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.
PRIOR LAKE, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5.8 million sale of the Village at Five Hawks in Prior Lake, about 25 miles south of Minneapolis. The four-building, 48-unit multifamily community is located at 16611 Five Hawks Ave. SE. Built in 1984, the property features a mix of units ranging in size from 643 to 1,340 square feet. Most of the units have been upgraded since 2007. Abe Roberts, Evan Miller and Chris Collins of Marcus & Millichap brokered the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed buyer and seller.
INNER GROVE HEIGHTS, MINN. — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has brokered the $2.1 million sale of Inner Grove Market II, an 8,955-square-foot retail property in Inner Grove Heights, about 20 miles southeast of Minneapolis. Caribou Coffee anchors the building, constructed in 2005. Bob Havasi and Dan Cooper of Cooper Group represented the seller, an East Coast-based private investment group. A North Dakota-based private investment group purchased the asset at a cap rate of 7.28 percent.
MINNEAPOLIS — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has provided a $10.5 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan for the acquisition and rehabilitation of Holmes Greenway Housing in Minneapolis. The six-story building features 54 units that are restricted to individuals and families earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. Minor upgrades will be completed to the common areas and apartment units. Dougherty originated the 40-year loan on behalf of the borrower, Holmes Housing Partners LP.
PRIOR LAKE, MINN. — SkyView Advisors has brokered the sale of a 70,914-square-foot Select Space Storage facility in Prior Lake within metro Minneapolis. The 3.5-acre property is located at 4370 Fountain Hills Drive. Richard Riddle and Ryan Clark of SkyView represented the seller. Self-storage REIT CubeSmart purchased the property.
Even in the context of a sustained stretch of national economic growth and a Midwest region where there are plenty of high-performing markets, Minneapolis-St. Paul stands out. The commercial real estate market in and around the Twin Cities is thriving, in large part due to some impressive structural fundamentals. Metrics and measurables The state of Minnesota — especially the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area — has a very diverse base of employment, with a long list of significant Fortune 500 companies, including familiar and even iconic names like Target, Best Buy, 3M, U.S. Bancorp, General Mills, Medtronic, C.H. Robinson and United Health Care. United Health Care alone generated $226 billion in revenue in 2018. The economic and market diversity of the Twin Cities stands in contrast to some other Midwest markets, even some that are experiencing significant growth. The market has also experienced an exciting and ongoing uptick in workforce numbers and population growth, elevating Minneapolis-St. Paul far ahead of U.S. averages for both numbers — surpassing cities like Seattle, Atlanta and Washington, D.C. Forbes lists the state of Minnesota as among the nation’s top 10 “Best States for Business.” With 65 percent of the state’s population living in the Minneapolis-St. …
ROBBINSDALE, MINN. — Upland Real Estate Group Inc. has negotiated the $8.9 million sale of a single-tenant retail property occupied by Walgreens in Robbinsdale, about seven miles northwest of Minneapolis. Walgreens has a triple net lease with more than 16 years remaining. The property is situated at the corner of West Broadway and 41st avenues. Buyer and seller information was not disclosed.