INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MINN. — A joint venture between PCCP and United Properties has broken ground on InverPoint 2, a 96,000-square-foot speculative industrial building in the Twin Cities suburb of Inver Grove Heights. The property will be situated at 8450 Courthouse Blvd. within the InverPoint Business Park. Completion is slated for late 2022. InverPoint 2 will feature a clear height of 28 feet, 12 dock doors, four drive-in doors, 108 surface parking stalls and five entrances. The facility will be able to accommodate tenants ranging in size from 16,000 to 96,000 square feet. InverPoint Business Park will include five buildings spanning 475,000 square feet upon full buildout.
MINNEAPOLIS — Fox Rothschild LLP, a national law firm, is relocating its Minneapolis headquarters from Two22 Tower to City Center in November. The firm will occupy 39,081 square feet of Target’s former space. Francis Cauffman Architects will serve as architect and interior designer for Fox Rothschild’s new space, which will span half of floor 36 and the entirety of floor 37. City Center is a 51-story, 1.6 million-square-foot office and retail tower owned by Ryan Cos. US Inc.
MINNEAPOLIS — Ryan Cos. US Inc. and Weidner Apartment Homes are underway on the construction of Fourth & Park, a 25-story apartment building located at the intersection of South 4th Street and Park Avenue in downtown Minneapolis. Completion is slated for the first quarter of 2024. Plans call for 350 apartment units, 100 parking stalls, a sixth-floor green roof, pool deck and community room. Ryan is the developer and builder, and Ryan A+E Inc. is the architect of record. The building, situated one block west of US Bank Stadium, marks the last phase of Downtown East, a five-block redevelopment project that began in 2014. Ryan partnered with the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, the Star Tribune and Wells Fargo to redevelop the neighborhood. The $588 million project includes 1.2 million square feet of office space spread across two 17-story Wells Fargo towers, a 200-unit apartment complex, a multi-tenant office building, four-acre public greenspace, hotel and parking ramp.
MINNEAPOLIS — CBRE has arranged the sale and recapitalization of an 11-building industrial portfolio totaling nearly 1.4 million square feet in suburban Minneapolis for $143 million. The properties are located in Oakdale, Maplewood, New Hope, Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, Maple Grove, Minneapolis and Roseville. Michael Caprile, Judd Welliver, Ryan Bain, Zachary Graham and Bentley Smith of CBRE represented the seller, Onward Investors, which recapitalized the portfolio with a new capital partner.
ROSEMOUNT, MINN. — Stonebrooke Equipment Inc. has leased 99,683 square feet of industrial space at 15100 Business Parkway in Rosemount, a southern suburb of the Twin Cities. Stonebrooke specializes in partnering with fleet managers and business owners to provide custom-built fleet solutions to improve productivity, efficiency, safety and profits. Doug Fulton, Rob Youngquist and Andi Simon of Avison Young represented the tenant in the lease. Avison Young’s project management team is working with a design and construction team to manage tenant improvements before Stonebrooke takes occupancy in August. Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Business Parkway Building.
WEST ST. PAUL, MINN. — Colliers Mortgage has provided a $25.2 million HUD 223(f) loan for the refinancing of The Winslow in West St. Paul. The 172-unit affordable seniors housing community rises four stories. Units are restricted to persons age 62 and above and who earn up to 60 percent of the area median income. Amenities include a clubroom, theater, fitness center, salon, game room and outdoor deck. An entity doing business as WSP Senior Housing I LLLP was the borrower. The fixed-rate loan is fully amortized over 35 years. Colliers Mortgage previously provided a construction loan for the property in 2018.
MINNEAPOLIS — Canteen One has signed a 43,672-square-foot office sublease at 700 N. 5th St. in the North Loop neighborhood of Minneapolis. The company, which provides micro food markets, pantries and vending services for offices, is relocating from Golden Valley with 200 employees. Jim Damiani and Andrew Commers of Newmark represented Canteen One. Joe Conzemius, Ann Rinde and Larissa Bodine of CBRE represented the sublandlord, Solera.
ST. PAUL, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson has completed the interior buildout of the new office for Pope Design Group in St. Paul. The design firm, formerly known as Pope Architects Inc., now occupies a 16,760-square-foot office at the historic Case Building located at 767 N. Eustis St. The open floor plan was designed to maximize collaboration among employees. Kraus-Anderson and Pope have worked together on hundreds of projects over the past 50 years.
SHAKOPEE, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of a 164,701-square-foot distribution center in the Minneapolis suburb of Shakopee for an undisclosed price. Logistics Insight Corp. fully leases the facility, which was constructed in 1984 and renovated in 2020. Building features include clear heights ranging from 20 to 21 feet, 19 dock-high doors, one drive-in door, LED lighting and 1.5 acres of outside storage. Colin Ryan and David Berglund of JLL represented the seller, Interstate Development. An affiliate of Boston-based STAG Industrial Inc. was the buyer.
MINNEAPOLIS — ACRES Capital Corp. has provided a $19.2 million loan for the construction of Sawyer & Huck in Minneapolis. The apartment development will house 83 luxury units and 47 onsite covered parking spaces. Amenities will include a fitness center, roof deck and bike storage. The project will be situated in the historic St. Anthony West area, which lies on the east bank of the Mississippi River. Drew Miller of ACRES originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, Denver-based Charles Street Development Co.