Minnesota

CBRE Brokers $24.5M Sale of Apartment Property in Plymouth, Minnesota

by Kristin Harlow December 21, 2017

PLYMOUTH, MINN. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Granite Woods in Plymouth, 15 miles west of Minneapolis, for $24.5 million. The property is located at 3925 Lancaster Lane North near the intersection of Highway 169 and Rockford Road. Built in 1972, the community is comprised of 192 apartment units with an average size of 974 square feet. Amenities include a community room, game room, fitness center, pool, dog park and tennis courts. Keith Collins, Abe Appert, Ted Abramson and Ike Hoffman of CBRE represented the seller, Arlington Arms LLC, an entity related to Main Street Cos. Inc. Granite Woods-Minneapolis LLC, an entity controlled by Bellevue, Washington-based Curtis Capital Group, was the buyer. The sale equates to $127,343 per unit.

December 21, 2017

Midwest Minnesota Multifamily

Marcus & Millichap Arranges $3M Sale of Apartment Building in Maplewood, Minnesota

by Kristin Harlow December 20, 2017

MAPLEWOOD, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of English Manor for $3 million. The 37-unit apartment building is located on English Street in Maplewood, about 20 miles east of Minneapolis. The property features 21 one-bedroom units and 16 two-bedroom units. Evan Miller, Mox Gunderson, Dan Linnell and Josh Talberg of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller and procured the buyer. Both were private investors.

December 20, 2017

Midwest Minnesota Mixed-Use

Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $19.2M Sale of Mixed-Use Property in Minneapolis

by Kristin Harlow December 19, 2017

MINNEAPOLIS — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Riverwalk Townhomes and Flats in the North Loop neighborhood of Minneapolis for $19.2 million. The property features 96 residential units and 10,000 square feet of office condo space. The unit mix includes 40 rental townhomes and 56 apartments. Lance Steiger and Robert Dulin of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, James Stanton Estate. Seattle-based Goodman Real Estate purchased the property.

December 19, 2017

Midwest Minnesota Office

WeWork Signs 46,000 SF Office Lease in Minneapolis

by Kristin Harlow December 15, 2017

MINNEAPOLIS — WeWork has signed a 46,000-square-foot office lease at MoZaic East in the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis. The 198,000-square-foot creative office and retail property is currently under construction, with completion slated for late 2018. This lease represents one-quarter of the total office space available at MoZaic East. WeWork is a shared workspace for entrepreneurs, freelancers, startups and small businesses. WeWork currently has more than 170 locations spread across 56 cities in 18 countries. The company maintains one other location in Minnesota at Capella Tower in downtown Minneapolis. Emily Nicoll of CBRE represented WeWork in the lease transaction. Mark McCary, Larissa Champeau, Brent Karkula and Joe Conzemius of CBRE represented the landlord, Ackerberg.

December 15, 2017

Midwest Minnesota Multifamily

Doran, KM2 to Develop 185-Unit Luxury Apartment Property in Edina, Minnesota

by Kristin Harlow December 11, 2017

EDINA, MINN. — Doran Cos. and KM2 Development are developing a 185-unit luxury apartment property in Edina, a southwest suburb of Minneapolis. Known as ENVi, the property will be situated on a site formerly occupied by Best Buy, which closed in 2012. The store will be demolished in order to make room for the apartment property. Designed by Doran Architecture, the building will have environmental features such as a white roof to reduce the heat island effect, increased thermal building design, Energy Star appliances and electric car-charging stations. Slated for completion in summer 2019, the project will include a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments as well as 13 townhomes. Amenities will include an entertainment clubroom, outdoor pool, grills, bocce ball, business center, fitness center, spa, sauna and golf simulator. Mike Mikan and Kurt Krumenauer of KM2 purchased the property and an adjacent single-family home in 2016.

