ALBERT LEA, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has secured a $4.8 million loan for the acquisition of a 127,869-square-foot industrial property located at 1851 Margaretha Ave. in southern Minnesota’s Albert Lea. Michael Hughes of MMCC arranged the five-year loan with a national bank on behalf of the buyer. The nonrecourse loan features a 5.3 percent interest rate and 25-year amortization period. The property is currently leased to Green Bay Packaging, a sustainable packaging manufacturer with over 40 locations throughout the United States.
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CHICAGO AND MINNEAPOLIS — Cabot Properties has sold the North Central Portfolio, a collection of 11 industrial buildings totaling roughly 2.5 million square feet across the greater Chicago and Minneapolis markets. A global asset manager purchased the portfolio, which includes assets both developed and acquired by Cabot. Six of the properties are located in the North/Central Kane County and West Suburbs submarkets of Chicago and include four cross-dock facilities and two rear-load properties totaling approximately 1.6 million square feet. The assets have an average vintage of 2019 and feature 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems, 130-to-185-foot truck court depths and efficient loading configurations. The buildings are 97 percent occupied by various logistics and distribution users. The additional five buildings comprise roughly 1 million square feet across the Northwest and Southwest submarkets of Minneapolis. The rear-load facilities have an average vintage of 2014 and feature 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems and 130-to-155-foot truck court depths. The fully leased properties are home to distribution and light manufacturing users.
PLYMOUTH, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Medicine Lake Apartments, an 81-unit community situated along Medicine Lake in Plymouth. Built in 1977, the four-story property features 12 private boat slips and floor plans averaging 948 square feet. Amenities include a fitness center, sauna, outdoor pool, multi-sport court, resident clubroom and direct access to the Luce Line Regional Trail. Josh Talberg, Joseph Peris and Jack Graveline of JLL represented the seller, Bigos Management. The buyer was Weber Organization.
EDINA, MINN. — Arcadia, a 118,000-square-foot office building currently under construction in Edina, is now 71 percent preleased. Opus broke ground on the six-story, multi-tenant property in September. Completion is slated for December of this year. UBS Financial Services Inc. leased the entire fifth floor, totaling 29,126 rentable square feet. CBRE signed a lease for 15,746 square feet on the third floor. Opus and Opus-affiliated companies will occupy 38,386 square feet, with Opus taking the entire top floor and the affiliated companies occupying a portion of the fourth floor. Arcadia will feature gathering spaces, conference rooms, a large employee training room, private tenant clubroom, fitness center and landscaped outdoor terrace. Opus is serving as both developer and design-builder for the project. ESG Architecture & Design is the architect. Joe Conzemius, Larissa Bodine, Ann Rinde and Elle Westphal of CBRE are leading leasing efforts. Tom Tracy and John McKenna of Cushman & Wakefield represented UBS, while John Ferlita and John Lorence represented CBRE on an internal basis.
GIBBON, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson has completed a new $68.9 million PK-12 school building for Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Schools in southern Minnesota’s Gibbon. Designed by Wold Architects and Engineers, the project encompasses a two-story, 158,000-square-foot school and surrounding athletic field development. The new campus consolidates all grade levels into a single environment. The building’s design incorporates multiple flexible learning spaces, specialized Career and Technical Education and science classrooms and modern amenities. A secure entry and separate bus drop-offs provide distinct separation of age groups. Construction began in January 2024.
DETROIT LAKES, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 45-room Country Inn & Suites hotel in Detroit Lakes, a city in northwest Minnesota. Joseph Ferguson, Jon Ruzicka, Reed Gizinski and Brock Banken of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, DL Hotel Group LLC, and procured the South Dakota-based buyer. Built in 1996, the recently renovated property is located just off Highway 10 and within walking distance of Detroit Lake. According to Ferguson, Detroit Lakes remains one of Minnesota’s strongest regional lodging destinations.
ROCHESTER, MINN. — Inland National Development Co. LLC, a member company of The Inland Real Estate Group of Cos. Inc., and Reuter Walton Development LLC will co-develop Citywalk Apartments, a 342-unit multifamily community in downtown Rochester directly across from Mayo Clinic’s campus. Construction is expected to begin this month, with completion anticipated in 2028. The project will include a mix of apartments and 90 short-term, fully furnished units designed to support the evolving needs of Rochester’s healthcare and business community. Plans call for more than 250 climate-controlled underground parking spaces complete with electric vehicle charging stations. Residents will have access to a clubroom, fitness center, indoor-outdoor rooftop sky terrace, pool, coworking and conference room, golf simulator and game lounge.
MINNEAPOLIS — Transwestern has acquired Forte Real Estate Partners, a commercial real estate firm based in the Twin Cities. The transaction adds 12 healthcare, office and industrial tenant advisory team members and a broad property management portfolio. Established in 2021 through the merger of Excelsior Advisory and Paramount Real Estate Corp., Forte provides brokerage and property services across the Twin Cities region. Founders Steve Brown, Jim Jetland and Philip Simonet will join Transwestern, bringing decades of experience and knowledge across healthcare, office and industrial real estate, respectively. Forte has advised clients on more than $885 million in transactions and managed nearly 1 million square feet of commercial property. Following the acquisition, Transwestern maintains roughly 475 team members across the Midwest and oversees more than 52 million square feet of office, industrial, healthcare, retail and government properties. The Forte team will join Transwestern’s Minneapolis office at 705 Marquette Ave.
DULUTH, MINN. — Northmarq has arranged the $25.5 million sale of Vintage Acres, a 300-site manufactured housing community with two apartments and 14 mini-storage units in Duluth. Anthony Pino, Ari Azarbarzin, Jamie Grant and Wallace Halpert of Northmarq represented the seller, GHI Investments. Dan Trebil and Logan McCarthy of Northmarq arranged Freddie Mac acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Legacy Communities MHP. The $14.5 million loan features a five-year term and a fixed interest rate. Built in 1985, Vintage Acres spans 93 acres and is more than 97 percent occupied.
MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MINN. — Standard Real Estate Investments LP and Endeavor Development have completed Cobalt Business Center, a 174,288-square-foot industrial facility in the Minneapolis suburb of Mendota Heights. The project was fully preleased prior to completion to a single tenant. Located on a 10-acre infill site, Cobalt Business Center is situated near the airport and features a clear height of 32 feet, 15 dock positions, motion-sensing LED light fixtures, ESFR fire protection and 4,000 amps of power. CBRE’s Jeff Przytarski, Bryan Van Hoof, James DePietro and Sam Manke represented ownership. Brian Netz and Eric Tomchik of Newmark represented the tenant.
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