MINNESOTA — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale-leaseback of a six-property gas station portfolio in Minnesota for $7.9 million. Drew Isaac and Brian Bailey of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller. The properties, which were recently converted from Murphy USA to BP, all serve as outparcels to Walmart supercenters throughout the state.
MINNETONKA, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $28 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of The Cliffs at Minnetonka in suburban Minneapolis. The 456-unit, garden-style multifamily property is located at 12300 Marion Lane in Minnetonka. Completed in 1988, the development includes six buildings on a 27.5-acre site. Brock Yaffe of JLL led the team representing the borrower, The Cliffs LP. The 10-year loan features a fixed rate.
EDINA, MINN. — Counterpointe Sustainable Real Estate (CounterpointeSRE) has provided a $5.5 million Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) loan to support the development of a 227-unit apartment project in Edina within metro Minneapolis. Dakota Pacific and Luxe Residential are developing the project. Located at 3250 W. 66th St., the six-story development will be named Millennium Sixty Six. Sustainability features to reduce electricity consumption and greenhouse gas emissions qualify the project for PACE financing. The loan will be used for energy-efficient infrastructure investments, including building envelope, interior lighting, HVAC and low-flow fixtures. Completion of the project is slated for July 2021.
WEST ST. PAUL, MINN. — Upland Real Estate Group Inc. has brokered the sale of a retail property occupied by Big O Tires in West St. Paul for $2.7 million. Constructed in 2001, the 7,554-square-foot building is located at 1973 S. Robert St. Buyer and seller information was not disclosed. West St. Paul is a first-ring suburb of St. Paul. There are more than 450 independently owned and operated Big O Tires locations in 23 states.
FAIRMONT, MINN. — Lakeview Methodist Health Care Services has started construction of a 72-bed skilled nursing facility in Fairmont, located in the southern part of Minnesota near the Iowa border. Wold Architects designed the two-story, 86,000-square-foot property, which Kraus-Anderson Construction will build. Development costs are estimated at $24 million. Construction is slated for completion by fall 2021. Located at 610 Summit Drive on Lakeview Methodist’s campus overlooking the Budd and Sisseton lakes, the new facility will feature a child daycare center, dining room, overnight guest room, gift shop, movie theater, fitness center, beauty shop, courtyard and gardens. Lakeview Methodist has worked in the Minnesota skilled nursing sector for 50 years and provides 24-hour care for short- or long-term stays.
MINNEAPOLIS — Colliers International has completed its previously announced acquisition of a controlling interest in Dougherty Mortgage, Dougherty Funding, Dougherty & Co. and Dougherty Insurance Agency. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Dougherty’s senior leadership team will continue to drive operations and will remain significant shareholders. Headquartered in Minneapolis with more than 250 professionals operating from nine offices, Dougherty provides mortgage banking, loan servicing, mortgage brokerage and investment banking services across 21 states. Dougherty originates $2.5 billion of real estate loans annually and services $7 billion in real estate loans. It generated revenue in excess of $100 million in 2019. Dougherty’s mortgage banking operations have rebranded as Colliers Mortgage and will continue to provide specialty real estate debt financing for multifamily, healthcare and seniors housing through U.S. government-sponsored enterprises. This includes origination, underwriting, asset management and loan servicing for Fannie Mae, FHA, HUD and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. All brokerage, investment banking, capital markets and public finance services will be carried on through newly branded Colliers Securities. “Finalizing this new partnership establishes Colliers as a top player in agency and commercial debt finance as well as public finance advisory, which together with our rapidly growing investment sales …
ST. LOUIS PARK, MINN. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has provided a $20.7 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan for the refinancing and rehabilitation of Oak Park Village, a 100-unit affordable housing property in St. Louis Park, just west of Minneapolis. All 100 units will be covered by a project-based Section 8 HAP contract. The property will undergo $4.7 million in renovations, including replacement of certain mechanical, plumbing and electrical systems and upgraded lighting. In addition to the HUD-insured first mortgage, the project utilized low-income housing tax credits and tax-exempt bonds. Dougherty & Co. LLC, an affiliate of Dougherty Mortgage, underwrote the bonds. The 40-year loan is fully amortized. Oak Park Village Partners LP was the borrower.
ST. CLOUD, MINN. — Miller Architects & Builders has broken ground on Encore on the Park Apartments, a 105-unit luxury apartment complex in St. Cloud, about 65 miles northwest of Minneapolis. Located next to Heritage Park, the three-story project will include a courtyard, walking path and parking garage. The ground floor will house a mail center, community room and fitness center. The second and third floors will include a business center, yoga room and game room. Completion is slated for summer 2021.
MINNEAPOLIS — Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) reported a 10.8 percent increase in total sales during the first quarter, including digital sales growth of 141 percent. The Minneapolis-based retailer’s first quarter ended on May 2. While revenue rose 11.3 percent to $19.6 billion in the first quarter on a year-over-year basis, operating income fell 58.7 percent to $468 million during the first quarter. Target invested heavily in its response to COVID-19, spending roughly $500 million in cleaning and safety measures as well as extra pay and benefits for its employees. Target also says it experienced a slowdown in apparel and accessories sales as guests stocked up on categories like essentials and food and beverage. It also experienced “unusually strong digital volume” as shoppers turned to online purchases.
ST. CLOUD, MINN. — KW Commercial has arranged the sale of Northway Court Center in St. Cloud, about 65 miles northwest of Minneapolis. Located at 1501 Northway Drive, the 21,178-square-foot building is home to a variety of retail, office and restaurant tenants. Matthew Klein and Anthony Passanante of KW represented the buyer, Northway Retail Partners LLC. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.