LAKEVILLE, MINN. — Launch Properties has broken ground on Launch Park Lakeville I, a 286,000-square-foot warehouse in Lakeville, a suburb of Minneapolis. The building is 53 percent pre-leased to an undisclosed tenant, while 136,000 square feet remains available for lease. Construction is slated for completion in November. Launch Park Lakeville I will feature 32-foot clear heights, 50-foot interior bays, 60-foot dock bays, 23 dock doors and two drive-in doors. This is the first building in the master-planned park located at County Road 70 and Cedar Avenue, which can support up to 1.5 million square feet of new development. Jack Matasosky of Lakeville-based APPRO Development is providing design-build services for the project. Doug Fulton and Patrick McCaffrey of Avison Young represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Brian Van Hoof and Jeff Przytarski of CBRE represented Launch Properties.
BROOKLYN PARK, MINN. — Cushman & Wakefield NorthMarq has arranged the sale of two shopping centers in suburban Minneapolis for undisclosed prices. Edinburgh Festival Centre, located at the corner of Highway 252 and 85th Avenue North in Brooklyn Park, consists of 91,563 square feet. Festival Foods anchors the center, which is 95 percent leased. Other tenants include Caribou Coffee, Broadway Pizza and Dollar Tree. Shingle Creek Shopping Center consists of 39,456 square feet and is located in Brooklyn Center. The property is fully leased to tenants such as Panera Bread, H&R Block, Gamestop and UPS. IRC Retail Centers sold both properties to LS Capital. Leah Maurer of Cushman & Wakefield NorthMarq represented the seller in the Edinburgh Festival transaction and the buyer in the Shingle Creek transaction.
INDIANA, MINNESOTA AND OHIO — Meridian Capital Group has arranged the $57.5 million refinancing for a 15-property multifamily portfolio located across five states. The 1,192-unit portfolio includes Ridgewood and Meadowood in Indiana; Laurel Bay and Carleton Court in Minnesota; and Camellia Court, Beckford Place, Forsythia Court, Slate Run, Tabor Ridge, Foxhaven and River Glen in Ohio. Four other properties within the portfolio are located in Georgia and Kentucky. Cary Pollack, Judah Neuman and Steve Cohen of Meridian Capital arranged the 10-year CMBS loan. Reliance Global Holdings was the borrower.
FRIDLEY, MINN. — CBRE has brokered the sale of River Road Business Center I-IV in Fridley, about 10 miles north of Minneapolis, for $18.9 million. The office portfolio consists of four buildings and 270,000 square feet. The portfolio was 93 percent occupied at the time of sale by manufacturing, services, healthcare, wholesale products and technology tenants. Constructed between 1986 and 1988, the buildings feature 14-foot clear heights, 28 loading docks and 29 drive-in doors to accommodate a wide variety of users. Q.T. Holdings LLC purchased the portfolio. Judd Welliver, Ryan Watts, Sonja Dusil and Tom Holtz of CBRE represented the seller, Hoyt Properties Inc.
BROOKLYN PARK, MINN. — Midas Hospitality has broken ground on two Hilton hotels in Brooklyn Park, about 12 miles north of Minneapolis. The $28 million development is slated to open in summer 2018. A 100-room Hampton Inn will be located at 9470 W. Broadway Ave. The 63,301-square-foot hotel will feature an indoor pool, meeting room and fitness center. A 107-room Home2 Suites will be located at 9490 W. Broadway Ave. The 57,977-square-foot hotel will feature a fitness center, indoor pool and laundry facilities. Midas Hospitality will develop and manage the hotels, while sister company MC Hotel Construction will serve as general contractor. Gray Design Group is providing architectural services. CFSB is financing the construction of Hampton Inn, while Flagship Bank is financing Home2 Suites.
WOODBURY, MINN. — Minnesota Gastroenterology has signed an 18,000-square-foot medical office lease at CityPlace in Woodbury, a suburb of St. Paul. The clinic and endoscopy center will occupy space within the planned 50,000-square-foot medical office building. The building will join the 75,000-square-foot Tria Orthopaedic Center, which is currently under construction and slated to open this summer. Minnesota Gastroenterology specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of adults and children with GI disorders, and will open its ninth location in CityPlace in the first quarter of 2018. CityPlace is a 100-acre master-planned development located off Radio Drive and I-94.
ST. CLOUD, MINN. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $12 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Heritage Park Estates in St. Cloud, located in central Minnesota. The multifamily property was built in 2003 and includes 150 units. Fred Dockweiler of KeyBank originated the 10-year loan, which includes a 30-year amortization schedule.
LAKEVILLE, MINN. — The Opus Group has completed construction of the newest Schneiderman’s Furniture store in Lakeville, a suburb of Minneapolis. Construction on the 110,000-square-foot retail store began in September 2016. A grand opening celebration took place in May. The furniture store features a second-story patio, which showcases outdoor furniture for sale. Located on Kenyon Avenue off Minnesota State Highway 50, the building is visible from I-35. Opus Design Build was the design-builder and Opus AE Group was the architect and structural engineer of record, as well as the interior designer for the project.
ST. PAUL, MINN. — Dougherty Funding LLC has provided a $15.1 million loan for the construction of a Residence Inn by Marriott in St. Paul. The 102-room hotel will be located on Grand Avenue adjacent to the Children’s Hospital and Allina’s United Hospital, with close proximity to the St. Paul Convention Center and Xcel Energy Center. Included in the project is the preservation of a firehouse that is the City of St. Paul’s oldest remaining municipal building, constructed in 1871. Dougherty Funding served as lead lender and servicer for the loan. St. Paul Hotel Ventures LLC was the borrower.
SHAKOPEE, MINN. — Meritex has acquired 1080 Park Place, a 299,600-square-foot industrial property in Shakopee, about 25 miles southwest of Minneapolis. The class A property is 100 percent leased to two tenants. The building features 38-foot clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system and trailer parking with convenient access from Minnesota State Highways 169 and 101. Steve Dorff of Meritex will manage the property. The sales price was not disclosed.