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Empowering Women 2023: Oppidan Investment Company

11.14.2023

Finance & Commerce

Empowering Women 2023: Oppidan Investment Company More than a few firms have focused on recruiting and retaining women in the commercial development industry. One of those is Oppidan Investment Company, a commercial property developer that has completed over 580 projects in 41 states and Canada. With a female workforce of 13%, the Excelsior-based company of around 50 employees stands a few pe…

Retirement community at Mission San Luis Rey opens

11.13.2023

The San Diego Union Tribune

Retirement community at Mission San Luis Rey opens OCEANSIDE — A retirement community has opened in Oceanside at the historic-old Mission San Luis Rey, and older adults from across the county, along with some folks from other parts of the country, are moving in. The 256,000-square-foot community, called Hacienda Mission San Luis Rey, has 213 apartments with independent living, assisted …

Duluth selects preferred development proposal for Lester Park Golf Course

10.31.2023

Duluth News Tribune

Oppidan's conceptual housing development plan would cater to senior citizens DULUTH — A selection committee has recommended the city move ahead to explore an emerging plan to redevelop a 37-acre lower portion of the now-shuttered 268-acre Lester Park Golf Course into housing. Oppidan was one of two developers that responded to the Duluth Economic Development Authority’s recent req…

Minnesota therapists use virtual reality to help patients conquer fears

10.13.2023

Star Tribune

Minnesota therapists use virtual reality to help patients conquer fears Whether it makes you feel like you're playing an enjoyable game or confronting your worst fears, VR is gaining interest as effective therapy. You're standing outdoors at the top of a skyscraper, perched on a narrow board, your toes an inch from the edge. You look down and — whoooaaaa! — you see ant-like cars o…

IMRIS, Deerfield Imaging Relocates Global Headquarters to Chaska Creek Industrial Park

10.10.2023

IMRIS, Deerfield Imaging Relocates Global Headquarters to Chaska Creek Industrial Park Oppidan assisted Rockpoint in custom designing a state-of-the-art facility for leader in intraoperative MRI Excelsior, Minn. – (October 10, 2023) – Oppidan Investment Company, a national property development firm headquartered in Excelsior, Minn., together with Rockpoint, a Boston-based real es…

$350M Wendell development linked to former Canes player comes together

10.02.2023

Triangle Business Journal

$350M Wendell development linked to former Canes player comes together A Minnesota developer has closed on the final piece of land for its 2 million-square-foot project in eastern Wake County. Oppidan Investment Company has been acquiring land in Wendell where Highway 64 meets Interstate 87 to develop the Wendell Commerce Center, a $350 million mixed-use industrial park. The company bought th…

Developer pushes affordable housing in area of Raleigh that lacks it

08.28.2023

Triangle Business Journal

Developer pushes affordable housing in area of Raleigh that lacks it Affordable housing could be coming next door to a shopping mall in Northwest Raleigh as a Minnesota developer looks to rezone 16 acres. Oppidan Investment Company has filed a new rezoning request for 13120 Strickland Road, located next to the Leesville Towne Center just south of Interstate 540 at Strickland and Leesville roa…

Senior housing caters to kids and college students, building intergenerational community

07.13.2023

Star Tribune

Senior housing caters to kids and college students, building intergenerational community More developers are embracing the idea of giving older adults opportunities to interact with those outside of their age range. Sharon Toogood Froehle is in her 80s, lives in a senior community and doesn't have great-grandchildren of her own, yet she still has plenty of young people around her, whether tha…

The Pillars of Prospect Park Increases the Capacity of Student Residence Housing Program

06.29.2023

Senior Living News

The Pillars of Prospect Park Increases the Capacity of Student Residence Housing Program MINNEAPOLIS, MN — The Pillars of Prospect Park is the first senior living community in Minnesota to bring together a range of ages — from babies to preschool to college students — to foster meaningful relationships through its award-winning intergenerational programming. After a successf…

Horsing Around Soon

06.08.2023

McKnights Senior Living

Horsing around soon When The Hacienda Mission San Luis Rey opens in September, residents will have plenty of opportunities to horse around thanks to a partnership with Ivey Ranch Park Association, an equine nonprofit that provides recreational and educational programs for individuals of all ages with and without special needs. “We promised to sponsor two horses from the ranch, and ther…

