Minnesota

DULUTH, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Mount Royal Manor in Duluth for $10.9 million. The 114-unit apartment building is located at 100 Elizabeth St. in northeastern Minnesota along Lake Superior. Originally built in 1951, the property features 13 studios, 76 one-bedroom units and 25 two-bedroom units. Mox Gunderson, Dan Linnell, Josh Talberg and Chris Collins of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. The team also secured the undisclosed buyer.

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EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. — Timberland Partners is developing Elevate at SouthWest Station Apartments in Eden Prairie, 12 miles southwest of downtown Minneapolis. The firm has closed on the land and financing needed to begin construction on the $63.7 million, 222-unit apartment property. Situated immediately adjacent to the future SouthWest Light Rail Station, Elevate will feature amenities such as a rooftop courtyard, fitness center, yoga studio, co-working lounge, bike storage, dog run and spa. Completion is slated for August 2019. The project team includes Kaas Wilson Architects and contractor Frana Cos. JLL arranged a $49.7 million HUD loan for the project. Hennepin County, the City of Eden Prairie and the Metropolitan Council also provided financing.

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MAPLE GROVE, MINN. — TOLD Development Co. has sold The Shops at Wedgwood in Maple Grove for an undisclosed price. The 32,000-square-foot retail center is located at the intersection of Interstate 494 and Bass Lake Road. The property, developed in two phases in 2006 and 2014, is fully leased to tenants such as The Original Pancake House, Jimmy John’s, Pizza Hut, Bruegger’s Bagels, Caribou Coffee, RTaco, Fantastic Sam’s, Solo’s Pizza Café and Metro Dentalcare. Upland Real Estate Group represented TOLD in the sale. An institutional investor was the buyer.

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MINNEAPOLIS — University Partners has received a $49 million loan for the acquisition of Stadium View in Minneapolis near the University of Minnesota. The student housing property consists of 956 beds within 277 units. Located at 2508 Delaware St., the nine-story property features a mix of studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units that average 1,102 square feet. Amenities include a 24-hour concierge desk, private study rooms, tanning beds, game room, yoga studio and fitness center. Doug Opalka and Jules Sherwood of HFF originated the 10-year Freddie Mac loan.

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WHITE BEAR LAKE, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Oak Ridge Centre in White Bear Lake, 20 miles northeast of Minneapolis, for $3.3 million. The 23,641-square-foot office property is located at 4801 Highway 61 N. Tenants were not disclosed. Michael Ahles of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a partnership. Ahles also secured the buyer, a local private investment group.

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ROCHESTER, MINN. — Industrial Realty Group LLC (IRG) has acquired IBM’s technology campus in Rochester, about 90 miles southeast of Minneapolis. The price was not disclosed. The campus opened in 1957 and currently spans 490 acres. Its 34 buildings comprise a total of 3.1 million square feet of office, manufacturing, warehouse, data center and lab space. IRG plans to lease back eight of the buildings to IBM and create a multi-tenant, mixed-use campus for the rest of the property. “We have already engaged potential tenants who are interested in locating their operations to this high-tech campus,” says John Mase, CEO of IRG. “We plan to create an environment that encompasses a variety of uses and creates as many jobs as possible.” Rochester’s daily newspaper, The Post Bulletin, reports that the campus housed about 3,200 employees in 2012, when the data was last made available, and that Olmsted County recently valued the property at just under $33 million. The paper also reports that 1 million square feet of space is currently available for lease. IRG is a Los Angeles-based developer and operator of more than 150 commercial developments across eight states. — Taylor Williams

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EDINA, MINN. — High Street Residential, a subsidiary of Trammell Crow Co., has received $34.2 million in financing for the construction of a 165-unit apartment building in Edina. The age-restricted property for persons 55 or older will feature a mix of one- and two-bedroom units with an average unit size of 900 square feet. Construction will also include a 212-space parking garage. The site was formerly home to buildings and parking space used by Edina Public Schools. Completion is slated for spring 2019. Associated Bank provided $19.2 million of the loan with $15 million syndicated to Great Southern Bank. Ted Notz of Associated Bank managed the loan and closing.

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MANKATO, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Hubbell Crossing in Mankato in southern Minnesota for $1.4 million. The 20-unit apartment building is located at 230 Hubbell Ave. Built in 1985, the property features two-bedroom units. Chris Collins, Dan Linnell, Josh Talberg and Mox Gunderson of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. The team also secured the private buyer.

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ST. PAUL, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of 615 Hall Avenue in St. Paul for $1.4 million. The 20-unit apartment building was constructed in 1969. Units average 700 square feet. Dan Linnell, Josh Talberg, Mox Gunderson and Evan Miller of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. The team also secured the buyer, a private investor.

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ST. PAUL, MINN. — CBRE, on behalf of Ford Motor Co., is seeking offers from developers for the 143-acre former Ford Motor Co. assembly plant site in St. Paul. Demolition of the assembly plant has been completed and environmental remediation is slated to be finished soon. Richard Palmiter, Brian Pankratz and Steve Lehr of CBRE Land Services began marketing the site for sale in December. Offers from interested parties are due by Feb. 23. The zoning framework for the site calls for a new mixed-use neighborhood on the banks of the Mississippi River.

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