MINOT, N.D. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a retail property net leased to Wells Fargo in Minot, located in north central North Dakota, for $3.4 million. The property is located at 3106 16th St. Chris Lind, Jamie Medress and Mark Ruble of Marcus & Millichap secured and represented the buyer, a limited liability company.
FARGO, N.D. — Vanity Shop of Grand Forks is shuttering all 137 of its Vanity stores throughout 27 states. Tiger Capital Group is conducting the going-out-of-business sale, which is now underway. The Fargo-based clothing store has roots dating back to the 1950s. The announcement follows the company’s filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on March 1 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of North Dakota. The chain offers discount women’s and children’s apparel and accessories. The heaviest concentration of stores is in the Midwest, particularly Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Ohio. The stores average 3,000 square feet in size and are mostly located in malls. “The company’s difficult decision to close all stores is emblematic of the pressures facing mall-based specialty apparel retailers in the wake of ever-increasing competition from big-box ‘fast fashion’ chains and e-commerce sites,” says Michael McGrail, COO of Tiger Group. Tiger will also liquidate store fixtures and equipment, as well as furniture, fixtures and equipment from the company’s distribution centers. — Nellie Day
BISMARCK, N.D. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of Pinehurst Square East in Bismarck. The sales price was not disclosed. The 114,102-square-foot shopping center is located at the northeast quadrant of Interstate 94 and Tyler Parkway. Tenants include TJ Maxx, Old Navy and Shoe Carnival. Fargo, N.D.-based Dakota REIT purchased the property. Joe Girardi of Mid-America and Jill Dumeland of Dumelands Commercial Real Estate brokered the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller.
FARGO, N.D. — Dougherty Funding LLC has closed a $12 million loan for the acquisition of the Radisson Hotel Fargo in Fargo. The 151-room hotel is located across the street from the Fargo Civic Center. The borrower was 201 Hospitality. Dougherty Funding served as lead lender and servicer for the loan.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a property net leased to Caribou Coffee and Einstein Bros. Bagels in Grand Forks for $1.8 million. The 2,558-square-foot space is located at 1225 S. Columbia St. Sean Doyle, Matthew Hazelton, Adam “AJ” Prins and Cory Villaume of Marcus & Millichap had the exclusive listing to market the property on behalf of the seller, a developer. Mark Ruble and Jamie Medress of Marcus & Millichap secured and represented the buyer, a partnership. Regional Manager Craig Patterson assisted in closing the transaction.
BISMARCK, N.D. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged the sale of Pinehurst Square West, a 69,119-square-foot shopping center in Bismarck. The sale price was not disclosed. The center is located at the northeast quadrant of I-94 and Tyler Parkway and is anchored by Best Buy, PetSmart and Dollar Tree. Joe Girardi and Ben Wineman of Mid-America Real Estate, in cooperation with Jill Duemeland of Duemelands Commercial Real Estate, were the exclusive brokers in the transaction on behalf of the seller. Dakota REIT was the buyer.
FORT TOTTEN, N.D. — Fort Totten Public Schools is planning to build the first net-zero energy consumption school on tribal land in the country. A net-zero school is an energy-efficient building that produces more energy than it consumes every year. Located on the Spirit Lake Reservation, the school will be the first on tribal land and the first in North Dakota. Scheduled for completion in the 2017-2018 school year, the facility will feature classrooms, lab space for six teachers, bathrooms, storage areas and offices. Features contributing to the school’s net-zero status will include solar panels, a ground-source geothermal heating and cooling system, high-efficiency water-to-air heat pumps, energy recovery system for free heating and cooling, variable-speed fans and pumps to minimize excess energy use, occupancy sensors for demand-based lighting, LED lighting, solar tubes for free lighting, specially insulated walls and roofs, and triple pan windows. Construction is slated to begin this month, and the school will be located adjacent to the Four Winds Community School. DSGW is the architect for the project, Obermiller Nelson Engineering is providing mechanical and electrical engineering, and Shingobee Builders is the construction manager.
DUBLIN, CALIF. — Ross Stores has opened 25 Ross Dress for Less and nine dd’s DISCOUNTS stores across 16 different states in September and October. These new locations round out the company’s 2016 expansion plans to add approximately 90 locations during the year. Ross Stores, Inc. is headquartered in Dublin, Calif., with 1,342 stores in 36 states, the District of Columbia and Guam. The company also currently operates 193 dd’s DISCOUNTS in 15 states.
MINOT, N.D. — Investors Real Estate Trust, a publicly traded REIT based in Minot, has entered into six separate sales agreements with Edgewood Senior Living and its affiliates. The deals will result in Edgewood buying 26 IRET-owned seniors housing communities and one standard multifamily community for $236 million. Edgewood already operates 25 of the 26 seniors housing communities. The deal is expected to close before the end of the year. The six separate transactions are organized like so: IRET will sell five seniors housing properties containing 386 rentable units, located in Cheyenne, Casper, and Laramie, Wyo., for a total of $53 million. IRET will sell two seniors housing properties containing 256 rentable units, both located in Hermantown, Minn., forapproximately $36.8 million. IRET will sell four seniors housing properties containing 220 rentable units, located in Virginia, Minn.; Kalispell, Mont.; and Omaha and Hastings, Neb. For approximately $32.3 million. IRET will sell five seniors housing properties containing 514 rentable units, located in East Grand Forks and Brainerd, Minn.; Bismarck and Fargo, N.D.; and Rapid City, S.D., for approximately $71 million. IRET will sell nine seniors housing properties containing 278 rental units, located in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Montana, for approximately $28.8 …
OAKES, N.D. — Dollar General has started the construction of five new stores in southeastern North Dakota. The stores are expected to open in spring 2017 and, when completed, will expand the company’s presence to 44 states across the country. Stores are currently under construction in Oakes (Dickey County); Ellendale (Dickey County); Hankinson (Richland County); Hillsboro (Traill County); and Gwinner (Sargent County). These five stores will offer customers the traditional Dollar General store format, which is approximately 9,100 total square feet and 7,400 square feet of sales floor. Construction began on all five stores this summer. Dollar General Corporation operates 13,000 stores as of August 13.
