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Kraus-Anderson Breaks Ground on North Loop Green Mixed-Use Project in Minneapolis

by Kristin Harlow

MINNEAPOLIS — Kraus-Anderson has broken ground on North Loop Green, a mixed-use development in the North Loop neighborhood of Minneapolis. Hines, along with partners AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust and Marquee Development, are the developers. Plans call for 350,000 square feet of office space, 350 residential units, 100 hospitality units and 17,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. A key feature of the project will be The Green, a one-acre green space that will host community events. The project architect, ESG Architects, plans to move its office to the development. Completion is slated for spring 2024. Brent Robertson of JLL will lead leasing efforts for the office component.

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MDH Partners Purchases 285,582 SF Industrial Facility in Rogers, Minnesota

by Kristin Harlow

ROGERS, MINN. — MDH Partners has purchased Rogers Logistics Center for an undisclosed price. The 285,582-square-foot industrial facility is located at 20000 S. Diamond Lake Road in Rogers, a northwest suburb of Minneapolis. Constructed in 2004, Rogers Logistics Center features a clear height of 32 feet, 33 exterior docks and 215 car parking spaces. Developed as a build-to-suit for Archway Marketing Services Inc., the property has been fully occupied since completion. Archway’s current lease runs through January 2026. Judd Welliver and Bentley Smith of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller. The acquisition marks the first purchase in Minnesota for Atlanta-based MDH. Houston Hawley of MDH led the acquisition on behalf of the firm.

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AcquisitionsMidwestMinnesotaRetail

NAI Legacy Acquires Five-Property Retail Portfolio Across Four States for $20.5M

by Kristin Harlow

MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis-based NAI Legacy has acquired a portfolio of five retail properties for $20.5 million. Stablewood Properties was the seller. The assets include a CVS Pharmacy in Florida, a 7-Eleven in Colorado, a Sherwin-Williams in Missouri, an Advance Auto Parts in Florida and a Tractor Supply Co. in Pennsylvania. NAI Legacy will place the portfolio in a Delaware Statutory Trust, which often meets the demand for 1031 investors.

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentMidwestMinnesotaMultifamilySeniors Housing

Ecumen Breaks Ground on 100-Unit Affordable Seniors Housing Community in Minneapolis

by Kristin Harlow

MINNEAPOLIS — Nonprofit developer Ecumen has broken ground on The Hillock, a 100-unit affordable seniors housing community in the Longfellow neighborhood of Minneapolis. The development will include 11 units designated for veterans who are experiencing homelessness. The rest of the units will be reserved for residents age 55 and older who earn up to 60 percent of the area median income. Monthly rents are expected to range from $816 to $1,339. Amenities will include a community garden and onsite clinic. Project costs are estimated at $24 million, and completion is slated for fall 2022. Phase II calls for an 89-unit affordable housing building with 13 units for veterans experiencing homelessness. Ecumen and Snelling Yards Development, a joint venture between Lupe Development Partners and Wall Cos., are co-developing the overall campus. The two communities will sit on a three-acre site that formerly housed the City of Minneapolis Public Works maintenance yard.

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JLL Brokers $43.5M Sale of Vincent Woods Apartments in Rogers, Minnesota

by Kristin Harlow

ROGERS, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $43.5 million sale of Vincent Woods Apartments in the Twin Cities suburb of Rogers. Completed in 2020, the Class A apartment community is comprised of 168 units that average 862 square feet. Amenities include a community room, patio terrace, fitness center, dog park, parcel storage system, heated underground parking and access to walking trails. Dan Linnell, Mox Gunderson, Josh Talberg and Adam Haydon of JLL represented the seller, Trident Development. Brock Yaffe, Pat McMullen and Ken Dayton of JLL arranged a Fannie Mae acquisition loan on behalf of the buyer, Timberland Partners. The loan will be serviced by JLL Real Estate Capital LLC, a Fannie Mae DUS lender.

