News and Research

 

2010 News 

Riverview Office Tower Secures 90,000-Sq.-Ft. Lease

MINNEAPOLIS (July 26, 2010) — Riverview Office Tower in Bloomington, Minn. recently completed a 90,000-sq.-ft. lease with Iowa-based Valuation Information Technology, LLC, a commercial real estate and appraisal firm.

Twin Cities Commercial Real Estate Activity Improves Despite Weak Market Fundamentals

MINNEAPOLIS (July 22, 2010) – NorthMarq’s 2010 Mid-Year “Compass Report” on State of Twin Cities Market Released: Signs are beginning to surface that the slumbering commercial real estate market in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metro area is waking up.

NorthMarq Represents ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers in Lease

MINNEAPOLIS (July 12, 2010) — NorthMarq Advisory Services Group announces that it has represented ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers in securing space for its first location in Minnesota.

NorthMarq Announces National Sustainability Team

MINNEAPOLIS (July 7, 2010) — NorthMarq, a market leader in promoting sustainability within the properties it manages, has created a sustainability team led by energy management expert Chuck Palm.

NorthMarq Announces Two Industrial Transactions

MINNEAPOLIS (July 7, 2010) — NorthMarq announces the following industrial real estate transactions completed in June.

NorthMarq Announces Employee Promotions

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (June 26, 2010) — NorthMarq announces that eight employees in its Real Estate Management business unit have been promoted this month.

NorthMarq Announces Retail Real Estate Transactions in May

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (June 7, 2010) — NorthMarq announces five retail real estate transactions completed in May.

NorthMarq Announces Office Real Estate Transactions in May

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (June 1, 2010) — NorthMarq announces four office real estate transactions completed in May.

NorthMarq Sells Two-Building Complex in Rosslyn-Ballston Corridor of Arlington, Va.

MINNEAPOLIS (May 12, 2010) —NorthMarq Investment Services in Washington, D.C., represented a private investor in the sale of Virginia Square Plaza, a two-building medical office and general office complex in the Rosslyn-Ballston Corridor in Arlington, Va.

Investment Sales Executives Mario and Matt Mexia Join NorthMarq in Southern California

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (May 3, 2010) — NorthMarq today announced the addition of investment sales brokers Mario Mexia as managing director and Matt Mexia as director, based in NorthMarq’s Newport Beach office.

NorthMarq Sells Three Flint Hill Office Building in Oakton, Va.

MINNEAPOLIS (April 29, 2010) — NorthMarq Investment Services in Washington, D.C., represented OPL, LLC, in the sale of Three Flint Hill, a 160,650-sq.-ft. office building in Oakton, Va.

NorthMarq Real Estate Services realigns internal business divisions

MINNEAPOLIS (March 9, 2010) — NorthMarq Real Estate Services announced today that it has realigned its internal business divisions, organizing all services into two primary business units – Real Estate Management and Transaction and Advisory Services.

NorthMarq Announces Three New Leases at Normandale Lake Office Park

MINNEAPOLIS (March 4, 2010) — NorthMarq today announces three leases totaling 145,000 sq. ft. at Normandale Lake Office Park in Bloomington with Rasmussen, Inc., PLATO Learning and Towers Watson. These latest transactions add two new tenants and a long-term lease extension at the 1.7 million sq. ft. park that is home to nearly 90 companies.

NorthMarq hired to manage retail centers in Minnesota and Colorado

MINNEAPOLIS (March 3, 2010) — NorthMarq announced today that it has been hired to provide property management services for two retail properties – 165-000-sq.-ft. Oakdale Village in Oakdale, Minn., and 115,000-sq.-ft. Lincoln Commons North in Lone Tree, Colo.

NorthMarq sells 80,293-sq.-ft. St. Agnes Healthcare Center in Catonsville, Md.

BALTIMORE (March 2, 2010) — NorthMarq’s Investment Sales team in Washington, D.C., has completed the sale of the St. Agnes Healthcare Center, located in Catonsville, Md., for $10.4 million. Jim Kornick, senior vice president, and Matt Clinebell, vice president, represented the buyer, JAG Associates, LLC, in the transaction.

NorthMarq Announces Retail Real Estate Transactions in January

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (Feb. 15, 2010) — NorthMarq announces three retail real estate transactions completed in January.

NorthMarq Announces Office Real Estate Transactions in January

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (Feb. 15, 2010) — NorthMarq announces three office real estate transactions completed in January.

APi Group Names NorthMarq as Exclusive Real Estate Services Provider

MINNEAPOLIS (Feb 4, 2010) — NorthMarq has entered into an exclusive real estate services agreement with APi Group Inc., a parent company to more than 33 independent fire protection, and industrial and specialty construction businesses located throughout North America and the United Kingdom. 

Advisory Services Group represents Minneapolis Public Schools in building lease

MINNEAPOLIS (Feb 2, 2010) — The Advisory Services Group, a team of three NorthMarq brokers lead by Paul Donovan, represented Minneapolis Public Schools in the lease of Franklin School, a 125,794-sq.-ft. property located at 1501 Aldrich Avenue, to W.I.S.E. Charter School.  

Normandale Lake Office Park Announces 8200 Tower LEED Certification and New D’Amico & Partners Restaurant

MINNEAPOLIS (Jan. 27, 2010) — NorthMarq announced two new developments related to the 8200 Tower at Normandale Lake Office Park: the Tower has earned LEED Gold certification and D’Amico & Partners will open a new restaurant there in June 2010.

Commercial Real Estate Attempting to Find Its Footing at the Bottom of This Economic Cycle

MINNEAPOLIS (January 21, 2010) – Activity in all sectors of the Twin Cities commercial real estate market continued to feel the effects of the “Great Recession” as it maintained its grip on the economy during the second half of 2009.

NorthMarq Appointed Receiver of Pentagon Park

MINNEAPOLIS (January 18, 2010) – Hennepin County District Court recently appointed NorthMarq as receiver of eight buildings of the 14 office buildings at Pentagon Park, totaling 288,000 sq. ft.

NorthMarq’s San Diego Office Creates Innovative $100 Million Financing Program for San Diego’s Housing Commission

SAN DIEGO, CA. (Jan. 11, 2010) – To support the San Diego Housing Commission’s goal to expand its stock of affordable housing units, NorthMarq’s San Diego office, in conjunction with the Housing Commission, created an innovative finance plan with loans from Fannie Mae and FHA that qualify for the Build America Bonds interest rebate. 

NorthMarq Capital, The Apartment Group Form Finance and Investment Sales Alliance

DALLAS (Jan. 5, 2010) —National commercial real estate firm NorthMarq and Dallas-based The Apartment Group have formed a strategic alliance in Texas to bring a new dimension to the areas of multifamily finance and investment sales.