Category Archives: Minnesota real estate

Kraus-Anderson, BWBR Architects work together to build a new kind of school in Minnesota

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

Not all schools work for all students. That’s the challenge that Minneapolis-based Kraus-Anderson Construction Company and St. Paul, Minn.-based architecture firm BWBR Architects face in designing and building a new school designed to serve kindergarteners through eighth-graders with special education … Continue reading →

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New Subway sandwich locations popping up across the Midwest

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

Quick: What fast-food chain is growing faster than any other? It’s Subway. And the chain didn’t slow its momentum during the first three months of 2013. In January, February and March, Subway opened more than 600 locations across the globe. … Continue reading →

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Seniors housing projects keeping Minnesota’s Oak Grove Capital busy

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

Developers of seniors housing projects have kept St. Paul, Minn.-based Oak Grove Capital busy lately with a steady stream of business. These developers are calling on Oak Grove to provide them with refinancing loans for seniors housing communities in Minnesota … Continue reading →

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Future looks bright for Minneapolis’ IDS Center

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

Jim Durda isn’t surprised that Minneapolis’ tallest building, the 57-story IDS Center, was sold late last month. That’s what happens, he said, with trophy properties. And as Durda says, there is no bigger trophy in the Twin Cities than the … Continue reading →

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Planned wind farm could make history in Minnesota

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

Minnesota will soon witness a technology first once a new five-turbine wind farm sprouts from land in Renville County, Minn., about 90 miles west of the Twin Cities. The farm, developed by Emerald H2 and Norfolk Wind Energy, will be … Continue reading →

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St. Paul’s Pioneer Endicott buildings begin new life as luxury multi-family development

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

St. Paul’s historic Pioneer Endicott buildings began their newest chapter earlier this week as the luxury apartment units they now hold officially became available for lease. The Pioneer Endicott buildings in downtown St. Paul’s Lowertown neighborhood — three buildings that … Continue reading →

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Minnesota’s Opus staying busy in Kansas City

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

Last year was a good one for Minnetonka, Minn.-based The Opus Group. The company completed more than 100 transactions in 2012. And 2013 has been off to a good start, too. Much of Opus’ recent work is taking place in … Continue reading →

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Saying goodbye to the industry: Julie Hughes, veteran at Minneapolis’ Cushman & Wakefield/NorthMarq, retires after 40-year career

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

When Julie Hughes first went to work with Minneapolis’ United Properties in 1973, she was a rarity: There weren’t many women in commercial real estate. On April 1, Hughes officially retired from Cushman & Wakefield/NorthMarq in Minneapolis as a senior … Continue reading →

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How are things in Cleveland? That depends on which Cleveland you mean

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

It’s a simple question: How are things going in Cleveland? Of course, you might not know that there are several answers to that question, mainly because there’s more than one Cleveland in the United States. We all know about Cleveland, … Continue reading →

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Cassidy Turley: Demand for office space remains weak

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

Don’t expect vacancy rates in the office sector to plummet anytime soon, at least not according to the latest research from Cassidy Turley. According to the company, demand for office space remained sluggish in the first quarter of 2013 partly … Continue reading →

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