KOKOMO, IND. — Flaherty & Collins Properties has broken ground on 306 Riverfront District, a $32 million mixed-use redevelopment of the former Apperson Brothers car factory and surrounding property into a luxury apartment community. Slated for completion in winter 2018, the property will feature 198 apartment units and 4,800 square feet of retail space. The residential units will feature granite countertops, pendant lights, programmable thermostats, nine-foot ceilings, 42-inch kitchen cabinets and high-efficiency washer and dryer units. The community will feature 6,800 square feet of amenities, including a heated pool with deck, courtyard with grilling stations, fire pit, outdoor kitchen and dining area, decorative lighting, club room with kitchen, fitness club, pet walk, e-lounge and bike storage areas. The Apperson Brothers factory was originally built in 1906 and housed the Apperson Automobile Co. until 1926. The property was then used as an industrial supply warehouse until it closed in 2007.
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FORT WAYNE, IND. — Bradley Co. has arranged four leases for office and retail space in Fort Wayne. Kelly Castle of Bradley Co. represented the tenant in each transaction. Levitate LLC leased 2,709 square feet of office space at 803 S. Calhoun St.; Deck Factory LLC inked a deal for retail space at 1509 Goshen Road; Mad Anthony Investments LLC leased 2,393 square feet of retail space at 2701-2703 Broadway; and RITS Ltd. Brokers signed a lease for retail space at 6127 Stellhorn Road within Maplewood Plaza. The names of the landlords were not released.
LAS VEGAS — Devarim 18 LLC has acquired Edmond Town Center, a 21-acre shopping center in Las Vegas, for $5.5 million. The center is located at 921-1081 W. Owens Ave. Scot Prince and Neal Anzalotti of Logic Commercial Real Estate represented the buyer. CBRE’s Charles Moore and Marlene Fujita represented the seller.
PARKER, COLO. – An unnamed buyer has purchased a 6,406-square-foot mixed-use property in Parker for $1.3 million. The property is located at 18575 Stage Run Road. It consists of retail and office space. The new owner plans to relocate an existing hair salon to the center, as well as add a full-service spa. Construction is set to commence immediately for the new tenants. Mitch Trevey and Nick Nickerson of Trevey Land and Commercial represented the seller, Martinez Global International, in this transaction.
WALPOLE, MASS. — RK Centers has acquired a 12.5-acre ground lease of a Stop & Shop in Walpole for $6.3 million. Located at 565 Main St., the ground-lease property includes a freestanding 75,096-square-foot Stop & Shop grocery store. Constructed in 2002, the building also features an in-store Citizens Bank and the site has 398 parking spaces. Geoffrey Millerd and Justin Smith of NGKF Capital Markets represented the buyer in the deal. The name of the seller was not released.
OAK BROOK, ILL. — Oak Brook-based Inland Real Estate Acquisitions, acting on behalf of an Inland affiliate, has arranged the acquisition of 24 newly developed CVS/pharmacy properties across 14 states for $116 million. Totaling 276,466 square feet, the properties are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin. Joe Cosenza of The Inland Real Estate Group and Inland Real Estate Acquisitions facilitated the acquisition for the buyer.
DETROIT — Motown Museum will undergo a $50 million expansion to increase the size of the museum to 50,000 square feet in Detroit. The expansion will be designed and built around the current museum space and the Hitsville U.S.A. house, the first headquarters for the legendary recording label. The new facility will feature interactive exhibits, a state-of-the-art performance theater, recording studios, an expanded retail area and meeting spaces. The project team includes Perkins + Will, Hamilton Anderson Associates, Brinker Group and Gallagher & Associates.
NORMAL, ILL. — Podolsky|Circle CORFAC International has arranged the sale of College Plaza Shopping Center, a retail center located in Normal’s primary retail trade area near Bloomington. Phillips Edison acquired the property from Normal Properties of Illinois LLC for an undisclosed price. In 1999, the single-tenant property was redeveloped into a 100,000-square-foot multi-tenant retail center. Alissa Adler, John Homsher and Steven Tick of Podolsky|Circle CORFAC International represented the seller in the transaction.
SAN ANTONIO — The Tobin Endowment has closed on the sale of 44 acres surrounding the original residence of the late Robert L. B. Tobin. Dallas-based Rosewood Property Co. purchased the property and plans to build a mixed-use development on the tract. The property is in the Oakwell Farms area of north-central San Antonio. The sale will preserve the residence, which was designed by Tobin, a San Antonio arts patron, philanthropist and businessman. Two surrounding acres will also be preserved. Before his death in 2000, Tobin converted the residence to the offices of The Tobin Endowment.
TOMBALL, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of North Eldridge Showrooms, a 19,456-square-foot retail property located in Tomball. Ron Hebert of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office and Christopher Jones of the firm’s Houston office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited partnership. Watt Harrison of Marcus & Millichap’s Houston office secured and represented the buyer, a limited liability company. North Eldridge Showrooms is located at 16121 N. Eldridge Parkway.