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Grego, Eagle Partners Lock in $56 Million for Second Phase of Minneapolis-Area TOD

by Lynn Peisner

EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. — Greco and Eagle Ridge Partners have secured $55.6 million in debt and equity financing to complete the second phase of The Fox & The Grouse in Eden Prairie, 18 miles southwest of Minneapolis. JLL Capital Markets arranged the package, consisting of a $39.1 million, three-year, floating-rate loan through MidWestOne Bank and $16.5 million in joint venture equity from Amstar Group. The six-story community will offer a mix of studios and one-, two- and three-bedroom units, with a quarter of the units designated as affordable with rents …

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Venture Development Buys Minnesota Active Adult Property

by Lynn Peisner

WAITE PARK, MINN. — Podawiltz Development Corp. has sold Park Villa Apartments in Waite Park, about 70 miles northwest of Minneapolis in the St. Cloud metro area. JLL arranged the sale, representing Podawiltz in the deal, and procured the buyers, Noel Johnson and Jamison Kohout of Venture Development Group. The sales price was not disclosed. The 95-unit active adult community features 71 one-story, cottage-style units and 24 two-story townhome apartments with private garages. Park Villa was constructed in 1991 and renovated in 2008. It sits on about 7 acres.

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Oppidan Breaks Ground on Workforce Housing in Grand Rapids

by Lynn Peisner

GRAND RAPIDS, MINN. — Oppidan Investment Co., a national property development firm headquartered in Excelsior, Minnesota, has broken ground on Mill + Miss, a new workforce housing project in Grand Rapids, located 178 miles north of Minneapolis. The 121,000-square-foot, 132-unit development is comprised of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The developer expects to complete the project in March 2027. Oppidan partnered with the City of Grand Rapids, the Grand Rapids Economic Development Authority, Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation Board and the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency through the state’s Workforce …

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CBRE Arranges Loan for Aery in Duluth, Minnesota

by Lynn Peisner

HERMANTOWN, MINN. — CBRE has arranged a $25.5 million Fannie Mae loan for P&R Cos. to refinance Aery, a 147-unit property in Hermantown, a western suburb of Duluth, Minn. CBRE’s Minneapolis-based team of Billy Mork, Mike Vannelli and Joel Torborg arranged the permanent, fixed-rate loan. Aery was developed in 2021 and features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a fitness center, pet spa, storage, an outdoor rooftop deck and patio areas with grilling stations.

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How Affordable Housing Investors Can Benefit From Property Tax Programs

by Lynn Peisner

By Max Grossman Many cities across the U.S. are grappling with two persistent challenges: a lack of affordable housing and high property taxes. While these issues may seem separate, some policymakers have implemented programs that can address both at the same time. Chicago’s affordable housing supply is short by approximately 120,000 homes and 240,000 rental units, according to the Illinois Policy Institute. Additionally, nearly one-third of Illinois residents commit more than 30 percent of their income toward housing, the most of any state in the Midwest. The city is also …

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Waterton Buys Minneapolis High-Rise for $111.5 Million

by Lynn Peisner

MINNEAPOLIS — Waterton has acquired 365 Nicollet, a 370-unit, 30-story property in Minneapolis from joint venture owners Opus Development Co. and Corebridge Real Estate Investors. The sales price was $111.5 million, according to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. Constructed, designed and developed by Opus in 2018, 365 Nicollet’s unit mix includes studios and one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments as well as 50 penthouse units with a higher-end appliance package and hardwood floors. Amenities at 365 Nicollet include a fitness center and yoga studio, a sauna, an outdoor pool with a …

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Dadder’s Estates Acquires Townhome Community Near St. Paul, Minnesota, for $2.7 Million

by Channing Hamilton

MAPLEWOOD, MINN. — Dadder’s Estates LLC has acquired $2.7 million sale of Van Dyke Village Townhomes, a 20-unit community located at 2191 Van Dyke St. in Maplewood, eight miles northeast of St. Paul, Minnesota. Built in 2004, Van Dyke Village Townhomes is situated on 3.6 acres. The complex offers two- and three-bedroom units with attached garages. Evan Miller, Chris Collins, Eric Wagner and Matthew Shide of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and original developer, Van Dyke Street Homes LP, in the transaction. Additionally, Miller and Collins procured the buyer.

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The Goodman Group Buys $59 Million Asset in Suburban Minneapolis

by Channing Hamilton

GOLDEN VALLEY, MINN. — Chaska, Minnesota-based The Goodman Group has bought The Liberty, a 242-unit asset in Golden Valley, roughly seven miles west of Minneapolis. An entity related to the Schachtman family sold the property for $59.5 million. Abe Roberts of Marcus and Marcus & Millichap’s Minneapolis office represented the seller and procured the buyer. Completed in 2017, The Liberty offers 55 townhomes and 187 apartments. Units range from 568 square feet to 1,536 square feet and include full size washers and dryers, stainless-steel appliances and balconies. The community also …

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Cushman & Wakefield Brokers Sale of 601-Unit BTR Portfolio in Metro Fargo, North Dakota

by Channing Hamilton

FARGO, N.D. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the sale of a portfolio of 601 build-to-rent (BTR) units located throughout the Fargo metropolitan area in the bordering states of North Dakota and Minnesota. The recently developed homes come in three-, four- and five-bedroom floor plans and are 7.2 years old on average. Meridian Mortgage LLC sold the portfolio to an affiliate of Christianson Cos. for an undisclosed price. Kevin Phelan, Pat Knowlton and Jeff Dimmen of Cushman & Wakefield, along with Jennifer Stein Real Estate Inc., represented the seller in …

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Aeon Secures $39 Million for Refinancing of Affordable Housing Portfolio in Metro Twin Cities

by Channing Hamilton

NEW HOPE, BLOOMINGTON AND ST. PAUL, MINN. — Aeon, a Twin Cities-based nonprofit that builds affordable housing, has received $39 million in loans to refinance a portfolio of six affordable housing communities in New Hope, Bloomington and St. Paul. Victor Agusta of BWE originated the Freddie Mac loans on behalf of Aeon. The portfolio includes Bass Lake Crossing and Kings Manor in New Hope; Cedar Gate, Cedar Glen and Metropolitan Towers in Bloomington; and Larpenteur Villa in St. Paul. The properties total 529 units, all of which are reserved for …

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