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Grandbridge Secures $40M Acquisition Loan for Minnesota Office Park

by Amy Works August 31, 2015

MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MINN. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has secured a $40 million first mortgage for the acquisition of an office park located in Mendota Heights. The six-building park offers 420,000 square feet of office space. The funding, which was provided by BB&T Real Estate Funding and Grandbridge’s exclusive stabilized loan product, features a fixed rate for the entire 10-year term and 25-year amortization. Tony Carlson of Grandbridge originated the acquisition financing for the undisclosed buyer.

August 31, 2015

Civic Midwest Minnesota

RCTC, Knutson Break Ground on $6.5M Education Facility in Rochester, Minn.

by Jonathan Mehall August 21, 2015

ROCHESTER, MINN. — Knutson Construction and Rochester Community & Technical College (RCTC) have broken ground on a $6.5 million education facility at the University Center Rochester Campus in Rochester. RCTC selected Knutson to provide construction management services for the 22,350-square-foot Career Technical Education Center (CTECH) and Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) facility addition. The building is expected to service 400 students per year and will offer classroom and laboratory spaces for career, technical education and training, plus administrative and faculty support spaces. Funding for the project is being provided by the city of Rochester. The target date for the project to be completed is July 2016.

August 21, 2015

Midwest Minnesota Multifamily

Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of Apartment Building in Minneapolis for $9.1M

by Jonathan Mehall August 18, 2015

MINNEAPOLIS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Second Street Lofts, located at 129 N. 2nd St. in the historic North Loop neighborhood of Minneapolis, for $9.1 million. The property consists of 39 apartments and three ground-level office suites. Mox Gunderson, Dan Linnell, Josh Talberg and Chris Collins of Marcus & Millichap’s Minneapolis office represented the buyer, a private investor, and the seller, a limited liability company.

August 18, 2015

Midwest Minnesota Office

Cushman & Wakefield | NorthMarq Brokers Sale of Office Portfolio in Minnesota

by Jonathan Mehall August 17, 2015

MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MINN. — Cushman & Wakefield | NorthMarq has brokered the sale of a six-building office portfolio to an entity related to MSP Real Estate. The 420,000-square-foot portfolio is located on Northland Drive in Mendota Heights, approximately 10 miles southeast of Minneapolis. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The six Class A office buildings offer competitive lease rates and are all located with convenient access to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, I-35E, I-494 and State Highway 55. The first building in the park was constructed in 1988, with the remainder of the properties built throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. The sale is the first office acquisition by MSP Real Estate, which in recent years has primarily focused on apartment and seniors housing assets. Cushman & Wakefield | NorthMarq will continue to manage the property. Cushman & Wakefield | NorthMarq represented the seller, United Properties.

August 17, 2015

Midwest Minnesota Multifamily Seniors Housing

WNC Provides $3.2M in LIHTC Equity to Fund Affordable Seniors Housing Community in Minneapolis

by Jonathan Mehall August 13, 2015

MINNEAPOLIS — WNC, a national investor in real estate and community development initiatives, has provided $3.2 million in low-income housing tax credit equity (LIHTC) to fund the development of Hi-Lake Triangle Apartments, a newly constructed 64-unit affordable seniors housing community in Minneapolis. Hi-Lake Triangle Apartments is a six-story building comprised of 53 one-bedroom and 11 two-bedroom units. Located at 2230 E. Lake St., approximately three miles from downtown Minneapolis, the elevator-serviced community is part of a mixed-use development containing 5,385 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Hi-Lake Triangle Apartments offers residents a rooftop terrace, outdoor picnic area, community room, recreational facility, common living room with a fireplace, laundry facilities, intercom access and onsite management. Each unit is equipped with central air conditioning. The building’s parking area includes 41 spaces reserved for tenants of Hi-Lake Triangle Apartments. Hi-Lake Triangle LLC served as the general partner of the project, while Stephen B. Wellington Jr. served as the project developer. Wellington Management Inc. received the LIHTC financing to help fund the development, which took nearly 10 months to complete.

