units and 5,600 square feet of commercial space. The 1.5-acre project site is located at 1010 Franklin St. Amenities will include a heated swim spa, outdoor movie space, coworking cafe, conference facilities, fitness center and sky lounge. Completion is slated for fall 2025. Flaherty & Collins currently manages 85 properties and more than 15,000 units in nine states.

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HAMMOND, IND. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of the Fairfield Inn & Suites Southeast | Chicago for an undisclosed price. The 94-room hotel is located at 7720 Corinne Drive in Hammond, a city in Northwest Indiana. The four-story property features an indoor breakfast area, fitness center, meeting space, laundry facility, dry cleaning service and convenience store. The hotel will undergo a full renovation in the coming year. Ebrahim Valliani and Michael Klar of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller, both of which were private investors. Marcus & Millichap’s Chris Gomes and Allan Miller were listed on the deal as supporting brokers, and Josh Caruana, the firm’s broker of record in Indiana, assisted in closing the transaction.

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WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. — Champion Real Estate Co. has acquired Salisbury Campus Apartments in West Lafayette near Purdue University for an undisclosed price. The student housing community, which totals 85 units and 290 beds, will be rebranded as Victory on Salisbury. Champion now owns and operates 15 student housing communities totaling more than 4,300 beds at eight universities. Champion Salisbury LLC, a subsidiary of Champion, will begin renovations to the property once the current master lease with Purdue University expires in 2025. The community will receive new paint, vinyl plank flooring, cabinetry, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances and modern fixtures. The asset will be leased by the bedroom and all bedrooms will be fully furnished. Scott Clifton, Teddy Leatherman, Kevin Kazlow, Jack Goldberger and Grace Picchiotti of JLL represented both Champion and the seller, Muinzer. Jeff Sause, Brian Halpern, Josh Blank and Ellie Conway of JLL arranged acquisition financing through a nonrecourse bridge lender on behalf of Champion.

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BROWNSBURG, IND. — Sila Realty Trust Inc. has acquired an inpatient rehabilitation facility in Brownsburg, a northwest suburb of Indianapolis, for $39 million. Capital Growth Medvest was the seller. The property is fully leased to Community Health Network Rehabilitation Hospital West, a joint venture between Community Health Network (CHN) and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, a business unit of Lifepoint Health. CHN is a nonprofit health system with more than 200 sites of care and facilities throughout central Indiana, including six acute care hospitals totaling approximately 1,150 beds. Lifepoint is a national healthcare provider with 62 community hospitals and over 30 rehabilitation and behavioral health facilities across 29 states. The recently constructed facility in Brownsburg began accepting patients in May 2023, and serves as the third inpatient rehabilitation facility operated by the joint venture in the greater Indianapolis area. The property totals 56,000 square feet with 40 beds. The facility focuses on acute rehabilitation and recovery for patients who suffer from stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, complex neurological disorders, orthopedic conditions, multiple traumas, amputation and other injuries. The two-story building is situated on 12.2 acres.

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By Stephen Daum, Colliers The eyes of the sporting world once again focus on downtown Indianapolis as it hosts the 2024 NBA All-Star Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in mid-February. It is anticipated that the game will have a $320 million economic impact to the city. Indianapolis was set to hold the 2021 NBA All-Star Game, but the COVID-19 shutdown forced a postponement until 2024.  Similarly, the pandemic also stunted development efforts in the central business district. But like the return of the All-Star Game, downtown development projects have rebounded, with an estimated $9 billion in projects set to be completed over the next few years.  In anticipation of hosting the All-Star Game, Pacers Sports & Entertainment finished an extensive $400 million remodel of Gainbridge Fieldhouse, including new seats, expanded social gathering areas, plus the new outdoor Bicentennial Unity Plaza — offering public basketball courts and an ice skating rink in the winter. Overlooking Bicentennial Plaza is Commission Row, a 30,000-square-foot mixed-use, multi-story development. Basketball isn’t the only sport driving downtown development. Indy Eleven, a United Soccer League (USL) franchise headed by local developer Ersal Ozdemir, has begun construction on its expansive Indy Eleven Park. This will be located just south …

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CEDAR LAKE, IND. — StorSafe Self Storage has acquired a self-storage facility in Cedar Lake, a city in Northwest Indiana. The purchase price was undisclosed. StorSafe’s portfolio now encompasses 29 facilities totaling more than 1.7 million square feet across Florida, Illinois, Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio and Wisconsin. StorSafe is a subsidiary of Elmdale Partners. The Cedar Lake property will offer security, parking, climate-controlled units and varied storage sizes for both personal and business use.

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SOUTH BEND, IND. — DWG Capital Partners has acquired a 65,256-square-foot industrial facility located at 301 E. Sample St. in South Bend. The sales price was undisclosed. The single-story property is situated on four acres and features a clear height of 24 feet, a drive-in door and two dock doors. Structured as a sale-leaseback, the transaction was completed with private equity firm JAL Equity, which simultaneously acquired the longtime tenant, Mossberg & Co. The tenant is a provider of technology-based print and marketing solutions. Bryan Huber and Michael Soleimani of SAB Capital represented the seller.

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CARMEL, IND. — Colliers has brokered the sale of The Green on Meridian, a two-building medical office portfolio totaling 58,158 square feet in the Indianapolis suburb of Carmel. The sales price was undisclosed. The three-story buildings are 25 percent occupied by 10 tenants. Alex Cantu, Alex Davenport and Bryce Wetzel of Colliers represented the seller, NAYA Investment & Management, an independent real estate firm specializing in the acquisition and management of office and residential properties across Indiana and Florida. A private investor was the buyer.

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