INDIANAPOLIS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 12,268-square-foot retail property occupied by CVS in Indianapolis for $4.3 million. Constructed in 1996 and renovated in 2010, the net-leased building is located at 8935 E. 21st St. CVS’s current lease runs through 2036. Mitch Grant and Nicholas Kanich of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a limited liability company completing a 1031 exchange.
WOODBURY, MINN. — HealthPartners has broken ground on a $50.5 million specialty center in the St. Paul suburb of Woodbury. The facility will provide additional medical and surgical specialty care to the community. Located on City Place Boulevard, the project will rise two stories and total 55,000 square feet. Completion is slated for winter 2024. The project marks the health system’s latest addition to the Woodbury area, including HealthPartners Clinic Woodbury, TRIA Orthopedic Center, Melrose Center and other specialty care clinics. Kraus-Anderson is the construction manager.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — The NRP Group has opened The Sinclair Apartment Homes, a $40 million affordable housing community in Columbus. The 180-unit property is located at 5075 Sinclair Ave. and features units for those who earn 30 to 80 percent of the area median income. The project site was the former home of live music venue Alrosa Villa, which closed in early 2020. The community consists of three four-story buildings with one, two-, three- and four-bedroom units. The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority helped fund the development by issuing $27.7 million in tax-exempt and taxable bonds. Tax-credit funding support from the Ohio Housing Finance Agency and Huntington National Bank also helped fund the transit-oriented project.
MISHAWAKA AND FORT WAYNE, IND. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has brokered the $21.9 million sale-leaseback of a four-property dental portfolio totaling 65,900 square feet in Indiana. Three of the locations are in Mishawaka, and the fourth is in Fort Wayne. The deal was structured as a sale-leaseback with 15-year leases and 3 percent annual increases. Seamus O’Brien, Thor St John, Rahul Chhajed and Michael Moreno of Matthews brokered the sale. Buyer and seller information was not provided.
LANSING, MICH. — Eastham Capital has partnered with Bender Cos. on the acquisition of Briarcliffe Apartments and Townhomes in Lansing. The 308-unit multifamily property was nearly 95 percent occupied at the time of acquisition. Monthly rents average $1,071. The new owners plan to invest $4 million in renovations, including upgrades to the interiors of the apartment units, improvements to common areas and the building exteriors. Built in 1976, the property consists of 48 one-bedroom units and 260 two-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, sauna, garden, playground, dog park, business center and bike share program. Eastham Capital invested in the deal through its current fund, Eastham Capital Fund VI LP. Bender will oversee the day-to-day management. The acquisition marks the sixth joint venture between the two firms.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — TruHome Solutions, a financial services company offering mortgage lending services, has signed a 36,000-square-foot office lease at the Aspiria campus in Overland Park. The company plans to move in the first quarter of 2024, bringing 220 employees. Michael VanBuskirk and Trey DeRousse of Newmark Zimmer represented the tenant. Hunter Johnson of Occidental Management represented the landlord on an internal basis.
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WIS. — Dermody Properties has acquired the former We Energies power plant in Pleasant Prairie, a southern suburb of Milwaukee. The firm plans to redevelop the site into a 232-acre campus named LogistiCenter at Pleasant Prairie. Plans call for three logistics buildings totaling 2.4 million square feet that will accommodate built-to-suit opportunities. Mass grading is underway, with building pads ready for vertical construction by the fourth quarter. Given its historic operation supporting southeast Wisconsin’s power grid as a backup power plant, LogistiCenter at Pleasant Prairie has access to abundant power. The site also benefits from large quantities of freshwater service from Lake Michigan.
OMAHA, NEB. — WarHorse Gaming, a subsidiary of Ho-Chunk Inc., has begun construction on its new gaming facilities in Omaha and continues with the next phase of construction at its Lincoln facility. Kraus-Anderson is the construction manager. WarHorse Gaming Omaha will feature roughly 1,300 slots and 20 table games once complete. The first phase of the casino is slated to open about a year after the start of construction. The project also includes a parking garage that can accommodate all phases of the casino. WarHorse Gaming Lincoln’s next phase of construction will begin shortly after the Omaha facility’s construction starts. The expansion will double the size of the current facility and add an additional 500 parking stalls at the casino and racetrack. Plans call for 870 slot machines, six to 10 table games and an expanded dining area. Once fully constructed, the Lincoln facility will employ more than 500 people and generate roughly $14 million in tax revenue for the state. The second phase is expected to take about one year to complete. Subsequent construction phases will include the build-out of the full gaming floor, parking garage and hotel.
WASHINGTON, MO. — Contegra Construction Co. is underway on a 220,000-square-foot production facility for AZZ Precoat Metals in Washington, about 50 miles west of St. Louis. AZZ Precoat Metals is an independent metal coil coater. Completion of the facility is slated for spring 2024. Production equipment will be installed in the second half of 2024, with production anticipated to commence in 2025. The project will be part of the 115-acre Oldenburg Industrial Park. Joining Contegra on the project are Vision Electric for electrical, Jarrell Mechanical Contractors for HVAC, O.J. Laughlin Plumbing Co. Inc. for plumbing and Musselman & Hall Contractors for concrete. Texas-based AZZ Inc. acquired Precoat Metals for $1.3 billion from Sequa Corp. in May 2022.
CHICAGO — Ferrero North America has opened its new Innovation Center and North America R&D Labs in Chicago. The 45,000-square-foot project, located in the historic Marshall Field & Co. building, brings together Ferrero’s R&D teams from throughout the U.S. and houses teams working on Keebler, Famous Amos, Mother’s, Fannie May and other brands. There are more than 150 employees. The investment further expands Ferrero’s footprint in Illinois. The company manufactures Butterfinger and Baby Ruth products at its plant in Franklin Park, and Keebler products on 110th Street in Chicago. The Ferrero manufacturing campus in Bloomington produces Crunch, 100 Grand and other products, and will soon include a new chocolate processing facility and a new Kinder Bueno production facility. Brookfield Properties operates the Marshall Field building, which is designated as a Chicago Landmark, a National Historic Landmark and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1978. In 2021, Brookfield completed a major restoration and overhaul to convert the former department store into a modern office building. The property rises seven stories and totals 636,000 square feet.