MINNEAPOLIS – Transwestern announces Optimize Physical Therapy and Elite Sports Performance has signed a 60,374-square-foot lease for the full building at 8406 Sunset Road in Spring Lake Park, Minn. Transwestern Senior Vice President Kate Gillette represented the tenant in the transaction.
Optimize Physical Therapy & Elite Sports Performance will relocate its operations to the facility as part of its expansion. The new location will allow Optimize to expand into additional sports such as basketball, volleyball and hockey while providing more space for training and physical therapy. The facility will also support expanding programs including homeschool co-ops, summer camps and clinics, and provide space for team rentals and batting cage use by youth little league teams, travel ball and high school teams.
“I was honored to assist with Optimize’s growth by helping them align their real estate with their business objectives. Optimize has a specialized and complex real estate requirement, which was further complicated by the overall strength of the industrial market and limited vacancy in the north metro,” said Gillette. “When we can identify a building suffering from some functional obsolescence and pair it with the right user, it is truly a special phenomenon. This dynamic adaptive reuse project will bring new energy into the community.”
The property is owned by Buhl Investors, a local real estate investor that acquired the building in 2026. The facility was previously owned and occupied by RISE, a 501(c)(3) organization providing human services programs.
Optimize is expected to open its new facility in Spring 2026, with full operations starting in Summer 2026.
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About Optimize Physical Therapy and Elite Sports Performance
Optimize Physical Therapy is a locally owned, 100% women-owned business that has been serving our community for over seven years. We provide physical therapy services, massage therapy, youth sports training, nutrition support, and sport-specific performance programs. Our mission is to create a space where patients, young athletes, and families feel supported, safe, and empowered to reach their goals.
About Transwestern
Transwestern is a preeminent, vertically integrated commercial real estate firm dedicated to serving investors, partners and clients through expertise in investment, development, brokerage and property management. We own, lease and operate $57 billion1 in assets and have completed or commenced development on more than $9 billion of real estate projects since 2012. Our experience spans diverse property types, including logistics, multifamily, retail, mixed-use, healthcare, office, data centers, hotel, and life sciences. Across 33 offices nationwide, our team is united by a culture that cultivates agility, mutual trust and high performance. Learn more at transwestern.com.
1Includes the Transwestern organization and RIA AUM as of June 30, 2025.
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