CASE STUDIES

Cray Research/Wam!Net Campus 481,000 sf on 90 acres
Eagan, MN


Sell or lease a functionally obsolete corporate campus in a difficult commercial real estate market. The Tenant (Wam!Net) was bankrupt and the Landlord (J.P. Morgan Chase) in default with the Lender (GE Finance). Convince the Owner and Lender that physical building challenges and market conditions necessitated below market pricing.  (read more ...)
 
Cenex Harvest States
149,000 sf lease renewal
Inver Grove Heights, MN


Assist CHS with negotiating market lease renewal terms in a property CHS previously owned. Repair the relationship between Tenant (CHS) and Landlord (United Properties). Old building did not meet modern code requirements.
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Virtual Radiologic
82,000 sf headquarters lease
Eden Prairie, MN


Identify sites to accommodate a new headquarters facility for a young, fast-growing company in the process of completing an Initial Public Offering. Focus on sites within three miles of existing location. Upgrade to Class A image while minimizing real estate costs. New facility preferred to maximize physical and functional efficiencies.
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Staywell Health Management 71,000 sf headquarters lease
Eagan, MN


Identify sites to accommodate a new headquarters facility for a rapidly growing company within three miles of the existing location. Redundancy in operations was critical, both power and connectivity were driving factors in site selection. Parent company had to be satisfied with cost controls and functionality of new facility. Eleven month timeframe to complete new facility.
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Ted Carlson, CCIM, SIOR952-897-7788tcarlson@welshco.com
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