Andrea Carruthers joined the real estate group of Faegre & Benson’s Minneapolis office in 1998 after practicing several years at a small litigation firm in Minneapolis. She has been involved in all aspects of real estate practice, including sale and acquisition, investment, development, finance, and industrial, warehouse, office and retail leasing.
Andrea’s experience includes the following transactions involving joint venture acquisitions, financing and redevelopment of office and multi-family properties nationwide:
Koll Savi Business Center in Yorba Linda, California
600 Battery Street in San Francisco, California
National City Tower in Louisville, Kentucky 203 North LaSalle and Two First National Plaza in Chicago, Illinois
An 18 property portfolio in central Florida Lincoln Ridge Apartments in Austin, Texas
Bishops Square Apartments in San Marcos, Texas KCI Tower in San Antonio, Texas
Bridge Place in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Writer Square in Denver, Colorado
Corporate Campus at The Meadows in Alpharetta, Georgia
Andrea has also been involved with the following:
Representation of Room & Board, Inc. in the acquisition, financing and redevelopment as a retail furniture store of a portion of a building in Chicago’s North Bridge district, and of Costco Wholesale in the acquisition and development of a retail discount store in Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Landlord representation in the development and leasing of the 50 South Sixth and Wells Fargo Center properties in downtown Minneapolis
Representation of 3M Company, General Mills, Inc., Piper Jaffray & Co. and Guidant Corporation in national leasing, ranging from office facilities to build-to-suit leases for major warehouse and distribution centers
Disposition of excess property for 3M Company, General Mills, Inc., Guidant Corporation, and the University of Minnesota Assist large real estate investor in acquiring, financing, structuring and disposing of investments in underperforming real estate. Investments have included office, retail, industrial and housing projects across the United States Industry Office Buildings Industrial Facilities Food Processing Build-To-Suit Leases
Manufacturing Distribution Retail Leases
Education
B.A., Amherst College (1990)
J.D., University of Iowa (1994), Law Review (Associate Editor), with distinction Professional Recognition
Rising Star, Minnesota Law & Politics Presentations
Assignment and Subletting in Commercial Leasing Minnesota CLE (2005)
Commercial Leases Annotated Minnesota CLE (2004)
Hot Buttons in Securitized Lending Minnesota CLE (2004)
Dealing with Listing Agreements Minnesota CLE (2002)
Professional and Trade Associations
Minnesota Commercial Real Estate Women
Admitted to Practice (State) Minnesota
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