MINNEAPOLIS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of The Pinehurst Building in Minneapolis for $18 million. The 42,104-square-foot mixed-use building is located at 4999 France Ave. South. Matthew Hazelton, Cory Villaume, Sean Doyle and Adam “AJ” Prins of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the undisclosed seller. Sean Doyle, Cory Villaume, Matthew Hazelton, Adam “AJ” Prins, Josh Talberg, Mox Gunderson and Dan Linnell of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a limited liability company.
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ST. PAUL, MINN. — Agra Culture Kitchen & Press has signed a lease to occupy 3,270 square feet at The Finn, a mixed-use project under construction in St. Paul’s Highland Park neighborhood. The 68,353-square-foot development by Ackerberg is located at 735 Cleveland Ave. South. Agra Culture is a fast-casual restaurant offering breakfast, lunch and dinner with salads, sandwiches, soups, coffee and smoothies with local and organic ingredients. Agra Culture will occupy the northwest corner of the property. Construction began in March 2016 with project completion slated for spring 2017. Other tenants will include Alchemy365, GENT Cuts and Grooming and Edina Realty. Ackerberg and Cleveland Holdings are developing the project. BKV Group is the architect and Big-D Construction is the contractor. Tim and Josh Bloom of Bloom Commercial Real Estate represented Ackerberg in the transaction.
MILACA, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Milaca Park Apartments in Milaca, north of Minneapolis, for $3 million. The 71-unit apartment building is located at 240 2nd Ave. SW. Dan Linnell, Mox Gunderson and Josh Talberg of Marcus & Millichap’s Minneapolis office, in conjunction with Paul Davis, Andrew Daitch and Seth Barnett of Marcus & Millichap’s Detroit office, marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a partnership. Dan Linnell, Mox Gunderson and Josh Talberg represented the buyer, a limited liability company. Steven Chaben of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the transaction.
BROOKLYN PARK, MINN. — CBRE has negotiated an industrial lease expansion for Point B Logistics in Brooklyn Park near Minneapolis. The logistics company has expanded its lease at 610 Commerce Center from 34,780 square feet to 61,097 square feet. This brings the industrial building to full occupancy. Other tenants include Scholastic Book Fair, Blackhawk Industrial and Varitronics LLC. The building is the first phase of development at the site, with another 202,000-square-foot industrial building available for occupancy in fall 2017. A third 100,000-square-foot building is also planned for the site. Dan Swartz of CBRE is exclusively marketing Phase II and III for lease on behalf of the building’s owner and developer, CSM Corp.
LINO LAKES, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Lino Lakes Marketplace in Lino Lakes, a northern suburb of the Twin Cities, for $3.2 million. The 18,027-square-foot property is located at 701-717 Apollo Drive. The property was 92 percent occupied at closing. Sean Doyle, Cory Villaume, Matthew Hazelton and Adam “AJ” Prins of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. The buyer was also a limited liability company.
PLYMOUTH AND MINNETONKA, MINN. — CBRE Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Carlson Business Center I-VIII in Plymouth and Minnetonka for $46.2 million. The portfolio includes 560,378 square feet of office and warehouse space within eight buildings. The complex is part of the 250-acre Carlson Center business park. The buildings were originally constructed from 1995 to 1997 and the portfolio was 86 percent occupied at the time of sale. WPT Industrial REIT was the buyer. Ryan Watts, Judd Welliver, Sonja Dusil and Tom Holtz of CBRE Minneapolis arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, Carlson Real Estate Co.
Dougherty Mortgage Arranges $21.7M Fannie Mae Loan for Multifamily Property in Burnsville, Minnesota
BURNSVILLE, MINN. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has arranged a $21.7 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Berkshire of Burnsville, a 205-unit multifamily property in Burnsville, 15 miles south of Minneapolis. Located at 13901 Echo Park Circle, the apartment building features one-, two- and three-bedroom townhomes. The 10-year loan includes a 30-year amortization schedule. Dougherty’s Minneapolis office arranged the loan for borrower Echo Park Limited Partnership.
MINNEAPOLIS — CBRE has arranged the sale of 33 South Sixth-City Center, a 51-story office tower and mixed-use complex in downtown Minneapolis. The sales price was not disclosed, but Minneapolis Star Tribune reports the price at $315 million. Located at 33 South Sixth St. alongside the Nicollet Mall, the 1.6 million-square-foot complex is currently 95 percent occupied. Target Corp. occupies 73 percent of the office tower on a long-term lease. Tom Holtz, Ryan Watts, Judd Welliver and Sonja Dusil of CBRE’s Minneapolis office represented the seller, Shorenstein Properties LLC. HNA Holding Group Co., a subsidiary of conglomerate HNA Group, was the buyer.
EDINA, MINN. — The Opus Group has started construction on a four-story, 244-unit multifamily development in Edina, a southwestern suburb of Minneapolis. Activity on the site began this week with the demolition of an existing 94,000-square-foot building that was formerly leased to UnitedHealth Group. A variety of floor plans will be offered with units ranging from 585 square feet to 1,350 square feet. Completion is slated for spring 2018. The project is a collaboration between Opus and Founders Properties LLC. Opus Development Co. LLC is the developer, Opus Design Build LLC is the design-builder and Opus AE Group LLC is the architect and structural engineer of record.
Transwestern Arranges 211,000 SF Lease for Select Comfort’s New Headquarters in Downtown Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS — Transwestern has arranged a 211,000-square-foot office lease at 1001 Third Ave. South in downtown Minneapolis. The property is a five-story, 476,000-square-foot office building. Select Comfort, which manufactures and sells Sleep Number beds, plans to relocate its headquarters from suburban Plymouth to the downtown facility in October 2017. Approximately 900 employees will be based out of the new headquarters. In addition to executive office space, the building will house a call center and research and development lab. In conjunction with the lease, DCI Technology Holdings will complete a multimillion-dollar renovation of the property. Reed Christianson of Transwestern represented DCI Technology in the 15-year lease.