gistfile1.m

  /**
   * origFrame and origCenter are properties
   */  
  origFrame  = self.customView.frame;
  origCenter = self.customView.center;
  
  [UIView animateWithDuration:2.0 
                   animations:^ {
                     
                     self.customView.frame       = CGRectMake(self.containerSubview.frame.origin.x, self.containerSubview.frame.origin.y, 200, 300);
                     self.containerSubview.alpha = 0.2;
                     self.customView.transform   = CGAffineTransformConcat(CGAffineTransformMakeRotation(M_PI / 2), CGAffineTransformMakeScale(1.5, 1.5));
                     self.customView.center      = self.containerSubview.center;
                   } 
                   completion:^(BOOL finished) {
                     NSLog(@"center point: %@", NSStringFromCGPoint(self.customView.center));
                   }
   ];