December 11, 2017

Midwest Minnesota Office

Elion, Kraus-Anderson to Develop 54,000 SF Office Building at CityPlace in Woodbury, Minnesota

by Kristin Harlow December 11, 2017

WOODBURY, MINN. — Elion Partners and Kraus-Anderson have unveiled plans to develop a 54,000-square-foot office building in Woodbury, an eastern suburb of St. Paul. The three-story Class A building will be the third office building situated within CityPlace, a 100-acre mixed-use development. Transwestern will represent Elion Partners in the lease-up of the building. The office portion of CityPlace began with the development of TRIA Orthopedic Center, a partnership between The Orthopedic Center, Park Nicollet & Health Partners and University of Minnesota Physicians. Earlier this year, The Davis Group unveiled plans to develop CityPlace’s second office building, a two-story, 50,000-square-foot medical office building, slated to open in July 2018.

December 11, 2017

Affordable Housing Loans Midwest Minnesota Multifamily

Dougherty Provides $4.8M HUD Loan for Construction of Affordable Housing Property in Ramsey, Minnesota

by Kristin Harlow December 8, 2017

RAMSEY, MINN. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has provided a $4.8 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan for the construction of Greenway Terrace in Ramsey, about 30 miles north of Minneapolis. All 54 of the property’s units will be restricted to individuals and families earning 50 percent or less of the area median income. The project will feature six one-bedroom units, 21 two-bedroom units, 21 three-bedroom units and six four-bedroom units. Dougherty arranged the 40-year loan on behalf of the borrower, Ramsey Station Apartments Limited Partnership. In addition to the HUD-insured first mortgage, the borrower obtained capital via the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program as well as funds from Anoka County and the Metropolitan Council.

December 8, 2017

Affordable Housing Loans Midwest Minnesota Multifamily

Dougherty Arranges $14.7M HUD Acquisition Loan for Affordable Housing Project in St. Paul, Minnesota

by Kristin Harlow December 5, 2017

ST. PAUL, MINN. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has arranged a $14.7 million HUD 221 (d)(4) loan for the acquisition of an office building in St. Paul. The borrower, Pioneer Apartments LLLP, plans to convert the existing building into a 144-unit affordable housing property called Pioneer Apartments. All units will be restricted to residents earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. The property was originally constructed in 1954 and most recently served as the headquarters for the St. Paul Pioneer Press. In addition to the HUD-insured first mortgage, the borrower will receive equity from the sale of low-income housing tax credits, federal historic tax credits, state historic tax credits funded in the form of a loan from Preservation Alliance Minnesota and funds from the Metropolitan Council. The project also involved tax-exempt bonds underwritten by Dougherty & Co. LLC, an affiliate of Dougherty Mortgage. Completion of the project is slated for early 2019.

December 5, 2017

Healthcare Midwest Minnesota

IRET to Sell 1.3 MSF Medical Office Portfolio for $417.5M

by Kristin Harlow December 4, 2017

MINNEAPOLIS — IRET (NYSE: IRET) has entered into an agreement to sell its medical office portfolio for $417.5 million. The buyer was not disclosed. The properties, totaling approximately 1.3 million square feet, include the company’s entire healthcare portfolio, which consists of 28 healthcare properties and one other commercial property occupied by a healthcare tenant. The transaction, expected to close by the end of January, is one of several key deals nearing the completion of IRET’s strategic transformation, according to the company. IRET also sold 22 other non-core properties for an aggregate sale price of $98.8 million since July. This includes the company’s final two seniors housing properties, marking IRET’s full exit from that segment, as well as three industrial assets and one healthcare asset located in the Twin Cities.

December 4, 2017

Industrial Midwest Minnesota

CBRE Negotiates $18.6M Sale of Distribution Center in Roseville, Minnesota

by Kristin Harlow December 1, 2017

ROSEVILLE, MINN. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of the Long Lake Distribution Center in Roseville, a Twin Cities suburb, for $18.6 million. The 220,557-square-foot distribution center is located at 3015 and 3075 Long Lake Road. Constructed in 2015, the facility features 32-foot clear heights and 31 dock doors. The property was 84 percent occupied at the time of sale by two tenants. Judd Welliver, Ryan Watts, Sonja Dusil, and Tom Holtz of CBRE represented the seller, Investors Real Estate Trust. Boston-based TA Realty LLC purchased the property.

December 1, 2017

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