INDIANAPOLIS — Berkadia has arranged a $17.3 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Creekside Square in Indianapolis. The 192-unit, garden-style multifamily property was built in 1994. Amenities include a clubhouse, playground, covered parking and onsite management. Located at 5836 Hunnewell Drive, the property offers convenient access to both I-65 and I-465. Jason Brown and Austin Katai of Berkadia arranged the seven-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule. Indianapolis-based Zidan Management Group Inc. was the borrower.
2021 was a historic year for Kansas City industrial real estate. The local market size eclipsed 300 million square feet of space, representing the 16th-largest industrial market in the U.S. Class A building inventory is nearly 44 million square feet, ranking 15th in the nation. Of the industrial building inventory, 14.4 percent is Class A, ranking ninth-highest in the country, suggesting the inventory that we have is quality compared with other U.S. markets. Capital markets are firm influencers with soft voices. Nationally, the amount invested is a record high. Rental rate growth is at an all-time high and investors are confident that this growth will sustain. While you may not read about where capital is being deployed, the institutional development and investment activity provide the output to see where institutions have comfort. Cap rates in the Kansas City area broke records and saw compression in the last year of 50 to 150 basis points depending on the asset class. This is a result of investors seeking return and believing in the long-term strength of tier II industrial markets and yield premium afforded in these markets compared with gateway cities. Well-positioned assets traded with cap rates in the low to …
OMAHA, NEB. — R&R Realty Group has unveiled plans to build R&R Commerce Park South, an industrial park that will eventually consist of six buildings totaling more than 1.3 million square feet. The speculative development will be located on the southeastern corner of 156th Street and Schram Road in Omaha’s Sarpy County. The first two buildings are slated for completion by the end of this year. Plans call for a 286,000-square-foot warehouse and a 151,840-square-foot warehouse. Iowa-based R&R has also built R&R Commerce Park, a four-building development in Omaha that broke ground in 2018.
FORT WAYNE, IND. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Apple Glen Crossing in Fort Wayne for an undisclosed price. The 150,163-square-foot property is an open-air power center anchored by Best Buy and Dick’s Sporting Goods. Apple Glen Crossing is 94 percent leased. Additional tenants include Shoe Carnival, PetSmart, Ulta Beauty, Cali Nails and Sports Clips. Built in 2000, the property sits on 17 acres along Apple Glen Boulevard. Amy Sands, Clinton Mitchell, Michael Nieder and Tim Murry of JLL represented the seller, Brixmor Property Group. Berengaria Development, the real estate arm of Marcus Investments LLC, was the buyer.
CLARENDON HILLS, ILL. — Interra Realty has negotiated the $19.3 million sale of 229 Park in Clarendon Hills, a southwest suburb of Chicago. The apartment building rises four stories with 43 units. Built in 2018, 229 Park is located at 229 Park Ave. and is fully leased. The property features one retail space that is occupied by Moda Eyecare. Craig Martin and Lucas Fryman of Interra represented the sellers, Hubbard Street Group, Centrum Realty & Development and Pine Grove Partners. The duo also represented the buyer, Chicago-based HP Ventures Group.
WAUWATOSA, WIS. — An affiliate of Next Realty has purchased Dolphin Square Apartments in Wauwatosa, a suburb of Milwaukee. The purchase price was undisclosed. Located at 10300 W. Bluemound Road, the multifamily property includes 64 units and 88 parking spaces. Next Realty plans to complete a renovation program that was started by the previous owner. Founders 3 Real Estate brokered the sale. Landmark Credit Union provided acquisition financing.
STREETSBORO, OHIO — NAI Pleasant Valley has arranged the $8.4 million sale of a 130,257-square-foot industrial building in Streetsboro, a southern suburb of Cleveland. The property sits on 8.5 acres at 675 Mondial Parkway. David Hexter and Jeffrey Calig of NAI Pleasant Valley represented the undisclosed seller. Exeter 675 Mondial LLC was the buyer. The transaction marks the first acquisition in the Northeast Ohio market for the buyer.
CHICAGO — Chicago-based Core Spaces and Chicago-based Harrison Street have formed a joint venture that will invest up to $1.5 billion for the development and acquisition of single-family build-to-rent (BTR) communities in major metro areas across the U.S. Core Spaces formed its existing BTR platform in 2020. The joint venture’s BTR pipeline represents approximately $2.5 billion in total capital and more than 6,500 units in markets such as Austin, Denver, Dallas, Orlando and Nashville. To date, Core Spaces and Harrison Street have nine committed BTR projects in various stages of development. The two companies have an established track record partnering on student housing transactions.
ST. LOUIS — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of EDGE@BRDG in St. Louis for $92 million. The 151,829-square-foot life sciences building is fully leased and serves as the headquarters of Benson Hill Biosystems, a food technology company. Completed in 2020, the property features office and lab space as well as a test kitchen, sterilization station and walk-in refrigeration units. The building is located at 1001 N. Warson Road within 39 North, a 600-acre district anchored by the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. Michael Hanrahan, Josh McGee and Josh King of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Larson Capital Management. Chicago-based Harrison Street Real Estate Capital was the buyer.
LOMBARD, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of City View at the Highlands in Lombard, a western suburb of Chicago. The apartment community rises seven stories with 403 units. Recently upgraded amenities include a pool, fitness center, community kitchen, business center, conference room and outdoor lounge areas. The property sits on five acres at 2720 S. Highland Ave. Units average 902 square feet. Kevin Girard, Marty O’Connell and Matthew Lawton of JLL represented the sellers, a joint venture between Marquette Cos. and an institutional partner. Torchlight Investors LLC was the buyer. The Hayman Co. will provide leasing and property management services. Jimmy Conley and Carter Wroblewski of JLL arranged $73.5 million in acquisition financing through Freddie Mac. JLL Real Estate Capital LLC will service the 10-year, floating-rate loan.