MINNEAPOLIS — Hunt Real Estate Capital, a division of ORIX Real Estate Capital, has provided a $43 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Ironclad Apartments in the Downtown East area of Minneapolis. The 172-unit, luxury multifamily community opened last year. The loan refinances construction debt. It features a fixed interest rate and a 10-year term with three years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule.
MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, ILLINOIS AND IOWA — Saudi Arabia-based Arbah Capital and Chicago-based Brennan Investment Group have acquired a five-property industrial portfolio across four Midwest states. JLL Capital Markets arranged the joint venture partnership between the two companies as well as $22.9 million in debt financing for the acquisition. The portfolio spans more than 557,000 square feet and includes light industrial and flex space in Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois and Iowa. The properties include: 5460 Executive Parkway in Grand Rapids, Mich.; 1865 Industrial Drive in Grand Haven, Mich.; 7550 49th Ave. in New Hope, Minn.; 4050 Ryan Road in Gurnee, Ill.; and 1100 E. LeClaire Road in Eldridge, Iowa. Four of the five properties are single-tenant assets. The portfolio is 97.5 percent leased to tenants in the automotive, manufacturing and telecommunications industries. Claudio Sgobba, Christopher Carroll, David Berglund, Matthew Schoenfeldt and Doug Childers of JLL arranged the partnership and financing. Wintrust Bank provided the five-year, floating-rate loan. The seller was undisclosed.
BLOOMINGTON, MINN. — Colliers Mortgage has originated a $5.6 million HUD 223(a)(7) loan for the refinancing of Realife Cooperative of Bloomington, a 78-unit seniors housing community in Bloomington. The three-story building includes an underground parking garage. Constructed in 1999, the property is restricted to households whose head of household is 62 years or older. The 30.7-year refinancing loan enabled the borrower to reduce the interest rate.
ST. PAUL, MINN. — Ackerberg has acquired land at 337 W. 7th St. in downtown St. Paul with plans to develop The Alvera, a 192-unit apartment project. Northland Real Estate Group will serve as co-developer. Plans call for the demolition of an existing building to make way for the seven-story project, which will feature studios, one- and two-bedroom units as well as 1,400 square feet of retail space and 110 covered parking stalls. Amenities will include a penthouse clubroom with a kitchen and bar, an outdoor deck with fireplace and grills, a fitness center, bike room, package center and storage lockers. Construction is scheduled to begin later this month with completion slated for fall 2021. Opus Design Build will serve as general contractor and Rise Modular will provide modular units. DJR Architecture and E. Christen Design make up the design team. Bridgewater Bank is providing construction financing.
MINNEAPOLIS — Deluxe Corp. has leased 71,000 square feet of office space at 801 Marquette Ave. and 23,000 square feet at 121 S. Eighth St. in Minneapolis. Franklin Street Properties Corp. owns both office buildings, which now boast occupancy rates of approximately 92 percent. Deluxe, a financial tech firm, also leased 172,000 square feet of office space in Atlanta this month.
ST. PAUL, MINN. — Lund Food Holdings Inc. has entered into a long-term lease agreement with developer Ryan Cos. to open a full-service Lunds & Byerlys grocery store within the Highland Bridge project in St. Paul. The 51,000-square-foot store is expected to open in 2022. It will offer an extensive selection of prepared foods, specialty products and two levels of covered parking. The store will anchor a building with 230 apartment units. The existing Lunds & Byerlys store at 2128 Ford Parkway will remain open until the grand opening of the new store. Highland Bridge is a large mixed-use redevelopment of the former Ford Motor Co. production plant in St. Paul’s Highland Park neighborhood.
MINNETONKA, MINN. — High Street Residential, a subsidiary of Trammell Crow Co., has completed the development of Avidor Minnetonka in suburban Minneapolis. The active adult community is home to 168 units for residents ages 55 and older. Allegro Management Co. is the property manager. Amenities at the six-story property include a bistro bar, business center, activity center, pet spa, fitness center, private dining room and pool deck. ESG Architects served as project architect and Stevens Construction was the general contractor. Monthly rents start at $1,890.
MINNEAPOLIS — Everwood Co. has sold Grain Belt Apartments in Minneapolis for an undisclosed price. The 150-unit apartment complex was constructed in 2015 on the site of a historic brewery. Spanning 135,806 square feet, the property consists of studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Keith Collins, Abe Appert and Ted Abramson of CBRE represented the seller. Grain Belt Apartments LLC was the buyer.
ST. LOUIS PARK, MINN. — Davis has unveiled plans to develop the 78,000-square-foot Xchange Medical building in St. Louis Park, a western suburb of Minneapolis. Ear Nose & Throat Specialty Care and Surgical Care Affiliates will anchor the three-story, Class A medical office building. The two tenants will occupy 60 percent of the project, which will include a covered patient drop-off area, a healing garden and a total of 324 parking spaces. Xchange Medical will be built on a 4.6-acre site that Davis assembled from four separate parcels that currently house vacant office and warehouse buildings, an auto repair shop and a parking lot. Davis has owned the parcels since 2015. The buildings will be demolished to make way for the project, which the St. Louis Park City Council unanimously approved in August. Davis expects to break ground in October with completion slated for late 2021.
ROCHESTER, MINN. — Colliers Mortgage has provided a $5.9 million HUD 223(a)(7) loan for the refinancing of Fairway Ridge Cooperative, a 52-unit seniors housing property in Southeast Minnesota’s Rochester. All units at the property, built in 2003, are restricted to households where the head of household is 62 years of age or older. The refinance will enable the borrower to reduce the interest rate on the loan.
