Shenehon Business and Real Estate Valuation

Volume 9, No. 1, Winter 2004

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Real Estate Transaction: Class B Corporate Office Building

Property: Class B Corporate Office Building, 9700 Schmidt Lake Road (NWC of 49th and Hwy 169) Plymouth, MN

Buyer: AGA Medical

Seller: Qwest

Source: Buyer and Seller

Sale Date: January 9, 2004

Sale Price: $5,400,000 less $950,000 of fixtures and equiptment for a net of $4,450,000

Unit Price: $23.55/sq. ft. of GBA or $29.67/sq. ft. of NRA

Net Rentable Area: 150,000 sq. ft. (estimate)

Gross Building Area: 189,000 sq. ft. on 3 floors (63,000 sq. ft. floor plates)

Zoning: Office and Industrial

Utilities: Public: all available; elaborate, redundant high-speed fiber optic system serves property

Topography and Soi: Rolling land with pond; generally sound soil

Visibility and Access: Excellent from Highway 169 and Schmidt Lake Road

Age: 1975, with updates

Land Size: 26.5 acres with substantial exposure for up to 200,000 sq. ft. of building

Remarks: This property was listed for over two years: available to the entire market. T.C.F. was a serious candidate to purchase the property and had it under contract for several months. Subsequently, T.C.F. decided against the purchase, thus making it available to A.G.A. Medical. Qwest maintains a wireless antenna on the roof of the building and will pay A.G.A. approximately $750/month, with escalations over a term which could extend for up to 19 years. A.G.A. can require Qwest to move the antenna, at any time, if it interferes with their use of the property.