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By Louis Suarez, Misty Bowe and Brian Bruggeman, Colliers The Twin Cities medical real estate market has experienced many different phases over the last few years, reflecting the region’s journey toward post-pandemic recovery. Currently, this sector is experiencing a notable shift that is fueled by rising vacancy rates for on-campus hospital properties contrasted with a low vacancy rate of 4.9 percent for off-campus medical buildings.  This shift is significantly influenced by the push to outpatient surgery centers, ongoing financial pressures and consolidation trends. Additionally, experts in this region are predicting a scarcity of new medical building supply in 2024, which is expected to exert ongoing pressure on rental rates for existing medical office space, despite the stabilization of interest rates that is anticipated to come later this year.  As of the fourth quarter of 2023, the current construction pipeline consists of a mere 84,000 square feet, all of which is spoken for with no additional supply projected to come to market in the next year, which is a nearly 80 percent decrease year-over-year. The dramatic increase in interest rates, rising construction costs and capital constraints have pushed asking rents for new proposed projects to well above $30 per square foot …

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ST. CLOUD, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of The Highlands, a 100-unit apartment complex in the Minneapolis suburb of St. Cloud. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 2015 27th St., the property was constructed in 2003 and is part of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Section 42 program. Amenities include an outdoor pool, playground, community room and underground parking. Chris Collins and Evan Miller of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, and the buyer, a limited liability company.

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WOODBURY, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of the La Quinta Inn & Suites St. Paul-Woodbury for an undisclosed price. The 108-room, newly built hotel is located at 700 Bielenberg Drive in the Twin Cities suburb of Woodbury. Jon Ruzicka, Jared Plamann, Jake Erickson and Joseph Ferguson of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity.

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RICHFIELD AND NEW HOPE, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Southdale Parc Apartments and Wingate Apartments in metro Minneapolis for an undisclosed price. Both properties are located in inner-ring suburbs of Minneapolis. Built in 1962 and totaling 69 units, Southdale Parc Apartments is located in Richfield. The community features one-bedroom units with onsite laundry facilities, a Luxor package system, green spaces and onsite parking. Built in 1967 and totaling 136 units, Wingate Apartments is located in New Hope. The property features one- and two-bedroom units with amenities such as a pool, patio, basketball court, playground and clubroom. Dan Linnell, Mox Gunderson, Josh Talberg, Adam Haydon and Devon Dvorak of JLL represented the seller, Centerspace, and procured the buyers, both local private investors.

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ELK RIVER, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged an $18.7 million HUD 232/223(f) loan for the refinancing of Elk River Senior Living. The 108-unit senior living community offers independent living, assisted living and memory care services in Elk River, about 34 miles northwest of Minneapolis. Built in 2018, the property offers amenities such as lounges, activity rooms, dining areas and outdoor courtyards. Jeff Lepley and Alex Sheaffer of JLL arranged the financing, which consolidated five different debt obligations that were associated with the construction of the project. The borrower was undisclosed.

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CHANHASSEN, MINN. — National New Markets Fund LLC (NNMF), an affiliate of Los Angeles-based SDS Capital Group, has invested $17.5 million of its New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocation into Chanhassen, Minn.-based Bongards Creameries. Bongards is a farmer-owned co-op that relies on its 267 member farms to provide milk for its cheese and whey products. As a result of the investment, Bongards will be able to increase its capacity from 4.1 million pounds of milk per day to 5.4 million pounds per day. Bongards will add an estimated 22 new full-time jobs to its existing base of 143 employees. Member farms are anticipated to add up to 260 full-time farm jobs to their existing 1,000 employees. The NNMF investment utilizes capital from the NMTC program, created by Congress in 2000 and administered by the U.S. Treasury Department. Investment groups such as NNMF compete to be selected to receive NMTC awards each year. The selected “allocatees” in turn sell the tax credits to institutional investors. The proceeds from the tax credit sale are then used as part of the investment into projects benefiting low-income communities. Bongards received the NNMF allocation as part of a complex $81 million NMTC financing package. Dudley …

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BECKER, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $1 million sale-leaseback of a 14,380-square-foot industrial facility in Becker, about 47 miles northwest of Minneapolis. The property is located at 14105 Commerce Drive. Brandon Houghtaling and Peter Doughty of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor. The property was offered as a sale-leaseback with an initial five-year lease term. The buyer was undisclosed.

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MAPLE GROVE, MINN. — Northmarq has arranged a $39.9 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Terra Residences in the Minneapolis suburb of Maple Grove. The 250-unit apartment complex was built in 2023. Amenities include an outdoor pool, golf simulator, fitness center and underground heated parking. Andy Finn and Dan Trebil of Northmarq arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan with seven years of interest-only payments followed by a 35-year amortization schedule. Roers Cos. was the borrower.

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COON RAPIDS, MINN. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has brokered the sale of The Homestead at Coon Rapids, a 53-unit assisted living and memory care community in the northern Minneapolis suburb of Coon Rapids. The sales price was undisclosed. Built in 1999, the property features 29 assisted living units and 24 memory care units. The building totals 31,195 square feet on roughly three acres. Jason Punzel, Brad Clousing and Jake Anderson of SLIB brokered the sale. The seller was a large, national nonprofit looking to condense its portfolio to focus on core communities. The buyer was an in-state owner partnering with an in-state operator looking to grow its footprint in Minnesota.

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MINNEAPOLIS — A partnership between Marcus Hotels & Resorts, Hempel Real Estate and Robinson Park Investments has agreed to acquire the Loews Minneapolis Hotel. The purchase price and seller were undisclosed. Upon closing, Marcus will assume management of the hotel, which will be rebranded under another major global hotel system. Situated in downtown Minneapolis, the full-service luxury hotel features 251 rooms, more than 12,500 square feet of flexible meeting space and a full-service restaurant and lobby bar. The property is connected by skywalk to the Target Center, home of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves, and is one block from Target Field, home of the MLB’s Minnesota Twins. The transaction is expected to close at the beginning of March.

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