MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL, MINN. — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC has arranged $18.1 million in acquisition financing for nine multifamily properties in the Twin Cities area. Bellwether Enterprise arranged the loans on behalf of the borrower, Midwest GIR Group. Freddie Mac provided the majority of the loans. The properties include: Hatch Apartments in St. Paul; Crystal Court in Crystal; Sommerset Place in Brooklyn Park; 872 Payne Ave. in St. Paul; Bluebird Apartments in St. Paul; Stinson Boulevard Apartments in Columbia Heights; Penn & Camden in Minneapolis; Stryker Place in St. Paul; and Folwell Apartments in Minneapolis. Midwest GIR Group acquired the properties, totaling 284 units, over the last 16 months.
MINNEAPOLIS — Bridge Office Fund Manager, a subsidiary of Bridge Investment Group LLC, has acquired West End Office Park, a six-building, 568,000-square-foot office campus within the West End submarket of Minneapolis. The purchase price was undisclosed. Originally developed between 1968 and 1980, the park has undergone more than $27 million in capital improvements since 2015. Bridge plans to make additional improvements beginning immediately. The campus is 86 percent occupied by tenants such as HealthPartners, nVent, Horizontal Integration and CoBank. Tom O’Brien and Sam Maguire of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction, which represents Bridge Office’s entry into the Twin Cities market.
NORTH BRANCH, MINN. — Upland Real Estate Group Inc. has brokered the sale of an 18,171-square-foot healthcare facility net leased to Fairview Health Services in North Branch, about 45 miles north of Minneapolis. The sales price was undisclosed. The property features urgent care exam rooms, procedure rooms, a physical therapy gym, drive-through pharmacy and optical center. Fairview has more than eight years remaining on its lease. Buyer and seller information was not disclosed.
MINNEAPOLIS — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Eitel Apartments in downtown Minneapolis for an undisclosed price. The 212-unit apartment property is located at 1367 Willow St. and overlooks Loring Park. The community consists of three buildings, one of which is a repurposed historic building that formerly housed Eitel Hospital. Unit sizes average 800 square feet. Amenities include a rooftop deck, sky lounge, fitness center, yoga studio, billiards room, sauna and two-level parking garage. The property was 90 percent occupied at the time of sale. Matthew Lawton, Kevin Girard, Wick Kirby, Josh Talberg, Dan Linnell and Mox Gunderson of JLL represented the undisclosed seller. The team also procured the institutional buyer.
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.
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.