MINNEAPOLIS — The Telos Group and 601W Cos. have received $250 million in financing for The Dayton’s Project, a historic redevelopment of 700 Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis. The 12-story property was previously occupied by Dayton’s department store, which rebranded as Macy’s in 2004 before closing its doors in 2017. The 1.2 million-square-foot project will include office space, 200,000 square feet of dining and retail, and a 45,000-square-foot food hall and market. Office amenities will include a rooftop terrace with views of the Minneapolis skyline, private lounge and library spaces, and a 10,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art health club. Over the past few months, the development has been at the center of legal drama between developer 601W Cos. and Monarch Alternative Capital, which holds the mezzanine loan on the project, according to reports by Twin Cities Business (TCB). 601W sued Monarch in June of this year, with Monarch countering through the advertisement of a foreclosure sale of 601W’s equity interests in the property under technical default for not meeting leasing obligations, according to TCB. Hennepin County District Judge Susan Burke granted 601W a temporary injunction to secure new financing, thereby stopping the foreclosure sale that had been set for Aug. 23. Jaime Fink, …
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MINNEAPOLIS — D2 Capital Advisors has arranged an $11.5 million bridge loan for LH44, a 36-unit multifamily property located at 2618 W. 44th St. in Minneapolis. The luxury community is located in the Linden Hills neighborhood and features direct access to Lake Harriet. The property was 72 percent occupied at the time of loan closing. Jack Cortese and David Frankel of D2 arranged the loan with a New York-based debt fund. The loan proceeds provided cash-out to the borrowers, while also fully retiring the existing construction debt. The borrower has retained Josh Talberg of JLL to market the property for sale.
ST. LOUIS PARK, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson has completed a $31.4 million renovation and expansion of St. Louis Park Middle School in the western Minneapolis suburb of St. Louis Park. The scope of the project, designed by Cuningham Group Architecture, features 46,243 square feet of additions and 44,732 square feet of renovations. The project includes a new auditorium with front offices for senior staff, a remodeled kitchen, new cafeteria, new classrooms, new gathering spaces, a second-floor hallway and a remodeled media center. St. Louis Park Middle School is one of the dozens of educational construction projects undertaken by Kraus-Anderson this summer.
SHAKOPEE, MINN. — Davis has negotiated the sale of Dean Lakes Health Building in Shakopee, a southwest suburb of the Twin Cities. The sales price was undisclosed. The 19,124-square-foot medical office building rises one story and is located at 4201 Dean Lakes Blvd. Allina Health, Edina Eye Physicians & Surgeons PA and Caravel Autism fully occupy the property. Jill Rasmussen of Davis represented the undisclosed seller. A partnership between Chicago-based Harrison Street and Minneapolis-based MedCraft Healthcare Real Estate was the buyer.
BROOKLYN CENTER, MINN. — Kentaurus Capital has acquired Evergreen Park Manor, an 80-unit multifamily property in the Twin Cities suburb of Brooklyn Center. The purchase price was undisclosed. Completed in 1980, the property consists of four buildings. Recent upgrades include new flooring, trim, appliances, backsplashes and fixtures. Drew Rafshol and Ted Abramson of CBRE Minneapolis Multifamily represented the seller, ASK Properties.
MINNEAPOLIS — CA Ventures and Harlem Irving Cos. have started pre-leasing 270 Hennepin, a 22-story apartment tower located at 270 Hennepin Ave. in downtown Minneapolis. First move-ins are scheduled for this fall. The project features 346 apartment units and 20,000 square feet of retail space on the first floor. In addition to floor plans ranging from studios to three-bedroom units, there are two- and three-bedroom penthouse units. Amenities include an indoor pool, outdoor sky terrace, movie theater, fitness and yoga rooms, bike storage and two levels of underground parking. Monthly rents start at $1,425. Residents can currently receive up to two months of free rent.
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis-based Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) has unveiled plans to expand to over 160 Disney at Target stores across the country by the end of the year. Guests will find toys from popular Disney properties, including Star Wars and Raya and the Last Dragon. The announcement comes on the heels of Target’s launch of Ulta Beauty “shop-in-shop” concepts earlier this month. Target operates roughly 1,900 stores across the U.S. The retailer began opening Disney shops in select locations in 2019. In addition to the Disney shops, Target will offer an exclusive 70-piece toy collection with FAO Schwarz for the holiday season.
BROOKLYN PARK, MINN. — Taco Bell is building a restaurant with a new drive-thru concept in Brooklyn Park, a suburb of Minneapolis. Construction is underway on the 3,000-square-foot, two-story restaurant. Completion is scheduled for summer 2022. Known as Defy, the new restaurant concept was developed in partnership with Minneapolis-based Vertical Works Inc., a design company that works with quick-serve restaurants, retailers and healthcare tenants. In 2020, Border Foods, one of the largest privately held Taco Bell franchisees in America, enlisted Vertical Works to create a new restaurant design. With Defy, Taco Bell and Border Foods will partner on their 230th restaurant and 82nd new restaurant build. The concept reimagines the traditional drive-thru experience with four lanes, three of which are dedicated to mobile or delivery order pickups. This way, customers who order via the Taco Bell app or third-party delivery services can skip the line. The drive-thru lanes are situated below the restaurant kitchen. Additionally, digital check-in screens enable mobile order customers to scan in their order via a unique QR code. Food is delivered in a contactless manner via a proprietary lift system. The Defy footprint is smaller or equal to existing Taco Bell store footprints. There will be …
MINNETONKA, MINN. — A joint venture between PCCP and Doran Cos. has unveiled plans to develop a 350-unit apartment project at 5959 Shady Oak Road in Minnetonka, a suburb of the Twin Cities. The developer is scheduled to break ground on the project within the next month and the first units are expected to be ready for occupancy in spring 2023. Of the 350 units, 57 percent will be one-bedroom floor plans. Amenities will include a dog park, community garden, clubhouse, outdoor patio, pool and garage parking. The project will be situated adjacent to Opus Park.
MINNEAPOLIS AND BOSTON — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $157.3 million joint venture equity partnership for the development of three bulk distribution and life sciences projects in Minnesota and North Carolina. Colin Ryan, John Huguenard, David Berglund, Pete Pittroff and Patrick Nally of JLL arranged the equity investment with Rockpoint Group LLC, a Boston-based real estate private equity firm, on behalf of the Minneapolis-based developer, Oppidan Investment Co. Blake Hastings, Jay Moore and Tim Brent of Oppidan are leading the project development. “We are excited to embark on a programmatic relationship with Rockpoint and continue to grow the industrial and logistics vertical at Oppidan,” says Blake Hastings, president of Oppidan. “Our cultures are very well aligned, and we look forward to a long, deep relationship.” The portfolio will include nine buildings on three construction sites that total about 1.6 million square feet. Five buildings are expected to begin construction this year, and completion of all nine are anticipated by 2023. The Minnesota facilities are planned for industrial use while the North Carolina facilities will be for life sciences firms. Two of the nine buildings will be within Chaska Creek Industrial Park, which is 26.5 miles from Minneapolis in Chaska. …