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Continuing to bet on the Minneapolis-area industrial market
The industrial development boom in the northern Twin Cities is showing little sign of slowing, and Oppidan Investment Company is betting that businesses will continue to need flexible space in one of the metro's fastest-growing corridors.



The Midwest office market? Its momentum took a hit during the second quarter
Momentum for the Midwest office market? It slowed a bit in the second quarter, according to the latest research from Newmark.



How CREC achieves strong long-term performance
Fairly often, potential new investors ask us whether our consistently strong investment results are the product of a “secret sauce.” There is no secret sauce, but this question recently triggered an internal discussion to try to define our actual perceived advantage. Our conclusion was that CREC’s superior long-term performance is a result of our size, our ability to be very focused, and our commitment to a highly disciplined investment strategy.


Cunningham names Minneapolis market leader
Cuningham has named Todd Novak as Minneapolis Market Leader.

Inland completes equity raise for QOZ project in downtown St. Paul
Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation completed the approximately $28 million equity raise for Office Conversion Opportunity Zone, LLC, a private real estate investment vehicle structured to qualify as a Qualified Opportunity Fund and sponsored by an affiliate of Inland Investments. The offering has been fully subscribed and is now closed.

Davis acquires four-building outpatient medical portfolio in Minnesota
Davis acquired a four-building outpatient medical portfolio from Lakeview Clinic for $31.3 million. The 114,346-square-foot portfolio includes properties in Waconia, Norwood, Chaska and Watertown, Minnesota.

The transaction allows Lakeview to monetize its real estate portfolio while maintaining its clinical operations at all four locations. As part of the transaction, Lakeview extended its leases at each property.

Lakeview Clinic is a leading regional multi-specialty medical group serving the western Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. Founded in Waconia in 1957, Lakeview has grown to 62 providers across four locations offering a broad range of primary and specialty care services.

Davis’ relationship with Lakeview began as a third-party leasing assignment to market the portfolio’s only vacancy, approximately 5,500 square feet in Chaska. Further analysis identified an opportunity to structure a sale-leaseback that aligned with Lakeview’s long-term operational and financial objectives.

The acquisition comes as interest-rate uncertainty, changing financing conditions and capital markets volatility make real estate acquisitions more challenging, placing a premium on disciplined underwriting, market expertise and creative transaction structures.

The portfolio includes:

Marcus & Millichap brokers $7.1 million sale of industrial property in Albert Lea
Marcus & Millichap closed the sale of a single-tenant industrial property occupied by Green Bay Packaging, in Albert Lea, Minnesota.

JLL Capital Markets closes sale of 216-unit portfolio of seniors housing communities in Minnesota
JLL Capital Markets arranged the sale of Boulder Ponds Senior Living and Round Lake Senior Living, a 216-unit portfolio of Class-A seniors housing communities located in Lake Elmo and Arden Hills, Minnesota.

Northmarq closes $52 million debt and equity deal for 300-unit apartment community in Westfield
Northmarq's Debt + Equity team, led by Annamarie Bjorklund and Cody Field, arranged debt and equity capital totaling $52.15 million for Maple Knoll Apartments, a 300-unit garden-style multifamily community located at 500 Bigleaf Maple Way in Westfield, Indiana.

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