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JLL Arranges $85.1M in Financing for Development of Apartment Complex in Suburban Minneapolis

by Kristin Harlow

EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $85.1 million in joint venture equity and construction financing for Paravel, a 246-unit apartment complex in the Minneapolis suburb of Eden Prairie. JLL secured a $59.5 million construction-to-permanent, fixed-rate loan through a life insurance company, and sourced $25.6 million in joint venture equity from a high-net-worth family office. Located at 8300 Commonwealth Drive, Paravel will be part of the Castle Ridge mixed-use development. The complex will include 358 underground parking stalls and 67 surface parking spaces. Josh Talberg, Brock Yaffe, Dan Linnell, Mox Gunderson, Pat McMullen, Adam Haydon, William Haass and Ken Dayton of JLL represented the borrower, Timberland Partners.

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Monarch Alternative Capital Acquires 214-Room Westin Minneapolis Hotel

by Kristin Harlow

MINNEAPOLIS — Monarch Alternative Capital LP has acquired the Westin Minneapolis hotel in partnership with HEI Hotels & Resorts. Although the purchase price was undisclosed, Monarch says it acquired the hotel at a significant discount due to disruptions caused by the pandemic. The acquisition marks Monarch’s 12th hotel purchase this year. The 214-room, business-oriented hotel is in the heart of downtown. Monarch plans to improve the asset with an upcoming renovation. Monarch will operate the property in partnership with HEI Hotels & Resorts.

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JLL Arranges $27.3M Sale of Active Adult Community Near Minneapolis

by Kristin Harlow

MAPLEWOOD, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $27.3 million sale of Frost English Silver, a newly built, luxury apartment community for residents age 55 and older in Maplewood, a suburb of Minneapolis. The property’s 107 units average 876 square feet each. Amenities include a fitness center, outdoor patio, community room, salon, indoor pool and heated underground parking. Located at 1957 English St., Frost English Silver is within walking distance of parks, lakes, trails and golf courses. Josh Talberg, Mox Gunderson, Dan Linnell, Adam Haydon and Ken Dayton of JLL represented the seller, Sherman Associates. Jeff Lepley of JLL arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, an affiliate of Axial Real Estate Advisors LLC. JLL is providing the seven-year, fixed-rate Fannie Mae loan.

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Opus Breaks Ground on 137,178 SF Spec Industrial Building in Blaine, Minnesota

by Kristin Harlow

BLAINE, MINN. — The Opus Group has broken ground on a 137,178-square-foot speculative industrial building known as Sanctuary Business Center in Blaine, a northern suburb of Minneapolis. The property will feature two drive-in doors, 32 dock positions, parking for 160 vehicles, trailer parking and LED lighting. Completion is slated for July 2022. Opus is the developer, design-builder, interior designer, architect and structural engineer. Stantec is the civil engineer. Danny McNamara of Cushman & Wakefield is the listing broker for the property.

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Institutional Capital Targets Minneapolis Industrial Market

by Kristin Harlow

By Peter Loehrer, Colliers MSP Minneapolis has secured its position as the darling market of the Midwest industrial investment community. Minneapolis was the quintessential Midwest city: cautious real estate development, durable rents with stately growth and moderate but unwavering absorption growth year to year.  This, however, is no longer the case. A combination of repeated institutional capital injections, a highly constrained land market and exponential growth in tenants looking for new space has transformed Minneapolis into an institutional and foreign capital target market. Institutional capital By far the most transformational event in recent history for the Minneapolis industrial market was Link Industrial’s entrance into the market. Beginning in 2018 with the Gramercy acquisition, and continuing in 2019 with the Space Center acquisition — both of which have bits and pieces of the national portfolio located throughout Minneapolis — Link made its first real foray into Minneapolis in May of 2019 with the acquisition of the 2.2 million-square-foot Industrial Equities portfolio.  Link quickly followed this up with pieces of the GLP and Colony Capital acquisitions, as well as the largest real estate purchase in Minneapolis history, the 7.2 million-square-foot CSM Corp. industrial portfolio, and most recently the 2.5 million-square-foot Prologis portfolio.  …

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