Midwest

CINCINNATI — Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp. has arranged a $36 million first mortgage loan for the refinancing of a Class A office building in Cincinnati's central business district. The initial funding amount is $27 million with $9 million in loan proceeds available to be drawn over time to fund tenant improvements and leasing commissions.

MINNEAPOLIS — U.S. Hotel and Resort Management of Sioux Falls, S.D. has acquired an office building, located at 401 First Ave. N. in Minneapolis, for $2.7 million The Historic Warehouse District property contains 55,250 square feet. The buyer plans to develop the property into an upscale boutique hotel. Lou Suski and John Chirhart of Gaughan Cos./CORFAC International represented the seller, a local community bank, in the transaction. They also procured the buyer.

BROOKLYN CENTER, MINN. — The University of Minnesota Physicians (UMP) has signed a 10-year lease for 27,000 square feet of office space at Brookdale Corporate Center in Brooklyn Center. UMP is relocating its administrative offices from Columbia Heights. The corporate center is located at 6300 Shingle Creek Parkway. Additional tenants include National American University, the Internal Revenue Service and Kidney Specialists of Minnesota. Steve Brown of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the transaction. Stewart Capital Partners owns the property, which is managed by CBRE Group.