WEST SAINT PAUL, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3.9 million sale of Wentworth Plaza, a 12,793-square-foot retail property located at 1590 S. Robert St. in West Saint Paul. National retailers occupy about 75 percent of Wentworth Plaza. Matthew Hazelton, Sean Doyle, Cory Villaume and Adam Prins of Marcus & Millichap’s Minneapolis office represented the seller, a regional developer/owner, in the transaction. The team also secured the buyer, a limited liability company.
MINNEAPOLIS — The Opus Group plans to develop a 30-story multifamily and retail development at 365 Nicollet Ave. in downtown Minneapolis. The pet-friendly high-rise will feature 369 apartments and 9,500 square feet of ground-level retail space. Floor plans will range from alcove units to three-bedroom options, including 36 penthouse suites. All units will include granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and floor-to-ceiling windows. On-site amenities include residential parking, a bike lounge with repair station and seating areas, sauna steam room, a yoga room, hot tub, pool and outdoor cabanas. Construction of the project, which is designed to meet LEED certification, is slated to begin in early October with completion scheduled for summer 2018. Opus Development Co. and Opus Design Build will be the project’s developer and design-builder, respectively. Opus AE Group is the architect and structural engineer of record.
GRAND RAPIDS, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Wannigan Apartments, an apartment community located at 1607 E. Highway 169 in Grand Rapids. A private investor acquired the property for $1.7 million. The residential community comprises a six-unit, market-rate apartment building and a 24-unit student housing complex that serves the nearby Itasca Community College. Chris Collins, Adam Haydon, Evan Miller, Dan Linnell, Josh Talberg and Mox Gunderson of Marcus & Millichap’s Minneapolis office represented the seller, a private investor, and the buyer in the deal.
MINNEAPOLIS — CBRE Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Ameriprise Financial Center, a 31-story, 847,667-square-foot office building located at 701 Second Ave. South in downtown Minneapolis. A joint venture between Axar Capital Management and Morning Calm Management acquired the property for $200 million, or $236 per square foot. Built in 2000, the building serves as the global headquarters for Ameriprise Financial. Tom Holtz, Ryan Watts, Judd Welliver and Sonja Dusil of CBRE’s Minneapolis office represented the seller’s advisor and asset manager, Founders Properties LLC, in the transaction.
BROOKLYN CENTER, MINN. — Cushman & Wakefield NorthMarq, on behalf of landlord The AtWater Group, has arranged the lease of 9,800 square feet of office space at Concorde Executive Center in Brooklyn Center, a suburb of Minneapolis. United Food and Commercial Workers will move into the space by Nov. 1. With this lease, the six-story property’s occupancy rate is 67 percent. Aaron Barnard of Cushman & Wakefield Northmarq represented The AtWater Group in the deal.
MINNETONKA, MINN. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has closed a $32.5 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of a 252-unit apartment property in Minnetonka, approximately 23 miles southwest of Minneapolis. Woodlands of Minnetonka features amenities such as a clubhouse, media room, outdoor fireplace, swimming pool and grilling pavilion. The 12-year loan includes five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. Heartland Minnetonka LLC was the borrower.
MINNEAPOLIS — Doran Cos. has acquired a 90,000-square-foot retail property in Minneapolis for $24.9 million. Pfaff Calhoun LLC sold Calhoun Village Shopping Center, which is located at 3200 W. Lake St. The center is over 90 percent occupied and includes tenants such as Walgreens, Punch Pizza, Burger Jones and Barnes & Noble.
ROCHESTER, MINN. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $3.5 million acquisition loan for a 72-unit multifamily property in Rochester, approximately 85 miles southeast of Minneapolis. Bear Creek Apartments is located at 1405, 1455 and 1505 Marion Road SE. The 10-year loan features a 25-year amortization schedule. Michael Padilla of NorthMarq placed the financing with a local bank on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
BROOKLYN PARK, MINN. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $6 million acquisition loan for a 120,030-square-foot industrial property in Brooklyn Park, approximately 10 miles north of Minneapolis. The Stein Industries Building is located at 7500 Setzler Parkway N. Patrick Minea of NorthMarq Capital negotiated the loan for the undisclosed borrower through a life insurance company. The loan features a 20-year term and 20-year amortization schedule.
MINNEAPOLIS — Embassy Suites by Hilton has opened a 290-room hotel in downtown Minneapolis. The hotel is located in the historic Plymouth Building, which has access to the Minneapolis Skyway System. HRI Properties LLC owns and redeveloped the former office building. Amenities at the hotel include free made-to-order breakfast, a two-hour complimentary evening reception, free Wi-Fi, 10 separate meeting rooms totaling over 12,600 square feet, a 24-hour business center, a restaurant and bar, convenience store, indoor heated pool, fitness center and heated parking. HRI Lodging LLC will operate the hotel.
