New Construction
50,158 Sqft
3.66 Acres
January 01, 2026
About this project
The Wyndham Garden Sartell is an 86 room, ground up hospitality development sourced, structured, and delivered by Inventure Real Estate. Located at the intersection of LeSauk Drive and Evergreen Drive in the heart of Sartell’s Central Minnesota Healthcare Hub, the project represents a $14.8 million investment with an estimated $3 million annual contribution to the local economy once operational. Construction is underway, with doors opening in fall 2026.
This project showcases the full breadth of what Inventure Real Estate brings to a development site. From identifying the demand signal to entitling the land, structuring the partnership with hospitality veteran Rod Lindquist of ETC Enterprises, securing municipal incentives through the City of Sartell and the Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation, and managing construction through Inventure’s integrated build platform, every phase of the project lifecycle was executed in house.
How the Opportunity Was Sourced
The Sartell market had been on Inventure Real Estate’s radar for years, but the catalyst arrived when Niron Magnetics selected the city for its first full scale permanent rare earth magnet manufacturing facility, bringing 175+ high paying jobs and 200,000 square feet of new development. That announcement created the weekday lodging demand the market had been missing, layered on top of an already strong weekend leisure base driven by more than 750 youth sports teams visiting Sartell annually.
Inventure Real Estate moved quickly to lock down a 3.66 acre site less than half a mile from CentraCare, St. Cloud Orthopedics, Niron, and C.H. Robinson. The location sits adjacent to Riverside Crossing and a planned commercial corridor of restaurants, a microbrewery, and a coffee shop, giving the future hotel an organic lifestyle environment from day one. The site was selected with a clear demand thesis in mind: outpatient surgical patients and their families typically require lodging the night before and the night after a procedure, creating consistent Sunday through Friday occupancy that stabilizes the traditionally softer weekday performance most hotels struggle with.
Development and Construction Execution
Inventure Real Estate’s value proposition is the integrated platform behind every project. Brokerage, land development, construction, HVAC, solar, property management, and asset management all operate under one roof, which is why projects like Wyndham Garden Sartell move from site identification to broken ground without the friction of stitching together outside vendors.
- Site Selection and Entitlements - Inventure identified the site, navigated city approvals, and secured the building permit through close collaboration with Sartell municipal leadership.
- Public Private Partnership Structuring - Negotiated economic incentive packages with the City of Sartell and the Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation to strengthen project economics.
- Integrated Construction Delivery - 50,158 square feet of ground up construction at a cost per room of $141,279, managed through Inventure's in house construction team with budget and design oversight from CEO Doug Boser.
- Operator Alignment - Partnered with Rod Lindquist, founder of ETC Enterprises and former AmericInn International President, bringing 50+ years of hospitality development experience and over 50 lodging projects to the table.
A Hotel Designed Around Its Market
The architectural centerpiece is an indoor outdoor garden concept with dedicated zones designed for guests to play, chill, and think, a deliberate departure from the standardized mid scale hotel template. Inside, the property delivers what differentiates Wyndham Garden from the typical competitive set: a fully stocked Lobby Bar and Lounge, the brand’s signature Nice & Vice Market Place for light dining, flexible meeting spaces, a pool, and the operational backing of the world’s largest hotel franchise company. Every design decision was made with Sartell’s specific guest mix in mind, blending the comfort medical travelers expect, the efficiency corporate guests demand, and the family friendly amenities weekend leisure travelers look for.
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