WOODBURY, MINN. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has provided a $53.5 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan for the construction of Sundance at Settler’s Ridge, a 218-unit rental townhome project in Woodbury. Situated on a 23.2-acre site, the project will encompass 23 two-story buildings. Plans also call for a 4,300-square-foot clubhouse with a kitchen, coffee bar and fitness center. Additional amenities will include a pool, fire pit, dog park, dog spa and community garden. Dougherty originated the 40-year loan on behalf of the borrower, SD Woodbury Property LLC. A timeline for completion was not disclosed.
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ST. PAUL, MINN. — Americold Realty Trust (NYSE: COLD) has acquired Newport-St. Paul Cold Storage, a 6.1 million-cubic-foot cold storage facility in St. Paul for $56 million. The temperature-controlled property is located on I-494. The site offers three acres of adjoining land available for expansion. Separately, Americold has closed on its previously announced acquisition of Nova Cold Logistics, an owner and operator of three facilities in Canada.
MINNETONKA, MINN. — Dominium has acquired Crest Ridge, a 120,000-square-foot office building in Minnetonka. The purchase price was undisclosed. Dominium, a Minnesota-based apartment owner, developer and manager, plans to relocate its corporate office to the building and occupy approximately half of the property. Dominium also plans to begin renovating the building early this year. Constructed in 2009, Crest Ridge was formerly home to Syngenta Seeds.
SAINT LOUIS PARK, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of Idaho Flats in Saint Louis Park for $1.7 million. The 12-unit apartment building is located at 1328 Idaho Ave. in the Eliot neighborhood of Saint Louis Park, a western suburb of Minneapolis. Built in 1964, the asset was remodeled in 2019. It includes 11 one-bedroom units totaling 750 square feet each and one studio totaling 250 square feet. Abe Roberts, Evan Miller and Chris Collins of Marcus & Millichap brokered the sale on behalf of the undisclosed buyer and seller.
AUSTIN, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $1.7 million sale of a 3,713-square-foot property net leased to Arby’s in Austin, approximately 40 miles southwest of Rochester in southern Minnesota. Tom Gommels of Marcus & Millichap’s Minneapolis office marketed the single-tenant building, located at 1305 18th Ave. NW, on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Chad Lieber of Marcus & Millichap’s Newport Beach office secured and represented the buyer, an individual trust based in California.
MANKATO, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $4.2 million sale of The Edge in Mankato in southern Minnesota. The 48-unit apartment property is located at 1902 Warren St. Built in 1967, the asset features 24 one-bedroom units and 24 two-bedroom units. Chris Collins, Evan Miller and Abe Roberts of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. The team also secured and represented the private buyer.
MINNEAPOLIS — Upland Real Estate Group Inc. has negotiated the sale of the Rockler Fur building in downtown Minneapolis for an undisclosed price. The buyer, Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative, plans to convert the property into 48 units of affordable housing. The seven-story, 38,305-square-foot building was originally built as a Printer’s Exchange building in 1915 with a Gothic Revival style. Rockler Fur has occupied the property since the 1940s. Upland will also represent Rockler in its relocation process in spring 2020.
MINNEAPOLIS — Owners DRA Advisors and Wildamere Capital Management plan to renovate and rename the office towers located at 900 and 920 S. Second Ave. in downtown Minneapolis. Previously known as Oracle and International Centre, the new name for the 622,173-square-foot property will be Forum. Plans call for an overhaul of the multi-story atrium and construction of a new skyway lounge with conference facilities and spec suites. Construction is expected to begin before the end of the year and be completed in 2020. Katie Tufford, Peter Fitzgerald, Tom Tracy and Courtney Rosoff of Cushman & Wakefield are the leasing agents. DRA Advisors and Wildamere purchased the towers in March.
EDINA, MINN. — City Center Realty Partners (CCRP), in a joint venture with Contrarian Capital Management, has purchased a three-building office complex in Edina. Seller Regis Corp. will lease back a portion of the 180,000-square-foot campus through part of 2020. The 11-acre property is located on Metro Boulevard. Marc Nanne and Steve Buss of JLL represented CCRP in the transaction. CCRP plans to renovate two of the buildings. The 105,000-square-foot, nine-floor 7201 Metro Boulevard building will be leased back to Regis through May 2020 and thereafter renovated for multi-tenant occupancy. Regis is also leasing back a portion of 7151 Metro Boulevard through March 2020. That three-story building will also undergo a renovation. The third building, 7101 Metro Boulevard, is 85 percent occupied by PCL Construction.
ROBBINSDALE, MINN. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has provided a $42.3 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan for the construction of Parker Station Flats in Robbinsdale, just northwest of Minneapolis. The apartment property will include 198 market-rate units. Dougherty originated the 40-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, Parker Station Flats LLC. The project also received tax-increment financing from the Robbinsdale Economic Development Authority and various environmental grants from the state of Minnesota, Hennepin County and Metropolitan Council.