EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $27.7 million sale of Prairieview Center, a 113,601-square-foot shopping center in Eden Prairie anchored by grocer Lunds & Byerlys. Evan Halkias, David Matheis and Zander Fried of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, United Properties. Phillips Edison & Co. Inc. was the buyer. Prairieview Center was built in 1986 and renovated in 2018. Additional tenants include Chase Bank, Culver’s and Starbucks.
By Anders Pesavento, Cushman & Wakefield If you have ever been to a pro sports game or a concert and felt that collective buzz, you know exactly what I mean — it is electric. The kind of energy that makes you look around and think, right, this is why we do this. I felt it first-hand when the Cross Country Skiing World Cup came to Minneapolis in 2024, and more than 30,000 people packed into one place to cheer on the athletes. That day was a reminder you cannot replicate with a livestream or a group chat: humans feed off other humans. The office market is tapping into that same instinct, just in a quieter way. That is why the conversation has moved from whether office matters to which offices matter. It is not a blanket comeback. It is a sorting. We are not rewinding to 2019. Companies are using spaces differently and choosing buildings that help them recruit and retain talent. Hybrid schedules are real, but so is the need for culture, onboarding and collaboration that works best face-to-face. That shift makes “vacancy” a blunt instrument. Real vacancy is the space that is truly available in buildings that can …
WACONIA, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson has completed an interior and exterior remodel of Lakeview Clinic in Waconia, about 35 miles southwest of Minneapolis. Designed by DSGW Architecture, the project includes a 10,000-square-foot renovation. Key updates included relocating the main entrance; phased enhancements to the waiting areas and registration desk; and the expansion and renovation of the OB/GYN and podiatry clinics as well as the optical shop. The project also added new patient parking, including handicap stalls directly adjacent to the new entrance. Lakeview Clinic is an independent, physician-owned multispecialty group that has served the area for 70 years. Lakeview also operates clinics in Chaska, Norwood and Watertown.
CHASKA, MINN. — Peavey Road Partners LLC has purchased a 42,886-square-foot industrial property at 4024 Peavey Road in Chaska for $3.1 million. The buyer plans to position the site for one of Minnesota’s first “mezzobusiness” cannabis cultivation, manufacturing and retail operations. The tenant will be Blom Inc., a Minnesota-based cannabis company pursuing a mezzobusiness license, the state’s most vertically integrated license type that allows for cultivation, manufacturing, processing, packaging and retail operations within a single platform. United Prairie Bank provided acquisition financing for the transaction. In addition, Peavey Road Partners plans to invest approximately $4 million for building improvements to convert the former industrial facility into a state-compliant cultivation and retail operation. Kai Thomsen, principal at Lee & Associates Twin Cities, and Wade Shatzer of Equimax created Peavey Road Partners to address the unique real estate and capital challenges specific to Minnesota’s cannabis industry. Hudson Brothen of Cushman & Wakefield represneted the seller of the property, Highland Development.
By Jesse Tollison, Transwestern When analyzing the Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) metro area, urbanicity plays a deep role in understanding the opportunities for making a significant impact and profit in the commercial real estate markets. This is not a story unique to Minnesota’s largest metropolitan area, where roughly half of the state’s inhabitants live, but MSP serves as an illuminating case study as to how widely opportunity can vary between urban and suburban markets. Indeed, many areas across the country exhibit stark differences between their urban and suburban commercial real estate markets, but those differences cannot be uniformly applied to each metro. The qualitative and quantitative analysis of local minutiae lends tremendous insight when evaluating opportunities. Developers, investors, tenants, brokers and every other player in the commercial real estate world are paying close attention to the diverging urban and suburban trends as they assess the market for opportunities. In such a fragmented market, decision-makers are using more data than ever to inform their strategies. High-level views aren’t enough to benchmark a property’s performance, and it’s important to understand the localized trends when evaluating an opportunity. Industrial history As the historical industrial hub of Minnesota, the Twin Cities’ urban core has many …
MINNEAPOLIS — Colliers has arranged the $9 million sale of Anderson Plaza Apartments, a 100-unit multifamily community in Minneapolis. The transaction marks the first time the asset has changed ownership. The property was developed in 1963 on a former quarry site and family-owned since its inception. Mox Gunderson, Dan Linnell, Adam Haydon, Devon Dvorak and Drew Jackson of Colliers represented the seller. The buyer, Quarry Apartments LLC, plans to make targeted renovations and operational enhancements. The property was 86 percent occupied at the time of sale.
OTSEGO, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $6.3 million sale of a childcare facility net leased to Everbrook Academy in Otsego, about 33 miles northwest of downtown Minneapolis. Built in 2025, the 11,758-square-foot property features a 15-year lease backed by Learning Care Group. Spencer Berkley, Mark Ruble, Chris Lind, Zack House and Jon Ruzicka of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Minnesota-based limited liability company, and procured the buyer, a Delaware-based limited liability company.
MINNESOTA — Greystone has provided a $46.7 million bridge-to-HUD loan for the refinancing of a five-property seniors housing portfolio totaling 153 beds in Minnesota. David Young of Greystone originated the financing with assistance from colleagues Chris Clare, Ryan Harkins, Ben Rubin, Parker Nielsen and Liam Gallagher. The properties, consisting of 97 assisted living and 56 memory care beds, are located throughout the metro Twin Cities and are managed by a regional seniors housing provider. Structured as a 24-month, interest-only bridge loan with two six-month extension options, the financing enables the borrower to refinance existing bond debt and positions the portfolio for permanent HUD financing, according to Greystone.
EAGAN, MINN. — Founders Properties has acquired Gateway I & II, a fully leased, two-building industrial portfolio totaling 169,656 square feet on Lone Oak Road in Eagan, for $26.4 million. The properties, built in 2016 to 2018, feature a clear height of 24 feet, ample dock doors and fenced trailer parking. Judd Welliver and Bentley Smith of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller.
CORCORAN, MINN. — United Properties has broken ground on Amira Corcoran, a 143-unit active adult community in Corcoran, about 22 miles northwest of Minneapolis. The four-story development expands the Amira senior living portfolio in metro Twin Cities. The project will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Amenities will include a clubroom, fitness and yoga spaces, an arts and crafts studio, golf simulator lounge, walking trails and an outdoor amenity patio with a pool and hot tub. The first move-ins are anticipated in summer 2027. The project team includes architect Momentum Design Group, general contractor Eagle Building Co. and property manager Great Lakes Management.