The Hacienda Mission San Luis Rey Partners with Ivey Ranch Park Association

05.02.2023

Newswires

The Hacienda Mission San Luis Rey Partners with Ivey Ranch Park Association to Provide Equine Program to Residents OCEANSIDE, CA, US, May 1, 2023 -- Watermark Retirement Communities’ new luxury senior living community, The Hacienda Mission San Luis Rey, announced today they are partnering with Ivey Ranch Park Association to offer equine programs to their residents who wish to participate…

A big night for the industry: More than 900 fill the room during 2023 Real Estate Awards

04.24.2023

RE Journals

A big night for the industry: More than 900 fill the room during Minnesota Real Estate Journal’s 2023 Real Estate Awards The Minnesota commercial real estate industry celebrated another year of big deals and resilience in the face of economic challenges during the Minnesota Real Estate Journal’s 2023 Real Estate Awards. More than 900 commercial real estate professionals from acr…

Modern Women in Construction

04.24.2023

According to the National Association of Women in Construction, women account for 10.9 percent of the entire U.S. construction workforce in 2022. Luckily for us, we have four of them on our construction team, representing 13% of our entire Oppidan workforce! One of these powerful women in construction is Marlee Benson, Construction Manager, Midwest. Marlee joined Oppidan in 2022 and is instrum…

Developers answer affordable housing call in Southeast Raleigh

03.01.2023

Triangle Business Journal

Developers answer affordable housing call in Southeast Raleigh Two real estate companies are planning new developments in Southeast Raleigh designed to add to the city's supply of affordable housing. Minnesota-based Oppidan Investment Company recently submitted new site plans for Birch and Branch Apartments at 3499 Middle Branch Road. The project calls for 180 affordable units inside the Belt…

Largest Real Estate Developers in the Twin Cities

02.09.2023

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal

Largest Real Estate Developers in the Twin Cities Ranked by Metro sq. ft. developed, 2020-2022 Locally Researched by: Kelly Busche, Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal Feb 02, 2023, 9:00am CST The Twin Cities 24-county metro area includes Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scot…

Mission San Luis Rey Celebrates 225 Years, New Community Establishes Future of Senior Living

01.19.2023

Senior Living News

As the Mission San Luis Rey Celebrates 225 Years, a New Community Establishes the Future of Senior Living OCEANSIDE, CA—Tucson-based Watermark Retirement Communities and Oppidan Investment Company (a national property development firm headquartered in Excelsior, MN), announced today that The Hacienda Mission San Luis Rey, a new community offering independent living, assisted living and m…

2023 New Year's resolutions from CEOs Ravi Norman, B Kyle, Joe Ryan, Christine Fruechte and more

12.20.2022

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal

2023 New Year's resolutions from CEOs Ravi Norman, B Kyle, Joe Ryan, Christine Fruechte and more As 2022 draws to a close and everyone looks forward to 2023, the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal wanted to check in with our Most Admired CEO honorees from past and present to find out what resolutions they had made for the New Year. Here are some of their responses: Ravi Norman, ch…

Another New Apartment Complex Taking Shape

12.08.2022

Sun Patriot

Another new apartment complex taking shape While the single-family housing construction market might have cooled due to higher interest rates, a tight labor market and inflated prices for materials, multifamily construction has made impressive gains the past two years, according to the National Association of Realtors. And it’s an especially hot market in Waconia. In recent weeks we have…

$350M Wendell development features apartments, grocery store, industrial buildings and potential hot

12.01.2022

Triangle Business Journal

$350M Wendell development features apartments, grocery store, industrial buildings and potential hotel The rapid growth in eastern Wake County is about to accelerate as a large mixed-use development with industrial and flex space, retail and residences is moving forward. On Monday, the Wendell Board of Commissioners approved the 257-acre planned unit development that Oppidan Investment Compan…

Leaders celebrate commerce park as ‘blank slate for good'

10.13.2022

Hendersonville Lighting

Leaders celebrate commerce park as ‘blank slate for good' Heralding the area’s newest industrial park as a “blank slate for good,” Hendersonville and Henderson County leaders last week praised the McMurray Road site as a catalyst for job creation, an exemplary public-private partnership and a welcome addition to the inventory of marketable space for manufacturing and di…