INDIANAPOLIS — Colliers International has brokered the sale of a 51,974-square-foot retail center in Indianapolis for $6.5 million. Pyramid Place Shops is located at 3450 W. 86th St. at the entrance of College Park Office Park. LNR Property LLC sold the retail center to Ziff Properties Inc. Tenants at the property include Einstein Bros. Bagels, Spherion Staffing, T-Mobile, Qdoba, Firehouse Subs, Skyline Chili and Georgia Reese’s. Alex Cantu of Colliers represented the seller in the transaction.
WHEELING, ILL. — CBRE has brokered the sale of an 83,787-square-foot industrial facility in Wheeling, approximately 30 miles northwest of Chicago. Orange Crush LLC purchased the asset from 571 South Wheeling Road LLC for an undisclosed price. The manufacturing building is situated on 4.3 acres and was formerly occupied by Main Steel LLC. Orange Crush plans to reposition the property, located at 571 Wheeling Road, to accommodate its business as a provider of road construction services and materials in metro Chicago. Ryan Bain, Zach Graham and John Maloney of CBRE were the sole brokers in the transaction.
MILWAUKEE, WIS. — Siegel-Gallagher has arranged a 5,362-square-foot office lease for The Benedict Center, an interfaith, nonprofit criminal justice agency in Milwaukee. The Benedict Center will lease space at The Ring Building, located at 1849 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. The landlord is 1849 MLK LLC. John Dulmes and Dan Walsh of Siegel-Gallagher represented the tenant in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — New York City Economic Development Corp. (NYCEDC) and Bedford Courts LLC, a joint venture between BFC Partners and Slate Property Group, have unveiled plans for a 500,000-square-foot mixed-use development at the Bedford Union Armory in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood. The development will bring hundreds of units of housing, a multi-sport recreational facility, community event space, office space and commercial space to Brooklyn. Planned in close coordination with community and local elected officials, the Bedford Union Armory project will activate the vacant building, which was built in 1903. Bedford Courts will develop the property on a long-term ground lease from the city into a 300-unit residential building and a commercial building with recreational, community and office space. Outfitted by Carmelo Anthony and The Carmelo Anthony Foundation, the recreational facility will feature basketball courts, a swimming pool and an indoor turf field. CAMBA, a Brooklyn-based non-profit organization, will operate and provide associated programming for the recreational facility and community event space.
HONOLULU — Kalākaua Gardens, an independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing and memory care community in Hawaii’s capital, is slated to open its doors in early 2016. Although the operator, Avalon Health Care Group, doesn’t specifically identify the property as a continuing care retirement community, it notes that Kalākaua Gardens will be the only community on the island offering all levels of care on one site. The luxury community will comprise 17 stories in Honolulu’s vibrant Ala Moana commercial district.
PHOENIX — Lancaster Pollard has provided a $9.5 million FHA loan for the refinancing of Sunshine Village, a 49-unit memory care community in Phoenix. The cottage-style community consists of seven single-story buildings. It was constructed in 1999 and renovated in 2013. The nonrecourse loan carries a 35-year term and fixed interest rate. The refinancing provides Sunshine Village with debt service savings as well as over $335,000 in funds for capital improvements. Jason Dopoulos led the transaction for Lancaster Pollard.
NEW YORK CITY — Icon Realty Management has sold two six-story, fully renovated apartment buildings in the East Village to a South Carolina-based investor for $20 million, or $1 million per unit. Located at 326-328 E. Fourth St., the properties feature two two-bedroom units, 15 three-bedroom units, one four-bedroom unit and two five bedroom apartments. Each apartment features hardwood floors, stainless steel appliances, oak-paneled walls, Carrera marble countertops, recessed lighting, marble bathrooms and exposed brick. Additionally, all units have self-contained heating and air conditioning systems and in-unit washers/dryers. Peter Von Der Ahe, Joe Koicim, David Lloyd and Corey Isdaner of Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office represented the seller, while Von Der Ahe, Koicim, Isdaner and Sean Lefkovits, also of Marcus & Millichap, procured the buyer in the transaction.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Watumull Properties Corp. has purchased a 205,303-square-foot manufacturing facility in Portland for $7.5 million. The property is located at 3901 SE Naef Road in the Milwaukie suburb. The seller was Blount International Inc., an outdoor equipment manufacturer. Steven Klein, Peter Stalick and Jeff Kiersey of Kidder Mathews represented Watumull. The Kidder Mathews team will also handle leasing at the facility.
NEW YORK CITY — Avison Young has arranged the sale of Studio House, a 16-unit multifamily property located at 239 E. 77th St. on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Hanna Graham Associates acquired the asset from Boris Lurie Art Foundation for $7.5 million, or $1,042 per square foot. Neil Helman and Eric Karmitz of Avison Young represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction.
PHOENIX — The ASU Foundation of Tempe has purchased a 51,145-square-foot flex industrial warehouse in Phoenix for $3.2 million. The warehouse is located at 4525 E. McDowell Road. The foundation plans to upgrade and rehabilitate the property. Rich Sica of Daum Phoenix represented both the buyer and seller, AMK Properties, in this transaction.