LEXINGTON, MINN. — Dominium has broken ground on Landings of Lexington, a 180-unit affordable housing property in Minnesota. The two-building property will include a clubhouse along Lovell Road and Lexington Avenue. Additional amenities include a fitness center, activity area for kids, storage lockers and outdoor obstacle course. Construction is slated for completion in spring 2020. Units will be restricted to residents earning up to 60 percent of the area median income.
BLOOMINGTON, MINN. — McGough has broken ground on The Fenley, a 402-unit apartment project at Bloomington Central Station in Minnesota. The project is the third multifamily development on the company’s 50-acre master-planned site. The Fenley is one of the first ground-up development projects to be built in Minnesota under the new Opportunity Zone tax program. Northwestern Mutual Life Co. provided debt financing. The property will have 10 percent of its units reserved for those who make 80 percent of the area median income. The project, designed by ESG Architecture and Design, will include amenities such as a pool patio, bocce court, sky lounge, fitness room, community room and courtyard with ground-floor retail space. Upon the project’s completion, McGough will have spearheaded development of 1,060 housing units on the site, which is also home to corporate offices for HealthPartners and Ceridian. The Fenley is expected to open in June 2020.
MINNETONKA, MINN. — New Perspective Senior Living has acquired a new community in Minnetonka. Now known as New Perspective-Carlson Parkway, the 89,883-square-foot, three-story community is located at 500 Carlson Parkway. The facility features 87 assisted living units and 45 memory care apartments. As part of the acquisition, Eden Prairie-based New Perspective is planning a multi-million-dollar renovation. The seller was not disclosed. The property, built in 1999, was formerly known as Brookdale Minnetonka Carlson Parkway.
MINNEAPOLIS — Sumitomo Corp. of Americas, a New York City-based subsidiary of Japanese general trading firm Sumitomo Corp., has acquired SPS Tower, a 31-story office building located in Minneapolis’ central business district. The seller was not disclosed, but The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that the sales price was $144 million. The building, which totals 655,070 square feet of rentable office space, was 84 percent occupied at the time of sale. SPS Commerce, a provider of cloud-based supply chain management software, and Accenture LLP, a global management and consulting firm, serve as the anchor tenants. Amenities at SPS Tower include a fitness center and conference facilities, as well as banking, dry cleaning and concierge services. The property is connected to three adjacent buildings via a pedestrian skyway and sits atop a 630-space underground parking garage. “This is our first real estate investment in Minneapolis,” says Yurika Sugimoto, real estate manager at Sumitomo Corp. of Americas. “We believe the expertise we’ve cultivated throughout our several years within the U.S. real estate market will allow us to bring insights and improvements related to building management and tenant relationships.” — Taylor Williams
ST. CLOUD, MINN. — The Boulder Group has arranged the $3.1 million sale of a single-tenant property occupied by TCF Bank in St. Cloud, about 65 miles northwest of Minneapolis. The newly constructed building features a drive-thru. There are approximately eight years remaining on TCF Bank’s lease. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Boulder represented the seller, a Midwest-based developer. An investor completing a 1031 tax-deferred exchange was the buyer.
BURNSVILLE, MINN. — Sterling Organization has received a $7 million loan for the refinancing of Burnsville Market, a 137,396-square-foot retail centered anchored by Cub Foods in Burnsville. The property is situated on 16 acres at 1750 County Road 42 West. Chris Drew, Nat Scarmazzi, Matthew McCormack and Jules Sherwood of HFF arranged the three-year, fixed-rate bridge loan with RGA Reinsurance Co. Loan proceeds will be used to implement the borrower’s redevelopment plans.
EAGAN, MINN. — An affiliate of Group RMC has acquired the 10-building Grand Oak Business Park in Eagan, a suburb of Minneapolis. The purchase price was not disclosed. The office buildings total 550,224 square feet. The 98-acre campus features outdoor amenity areas and trails. Ryan Watts, Sonja Dusil, Judd Welliver and Tom Holtz of CBRE represented the seller, an affiliate of Equus Capital Partners Ltd. This is the first acquisition in the Minneapolis market for Group RMC.
ST. PAUL, MINN. — The Opus Group has completed an 86,632-square-foot industrial building located within the St. Paul Port Authority’s Beacon Bluff Business Center. Terracon Consultants Inc., a multi-disciplinary engineering consulting firm, will occupy 15,300 square feet of the building. The facility features a clear height of 24 feet and both warehouse and office space. Todd Hanson and Jason Sell of Cushman & Wakefield are marketing the property for lease. The Beacon Bluff Business Center is an office and industrial development situated on nearly 40 acres.
WEST ST. PAUL, MINN. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has provided a $20.9 million HUD-insured loan for the construction of Darts Senior Apartments, a 172-unit affordable seniors housing property in West St. Paul. All units will be restricted to persons age 62 and older who earn up to 60 percent of the area median income. Dougherty arranged the 40-year loan on behalf of the borrower, WSP Senior Housing I LLLP. In addition to the HUD-insured first mortgage, the project will receive equity from the sale of low-income housing tax credits and funds from the Dakota County Community Development Agency Housing Opportunities Enhancement program. Dougherty & Co. LLC also underwrote tax-exempt bonds for the development, which is expected to open in summer 2020.
COON RAPIDS, MINN. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of a new single-tenant building occupied by Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers in Coon Rapids for $5 million. The 2,780-square-foot building is located at 13001 Round Lake Blvd. Raising Cane’s has a new 15-year lease term. Jeff Lefko and Bill Asher of Hanley represented the seller, OneCore Global. Mehdi Star of Colliers International represented the buyer, a San Francisco-based private investor. The sales price represents a cap rate of 6 percent. This was the highest-priced Raising Cane’s to trade in the Midwest, according to Hanley.