August 13, 2015

Midwest Minnesota Multifamily

Dougherty Mortgage Closes $10.6M HUD Loan for Olympic Ridge Apartments

by Jeff Shaw August 12, 2015

EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. — Mortgage banking firm Dougherty Mortgage LLC has closed a $10.6 million HUD 223(f) loan for the refinancing of Olympic Ridge Apartments, a 143-unit market-rate apartment property located in Eden Prairie. Dougherty Mortgage’s Minneapolis office arranged the fully amortizing 35-year loan for the borrower, Olympic Ridge Limited Partnership. Olympic Ridge Apartments, which is managed by Park Avenue of Wayzata Inc., offers nine three-story, wood-framed walk-up buildings with attached garages, some with individual entrances. Amenities include a whirlpool spa, exercise and party rooms, restrooms with showers, tot lot and volleyball net.

August 12, 2015

Midwest Minnesota Office

Colliers International Brokers Sale of River Park Plaza in St. Paul, Minn. to Cohen Equities

by Jonathan Mehall August 4, 2015

ST. PAUL, MINN. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of the River Park Plaza office building in St. Paul to Cohen Equities, a New-York based real estate firm. Cohen Equities acquired the 343,000-square-foot building at auction. The building sale closed on Friday, July 24. The property is located at 10 River Park Plaza along the Mississippi River. Comcast’s regional office is a main tenant of River Park. Bob Pounds of Colliers’ Minneapolis-St. Paul office represented LNR Property LLC, the seller of the building. In addition to managing the leasing for the building, Colliers has also been selected by Cohen Equities to manage the property. According to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, the final bidding price on 10 River Park Plaza before the time of sale was $20.1 million

August 4, 2015

Midwest Minnesota Mixed-Use

Fairbridge to Develop 86,764 SF Build-to-Suit Industrial Property in Coon Rapids, Minn.

by Jonathan Mehall July 31, 2015

COON RAPIDS, MINN. — Fairbridge Properties has unveiled plans for the development of an 86,764-square-foot build-to-suite office and industrial building located at 8840 Evergreen Blvd. NW in Coon Rapids, approximately 15 miles north of Minneapolis. The project costs were undisclosed. The project will take place on the same property that is occupied by a 261,805-square-foot building that is 100 percent leased and owned by Fairbridge. Honeywell Aerospace and Boston Scientific are tenants of the existing property. The space is used for research, development and light manufacturing. The new building will be equipped with several 9-by-10-foot insulated loading dock doors and manual dock levelers and dock seals. Construction is scheduled to begin late this year. Dan Friedner and Jay Chmieleski of Colliers International’s Minneapolis-St. Paul office were retained to market the building to prospective tenants.

July 31, 2015

Loans Midwest Minnesota Multifamily

Grandbridge Closes $1.4M Refinancing Loan for Apartment Property in Minneapolis

by Jonathan Mehall July 28, 2015

MINNEAPOLIS — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital financed a $1.4 million first mortgage loan secured by a two-property multifamily portfolio. Both properties are located in the Twin Cities metro area and include two buildings totaling 32 units. Funding for the loan was provided by a life insurance company and featured a 15-year fixed rate and amortization schedule. The loan required no personal guaranty and loan proceeds were used to retire existing debt. The properties, all of which were 100 percent occupied at closing, feature a variety of unit types and amenities. Tony Carson of Grandbridge’s Minneapolis office originated the refinance transaction.

July 28, 2015

Affordable Housing Midwest Minnesota Multifamily

Dominium to Transform Fort Snelling Upper Post Into 190 Affordable Housing Units

by Jonathan Mehall July 24, 2015

ST. PAUL, MINN. — Dominium has secured provisional approval to rehabilitate the historic Fort Snelling Upper post in St. Paul. The approximately $100 million project will be financed through a combination of low-income housing tax credits as well as federal and state historic tax credits, among other sources. The final product will add a projected 190 affordable housing units. The project is in response to strong demand for more affordable housing in the market. Research from Dominium shows Hennepin and Ramsey counties have only 34 apartments affordable and available for every 100 residents making less than $20,000 a year. Located near the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, the Upper Post of Fort Snelling was a major hub for military activity throughout the late 19th century and much of the early 20th century. It served as an induction and training center during both world wars. The site, which was designated a national historic landmark in 1960, was turned over to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in 1971. Dominium recently completed the rehabilitation of St. Paul’s Schmidt Brewery on West 7th St. Dominium also is in the process of completing the $175 million renovation of the Minneapolis Pillsbury A-Mill, a national historic landmark, …

July 24, 2015

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