MINNEAPOLIS — PCCP LLC has provided a $43.1 million senior loan to Provident Real Estate Ventures LLC for the renovation and repositioning of Mayo Clinic Square, a 217,354-square-foot mixed-use project in downtown Minneapolis, formerly known as Block E. Located at 600 Hennepin Ave., the property was originally developed in 2001 as a mixed-use shopping and entertainment center. The building is now undergoing a renovation to the exterior façade, interior atrium and skyway level entrance. Several new restaurant spaces are also being added. The property also features a parking deck and billboard space. Earlier this year, the Mayo Clinic announced that it would open a sports medicine facility in partnership with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx Ownership group. The facility will focus on sports medicine, enhanced athletic training, rehabilitation and physical therapy. The sports medicine facility is scheduled to open later this year. The Timberwolves have signed a long-term lease to use the property as its corporate office and state-of-the-art practice and training facility.
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BROOKLYN PARK, MINN. — United Properties has broken ground on Northcross Business Park, a 36-acre site at the intersection of Minnesota State Highway 610 and U.S. Highway 169 in Brooklyn Park. The site will include the headquarters for Wurth Adams Nut & Bolt Co., Perbix Machine Co. Inc., and a speculative industrial building. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) awarded funds from the Minnesota Job Creation Fund to Wurth Adams and Perbix for their expansions. Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and other officials attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the development on Tuesday, Aug. 5.
UNIVERSITY PARK, ILL. — Darwin Realty & Development Corp. has brokered the sale of a 319,683-square-foot industrial building in University Park, 37 miles south of Chicago. The property is located at 2635 Federal Signal Drive. An affiliate of Premier Transportation has purchased the industrial building for the expansion and consolidation of its Chicago area operation. Headquartered in Atlanta, Premier Transportation specializes in providing integrated transportation and logistics solutions to the retail and consumer products industries nationwide. The 21-acre site in Will County is situated with frontage on I-57. The building features 32-foot clear height ceilings, nearly 7,000 square feet of office space, 22 exterior docks with levelers, two drive-in doors, an ESFR sprinkler system, 200 trailer parking positions and parking for 80 cars. George Cibula and Rick Daly of Darwin represented the seller, a private investment group, in the transaction. Jason West and Sean Henrick of Cushman & Wakefield worked on behalf of the buyer.
LAKE ORION, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has arranged the lease of a 2,200-square-foot retail space at 16 W. Flint St. in Lake Orion, approximately 40 miles north of Detroit. The landlord, Luc Enterprises LLC, leased the space to Shadrach, Meshach & ABeanToGo Inc. The tenant is expanding from its first coffee shop in Goodrich and opening another store at this location. Larry Schultz of Friedman represented the landlord in this transaction.
DETROIT — Olympia Development of Michigan, a company of Ilitch Holdings Inc., has released plans to transform dozens of underutilized blocks between downtown and midtown Detroit into a sports and entertainment district, including a new arena for the Detroit Red Wings hockey team. The Detroit Free Press reports the development is a $650 million project. In April, the city's Downtown Development Authority (DDA) approved Barton Malow-Hunt-White to serve as the general contractor for the construction of the new 650,000-square-foot multipurpose center. The new events center is a part of the public-private development project that includes a $200 million investment by Olympia Development of Michigan to redevelop an underutilized area in downtown Detroit. The project will connect existing and new development efforts in downtown and midtown Detroit along Woodward Avenue into five walkable, livable mixed-use district neighborhoods. Development in the district will be integrated with existing sports and entertainment venues in or adjacent to the space, including the Fox Theatre, Comerica Park, MotorCity Casino Hotel, Ford Field, the Detroit Opera House, the Fillmore Detroit and more. The new arena is set to open in the summer of 2017. The project is expected to have a total economic impact of at least …
APPLE VALLEY, MINN. — Baceline Investments LLC has sold a 25,500-square-foot, multi-tenant retail center in Apple Valley to Wellington Management Inc. for $4.6 million. The Denver-based boutique real estate investment and management company purchased the property in 2009 for $3.16 million. Pinnacle Ridge Retail Centers, south of downtown Minneapolis, was acquired as part of Baceline’s No Debt Real Estate Fund III. The purchase also included a 1.24-acre land lease to Discount Tire. Other tenants at the property include T-Mobile and Anytime Fitness. Baceline’s strategic model is to purchase cash-flowing real estate without the use of debt in America’s Heartland, an approach that David Puchi, principal of Baceline Investments, says continues to yield rewards for investors.
OAK BROOK, ILL. — Morgan/Harbour Construction has completed a 130,000-square-foot build-to-suit office project for Hub Group in Oak Brook, a suburb of Chicago. The asset-light freight transportation management company relocated its headquarters and consolidated nearly 500 employees from several locations in Illinois at the new ground-up, four-story building located at 2000 Clearwater Drive. The new facility sits on a 17-acre site in the I-88 tech corridor. Upon demolition of an existing building and site preparation, Morgan/Harbour constructed the new building to feature open work areas, semi-private offices, executive offices and conference rooms throughout the building. The firm also incorporated freight containers within the space to serve as informal meeting spaces. The facility also features underground parking, natural habitat landscaping, ponds and walking trails. The site has the capacity for an additional 200 employees. Additional features include a high-efficiency HVAC system, energy-efficient lighting controls and storm water harvesting. The property is LEED Gold certified. Morgan/Harbour’s Warren Seil and Ben Warriner led the project team, which also included Graeme Foster and Jim McCarron. Solomon Coldwell Buenz provided the architectural services.
CHICAGO — Wirtz Realty Corp. and MB Real Estate (MBRE) have arranged the lease renewal of a 23,000-square-foot office space in Chicago for Meredith Corp. The media and marketing company will continue to occupy space on the 14th and 15th floors at 333 N. Michigan Ave. Built in 1928, 333 N. Michigan was one of the city’s first Art Deco skyscrapers. The City of Chicago designated the property as a historical landmark in 1997. Wirtz Realty Corp. and MBRE are in the midst of a $47 million redevelopment of the 34-story office property. Renovations include office space modernizations, updated finishes to the lobby and elevators as well as the addition of turn-key spec suites and up to 44,000 rentable square feet of divisible retail space. Wirtz Realty Corp. and MBRE will also incorporate a tenant amenity floor featuring a lounge, conferencing facilities and a fitness center. MBRE leases and manages the building, which is owned by Wirtz Realty Corp. Mark Buth and Kelsey Karp of MBRE represented ownership in the lease transaction. Meredith Corp. represented itself.
NILES, ILL. — Cohen Financial has secured a $5.8 million loan to refinance a 227,000-square-foot industrial facility in Niles. The property consists of nine units and is fully leased. The property, built in 1968, includes 19-foot clear ceiling heights and sits on nine-acres of land. Don Trossman of Cohen Financial’s Chicago office arranged the 10-year loan which features a 63 percent loan-to-value provided by a CMBS lender and a 20-year amortization schedule. The borrower is JEA Howard–Caldwell LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of a major Chicago-based industrial property owner.
KANSAS CITY — NorthMarq Capital has secured $4.5 million in acquisition/rehab financing for University Villa Apartments, a 108-unit multifamily property in Kansas City. The property is located at 3044 Francis St. Brent Blake of NorthMarq Capital’s Kansas City-based regional office structured financing on a “callable” 25-year term with a 25-year amortization schedule. In other words, the lender has the right to call the loan, or demand repayment of the loan, anytime after the call date. In this case, the call could occur anytime after the third anniversary of the loan. NorthMarq arranged financing for the borrower through its correspondent relationship with a life company.