FISHERS, IND. — Browning has broken ground on a new corporate headquarters for First Internet Bank in downtown Fishers. The bank’s existing office is located about two miles east of the new site. Plans call for a six-story, 168,000-square-foot building with ground-floor retail space. It is the first building to be constructed within a mixed-use development along 116th Street in the Nickel Plate District. Completion is slated for fall 2021. Envoy Cos. is serving as the owner’s representative.
DETROIT — Tiberina Group, an Italian automotive supplier, has purchased 10 acres of land at the former American Axle manufacturing site in Detroit with plans to build a manufacturing facility. The sellers, Industrial Commercial Properties LLC and Industrial Realty Group LLC, originally acquired the property in 2014 from American Axle, which leased back the buildings on a long-term basis. W. Emery Matthews of Real Estate Interests LLC represented Tiberina in the sale. The size of the plant or production plans have not been disclosed.
MINNEAPOLIS — Ackerberg has begun development of MN46, a 54-unit micro apartment community in Minneapolis. The project is a joint venture with Left Lane Corp., Hayes Harlow, Twin Cities Home Rental and Trew Capital. Units will range from 390 to 410 square feet for studios, 420 to 650 square feet for one-bedroom units and 760 to 905 square feet for two-bedroom units. The property will also feature 1,835 square feet of first-floor retail space. Amenities will include a fifth-floor community room, patio, bike lobby, package room and covered parking. Completion is slated for May 2020. Collage Architects and Yellow Tree Construction Services make up the project team. Monthly rents will start in the low $1,000s. “We continue to remain very bullish on micro units as a niche,” says Sean Sweeney, founder of Hayes Harlow. “The lack of new apartment product in the area was also a big factor in our decision to develop this site.” The name of the property stems from its location at the intersection of Minnehaha Avenue and 46th Street.
DETROIT — Full Lotus Yoga has leased 2,650 square feet on the third floor of 6505 Woodward Ave., a mixed-use building owned by The Barbat Organization in Detroit. Purchased in December 2017, the property is undergoing a renovation and will be home to Lake Trust Credit Union. A restaurant space is available for lease. The second floor will likely include office space. This is Full Lotus Yoga’s second location, following its initial studio that opened in June 2013. Jeanne Gross of Farbman Group represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Dan Callaway of Farbman Group represented the landlord. The studio is slated to open this fall.
CLEAR LAKE, TEXAS — Austin-based Oden Hughes LLC has begun construction on a multifamily project in Clear Lake that will deliver 360 apartments and 20 townhomes. Located southeast of Houston, the community will be situated on 21 acres near an array of employment hubs, including the NASA-Johnson Space Center, Boeing Space Exploration Headquarters, the University of Houston at Clear Lake and the Port Houston Bayport Terminal. Floor plans for the apartments will consist of one-, two- and three-bedroom units, with rents ranging between $1,100 and $2,300 per month. Amenities will include a pool with cold spas, jogging trails, playground, dog walking area and coworking space. The community is scheduled to open in mid-2020.
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Locally based developer Bright Realty has broken ground on Phase II of Discovery at The Realm, a project that will expand the residential component within the company’s The Realm at Castle Hills mixed-use development by 312 apartments. Located in the northern Dallas suburb of Lewisville, Discovery at The Realm currently spans 423 units. With this phase, Bright Realty will also deliver new amenities, such as a dog park, a second fitness center and outdoor seating areas, as well as additional restaurant and retail space. The developer expects to deliver the first units in late 2020. 505Design is the architect for Phase II, and Andres Construction is the general contractor. First United Bank & Trust Co. and ORIX Public Finance LLC provided financing for the project.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — JLL Income Property Trust has acquired a 145,000-square-foot distribution center located five miles south of Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport in Grand Prairie. At the time of sale, the Class A property was fully leased to Fruit of the Earth, a producer of skin care products. The company’s lease runs through January 2027. This acquisition brings the trust’s total industrial allocation to about $670 million across 6.3 million square feet of space. The seller was not disclosed.
ALLEN, TEXAS — Henry S. Miller Brokerage (HSM) has negotiated the sale of a 62,000-square-foot retail property in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Allen. The sale included a 4.5-acre parking lot. Frank Bullock and Martin Gaines of HSM represented the seller, Denver-based Jumpstreet Trampoline Parks, in the transaction. Home décor retailer LoneStar Mercantile will occupy the remaining 22,000 square feet. Moon Kim of Lifestyles Realty represented the buyer, a Houston-based investment firm.
SHERMAN, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Texoma Square, a 14,823-square-foot retail center located in the North Texas city of Sherman. Vincent Knipp and Anthony Pucciarello of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was a Texas-based investor that acquired the property via a 1031 exchange. Additional terms of sale were not disclosed.
BOSTON — The Fallon Co., a locally based developer, has broken ground on a 310,000-square-foot office building for Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. (MassMutual) in Boston’s Seaport District. The build-to-suit property will be located within the $4 billion Fan Pier mixed-use development and is expected to be complete by late 2021. Approximately 1,000 employees will work at the 17-story building, which will serve as a hub for the company’s digital and technology divisions. MassMutual also plans to add about 1,500 jobs at its headquarters in Springfield, Mass., by the end of 2021.
