WINONA, MINN. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has closed a $1.1 million HUD loan for the acquisition and rehabilitation of a 54-unit multifamily property. River View Flats is located in Winona, approximately 50 miles east of Rochester. The project has obtained an allocation of Low Income Housing Tax Credits as well as subordinate funding from the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency and the City of Winona. Upgrades will include the replacement of major plumbing and mechanical systems and an improvement to property accessibility. River View Flats features off-street parking, on-site coin laundry and a patio with grill. The 40-year term loan was arranged for borrower Morningside Terrace LLC.
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ST. PAUL, MINN. — Dougherty Funding LLC has provided an $18.2 million loan for an 11-story, 155,511-square-foot mixed-use building. Lowery Building LLC will use the loan proceeds to refinance and renovate the building. Lowery Square Building was constructed in 1926. The building previously operated as the Lowery Hotel and currently contains 135 apartment units, three floors of office space leased to the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office and to-be-built first-floor and rooftop restaurants. The building is connected to the downtown St. Paul skyway system and is located in the St. Paul central business district.
MINNEAPOLIS — Oppidan Investment Co. has sold the White Bear Marketplace in Minneapolis for an undisclosed price. Oppidan developed the 118,627-square-foot shopping center on a site previously occupied by Kmart. Cub Foods, Planet Fitness, Northern Tool and Starbucks co-anchor the newly constructed retail center. Jim Leary and Jeff Budish of CBRE represented Oppidan Investment Co. in the transaction. The buyer was a regional private investor.
BROOKLYN PARK, MINN. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has provided a $1.6 million Fannie Mae supplemental loan for a 96-unit multifamily property in Brooklyn Park, approximately 11 miles northwest of Minneapolis. The loan features a 4.5-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule. The Fountains in the Park LLC was the borrower. The capital will be used to fund capital improvements and a partnership recapitalization.
PRINCETON, MINN. — Lancaster Pollard has arranged a $6 million FHA loan to refinance Sterling Pointe Senior Living, a 57-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Princeton, approximately 50 miles north of Minneapolis. The community was originally built in 2011. Ownership wanted to refinance its existing debt using FHA/HUD in order to benefit from the long-term low interest rates and nonrecourse feature, as well as pay off a TIF (tax increment financing) loan. Quintin Harris, senior vice president with Lancaster Pollard in Minneapolis, led the transaction.
ALBERT LEA, MINN. — Timber Development has broken ground on a $3 million retail center in Albert Lea, approximately 64 miles southwest of Rochester. The 25,000-square-foot project is 90 percent pre-leased to tenants including Maurices, Shoe Sensation, AT&T and Sally Beauty Supply. The development, situated on a three-acre site, is also adjacent to a Walmart Supercenter. PNC Bank financed the development, which is scheduled for completion this fall.
STILLWATER, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $8.6 million sale of an 82,436-square-foot shopping center in Stillwater, approximately 20 miles northeast of St. Paul. Valley Ridge Mall, located at 1250 Frontage Road West, was nearly 100 percent occupied at the time of sale and is home to 29 tenants. Adam Prins, Matthew Hazelton, Sean Doyle and Cory Villaume of Marcus & Millichap listed the property on behalf of the seller, a developer, and also secured the buyer, a private investor from outside Minnesota.
APPLE VALLEY, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4.2 million sale of a 10,850-square-foot net-leased property in Apple Valley, approximately 20 miles south of Minneapolis. Prestige Preschool Academy occupies the building located at 15848 Emperor Ave. Sean Doyle, Adam Prins, Matthew Hazelton and Cory Villaume of Marcus & Millichap listed the property on behalf of the seller, a developer. The team, along with Josh Talberg, also procured the buyer, a personal trust.
ROCHESTER, MINN. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of a 140,578-square-foot retail property in Rochester, approximately 80 miles southeast of Minneapolis. Texas-based Epic Real Estate Partners purchased the asset, located at the intersection of South Broadway and U.S. Highway 52, from Illinois-based Inland Private Capital for an undisclosed price. Broadway Commons features tenants such as Bed Bath & Beyond, Dress Barn, DSW Shoe Warehouse, Famous Footwear and Michaels. Carly Gallagher and Michael Sims of Mid-America Real Estate represented the seller in the transaction.
ALLENTOWN, PA. — Allentown-based CrossAmerica Partners LP has agreed to acquire 31 franchised Holiday convenience stores located in Wisconsin and Minnesota from SSG Corp. for $48.5 million. Of the 31 company-operated stores, 28 are located in Wisconsin and three are located in Minnesota. The acquisition is subject to customary conditions to closing and is expected to close in the first quarter of this year.