INDIANAPOLIS — A partnership between two investment firms, Indianapolis-based Strategic Capital Partners (SCP) and Philadelphia-based Rubenstein Partners LP, has acquired The Precedent Office Park, a 1.1 million-square-foot, Class A office complex in Indianapolis, for $132.7 million. Chicago-based LaSalle Investment Management was the seller. The property is situated on 184 acres at the intersection of Keystone Avenue and East 96th Street, just off Interstate 465 on the city’s north side. It consists of 19 buildings positioned around a 38-acre central lake. The campus is also located near a shopping and dining destination, The Fashion Mall at Keystone. Current amenities include a 6,000-square-foot fitness center, daycare center, bike-sharing program and micro-market vending options in select buildings. The buyers will implement a capital improvement program focused on enhancing the on-site amenities and upgrading the building systems. The improvements will aim to bolster the lake’s role in the amenity package by improving the landscaping and walking paths around it. Other amenity upgrades will include the renovation of the fitness center and the development of a new tenant lounge and cafeteria. “The Precedent’s location and proximity to the Fashion Mall at Keystone and other amenities is why many great local and national companies have chosen …
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INDIANAPOLIS — Milhaus has sold a 1,803-unit multifamily portfolio that spans four states for $320.5 million. Four separate buyers acquired the assets. The nine properties included in Milhaus’s Urban Core Portfolio are the 354-unit Highland Row in Memphis, Tenn.; the 131-unit Gantry in Cincinnati; the 329-unit Lift in Oklahoma City; and the 258-unit Artistry, 54-unit Mosaic, 265-unit Circa, 65-unit Mozzo, 105-unit Maxwell, and 242-unit Mentor & Muse in Indianapolis. “The portfolio consists of small and large assets in four distinct metros, but the common theme … is that each of these markets have expanding employment bases of young talent with plenty of runway left in this cycle,” says Steve LaMotte Jr. who, along with CBRE’s Central Midwest Multifamily team, represented developer Milhaus in this disposition. “The rare opportunity to deploy a sizeable amount of capital in newly constructed, best-of-class, urban-walkable assets was duly noted by the market.” Indianapolis-based Milhaus developed, built and operates the majority of the portfolio. The firm focuses on Class A, urban multifamily buildings in growing secondary markets in the eastern half of the U.S. Indiana-based Gene B. Glick Co. was the seller of one of the assets, which Milhaus only operated. Five assets were recapitalized by …
INDIANAPOLIS — Steadfast Apartment REIT III Inc. (STAR III) has acquired Avery Point Apartments in Indianapolis for $44.6 million. Built in 1986, the 512-unit apartment property consists of 58 two-story buildings. The unit mix includes one- and two-bedroom apartments as well as two-bedroom townhomes averaging 900 square feet. Rents average $778 per month. The community is currently 94 percent occupied. Amenities include a clubhouse, business center, fitness center, swimming pool, community patio with grilling stations, tennis courts, a volleyball court, dog park and covered parking. STAR III plans to renovate 75 percent of the units at the property with upgrades to kitchen appliances, cabinet fixtures, faucets, kitchen counters and bedroom carpets. STAR III also plans to upgrade common areas and amenities, including enhancements to landscaping, signage and the fitness center. The undisclosed seller previously renovated 25 percent of the units.
LAFAYETTE, IND. — Pillar Financial, a division of SunTrust Bank, has originated a $6 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Lahr Apartments in Lafayette. Constructed in 1831, the historic property originally served as the Lahr Hotel before being transformed into affordable housing units in 1998. The property also features first-floor retail space. Joe Markech of Pillar originated the 10-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule. Pillar sourced the transaction through Mike Dury of PR Mortgage, a Pillar correspondent.
KOKOMO, IND. — Lamb Net Lease LLC has negotiated the sale of a 14,592-square-foot building net leased to Gerber Collision & Glass in Kokomo, 60 miles north of Indianapolis. The sales price was not disclosed. Gerber Collision & Glass is a wholly owned subsidiary of Boyd Group Income Fund. A Midwest-based REIT purchased the property, which is located at 418 Kentucky Drive. Mike Lamb of Lamb Net Lease negotiated the transaction between both parties. David Bickell of SVN represented the private equity seller.
GREENWOOD, IND. — Earnest Machine Products Co. has signed a 55,800-square-foot industrial lease at SouthPoint Business Park in Greenwood, about 15 miles south of Indianapolis. The bolts and fasteners manufacturer for the heavy equipment industry will occupy the space within Building A. Steve Beals and Richard King III of Lee & Associates represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Jason Speckman of Colliers International represented the landlord, Shear GW2 LLC.
PLAINFIELD, IND. — HSA Commercial Real Estate has purchased a 19-acre land site in Plainfield, a suburb of Indianapolis near the Indianapolis International Airport. The company plans to develop a 262,758-square-foot distribution center featuring 32-foot clear heights, 30 truck doors and four drive-in doors. Construction is slated to begin in early 2018 with tenant occupancy scheduled for the fall. John Hanley and Terry Busch of CBRE will market the new building for lease. HSA Commercial has previously developed five buildings totaling approximately 630,000 square feet at the nearby Gateway Business Park.
INDIANAPOLIS — Cawley Chicago has brokered the sale of two industrial buildings in Indianapolis for $16.9 million. The buildings, totaling 607,231 square feet, are located within the Shadeland I-70 Business Park near I-70 and I-495. The properties were 94 percent occupied by five tenants at the time of sale. The largest tenants, Pratt Visual Solutions and MicroMetl, occupy a combined 89 percent. David Conroy and Timothy Gallagher of Cawley Chicago brokered the transaction. Plymouth Industrial REIT purchased the buildings from First Highland Management & Development Corp. Inc. In completing the transaction and expanding its portfolio, Plymouth structured the acquisition as an UPREIT (umbrella partnership real estate investment trust), a vehicle that enables a company seeking to sell appreciated real estate to defer or completely avoid capital gains tax liability.
NEW ALBANY, IND. — Everhealth Properties LP, a subsidiary of Everest Healthcare Properties LLC, has acquired New Albany Medical Center, a 60,000-square-foot medical office building in New Albany, roughly six miles west of Louisville. The Scottsdale, Ariz.-based company acquired the asset through its tax-deferred IRS Section 721 program. Other terms of the transaction were not disclosed. At the time of sale, New Albany Medical Center was 95 percent occupied, with a weighted average lease term of almost five-and-a-half years. The seller was not disclosed. The 721 program is designed to offer investors access to high-quality medical office real estate that has the potential for long-term capital appreciation.
INDIANAPOLIS — A joint venture between PCCP and Strategic Capital Partners LLC (SCP) is developing two industrial buildings at Metro Air Business Park in Indianapolis. Buildings Two and Six will total 500,000 square feet. The $27 million development is slated for completion in the second quarter of 2018. SCP began developing the business park in 2006. The property will total more than 1.2 million square feet upon completion. Current tenants include DJ Ortho, Rolls Royce, Fiserv Solutions, Expeditors International, TRICOR Braun and Hiab USA. SCP acquired the property, located less than one mile from the Indianapolis International Airport, from the Indianapolis Airport Authority.