Recipients - Awards 2020

2020 Awards of Excellence Recipients

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TWO41 5th Ave N (Calabrio Building) is a 13 story, 210,000 sf Class A building in the heart of the Minneapolis North Loop. The building features 30,000 sf floor plates, expansive views of the Minneapolis and industrial warehouse market skyline and provides 400 onsite parking stalls to tenants and neighborhood businesses. Minneapolis developer Swervo Development designed and constructed the building to accommodate the rapid growth of technology company Calabrio. Calabrio moved into the building in the fall of 2019 and occupy four of the seven floors of office space.

Office Multi-Tenant

TWO41 Building (Minneapolis)
Entered by: Avison Young

Developer: Swervo Development Corporation
Owner: North Loop Partners LLC
Architect: Yellow Dog Studio
General Contractor: Mortenson Construction
Structural Engineer: Mattson Macdonald Young Inc.
Civil Engineer: Westwood

Electrical Engineer: Steen Engineering
Mechanical Engineer: Steen Engineering
Interior Designer: Yellow Dog Studio
Title Company: Commercial Partners Title, LLC
Financial Institution: Great Southern Bank
Broker for Occupant: Avison Young

The development reimagined the potential of this site to create Nolan Mains; luxury living at 50th and France in Edina. The development expands existing walkways, creates a public plaza, provides ample parking for shops and dining while offering 100 new apartment units. Nolan Mains offers a ground-level retail experience with a four-sided design approach, connecting existing retailers, with five levels of apartments above. An overall objective was to create an experience found in a boutique hotel. The team paid close attention to every design detail, from the selection of materials, art and furniture to placing an emphasis on distinctive branding.

Mixed Use

Nolan Mains (Edina)
Entered by: Mohagen Hansen Architecture | Interiors

Developer: Buhl Investors and Saturday Properties
Owner: Market Street LLC
Architect: Mohagen Hansen Architecture | Interiors
General Contractor: Frana Companies
Structural Engineer: BKBM Engineers
Civil Engineer: Kimley Horn
Electrical Engineer: Leaf Mountain Design
Mechanical Engineer: Steen Engineering

Interior Designer: Mohagen Hansen Architecture | Interiors
Landscape Designer: Damon Farber Landscape Architects
Title Company: Commercial Partners Title, LLC
Financial Institution: Great Northern Bank
Broker for Owner: Stone Real Estate
Special Contributors: City of Edina; Will Gunderson Creative (branding); Braun Intertec (testing); Veneklasen Associates (acoustical consultant)

Graze Provisions & Libations is a food collective providing an innovative dining concept in the North Loop. Located at the corner of 4th St and 5th Ave, the new building includes 6 individual kitchens, 2 bars, and a cafe, spread across two levels. Each kitchen highlights a local chef delivering unique one-of-a-kind dishes to the collective. Patrons can enjoy outdoor dining spaces including the 2nd floor patio that has one of the best views of the downtown skyline. With an ideal location close to housing and entertainment, Graze attracts a wide range of clientele from the foodies to the pre-gamers.

Hospitality

GRAZE | PROVISIONS + LIBATIONS (Minneapolis)
Entered by: Rochon Corporation

Owner: 45th North Loop Partners, LLC
Architect: ESG Architecture & Design
General Contractor: Rochon Corporation
Structural Engineer: Ericksen Roed & Associates
Civil Engineer: Solution Blue
Electrical Engineer: AKF Group LLC

Mechanical Engineer: AKF Group LLC
Interior Designer: ESG Architecture & Design
Landscape Designer: Solution Blue and ESG Architecture & Design
Title Company: Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
Financial Institution: Sunrise Banks
Special Contributors: Derived Development Group, LLC

Mortenson developed and constructed the 68,000 square foot Crown Iron Works world headquarters in Blaine, finishing the project in May 2019. Crown Iron Works, an equipment manufacturer for the oilseed processing industry, had decided to transfer its headquarters from Roseville to Blaine because another company had purchased the building that housed their current headquarters. 45 North Group coordinated the project management for site build, and Mohagen Hansen handled the architecture. In addition to office space, the project entailed designing a sizeable lab and extraction facility for the multi-purpose industrial building.

Industrial Build-to-Suit

Crown Iron Works (Blaine)
Entered by: Mortenson

Developer: Colliers International
Owner: Mortenson
Architect: Mohagen Hansen Architecture | Interiors
General Contractor: Mortenson
Structural Engineer: Innovative Structural Solutions (ISS)
Civil Engineer: Loucks Associates

Interior Designer: Mohagen Hansen Architecture | Interiors
Landscape Designer: Loucks Associates
Title Company: First American Title Insurance Company
Financial Institution: Bell Bank
Broker for Owner: Colliers International and Capital Partners
Broker for Occupant: TaTonka Real Estate Advisors

Dodd Road Business Center in Eagan is a speculative industrial bulk warehouse project that is 153,000 square feet and 32' clear height. The project offers users a functional modern space, an attractive brick facade, and convenient access to major transportation routes.

Industrial - Bulk Distribution

Dodd Road Business Center (Eagan)
Entered by: The Opus Group

Developer: Opus Development Company, L.L.C.
Owner: Opus Development Company, L.L.C.
Architect: Opus AE Group, L.L.C.
General Contractor: Opus Design Build, L.L.C.
Structural Engineer: Opus AE Group, L.L.C.
Civil Engineer: Sambatek, Inc.
Electrical Engineer: Bloomington Electric Company

Mechanical Engineer: Allan Mechanical
Interior Designer: Opus AE Group, L.L.C.
Landscape Designer: Sambatek, Inc.
Title Company: First American Title Insurance Company
Broker for Owner: Colliers International
Broker for Occupant: CBRE

Northern Stacks V is the fifth newly constructed building in this 1.7 million square foot master planned Business Park. Unique difficulties to overcome included working with regulatory authorities at federal, state and local levels to redevelop this former superfund site. The project team lead by Mortenson Construction and Braun Intertec delivered the building and finishes within tight timelines and demanding tenant specifications. This building is 100% leased to two tenants: Heraeus Medical and Axalta Coating Systems. The 118,000 SF building features numerous sustainable attributes including extensive natural light, a white roof, restored native prairie landscaping, bike racks and trail system.

Light Industrial - High Finish

Northern Stacks V (Fridley)
Entered by: Hyde Development

Developer: Hyde Development
Owner: Northern Stacks V LLC (a JV of Hyde Development & Mortenson Properties)
Architect: Mohagen Hansen Architecture | Interiors
General Contractor: Mortenson
Structural Engineer: Reigstad & Associates
Civil Engineer: Westwood
Electrical Engineer: Bloomington Electric

Mechanical Engineer: Allan Mechanical
Interior Designer: Mohagen Hansen Architecture | Interiors
Landscape Designer: Midwest Landscapes
Title Company: Commercial Partners Title, LLC
Financial Institution: First National Bank of Omaha
Broker for Owner: Colliers International
Broker for Occupant: TaTonka Real Estate Advisors & Upland Real Estate Group
Special Contributors: Heraeus Medical & Axalta Coating Systems

Holasek Business Park is a two-building industrial development totaling approx. 378,000 SF on a 50-acre site formerly occupied by Holasek Greenhouse. The land had been farmed for generations; and it was a popular destination for locally grown products. After the greenhouse was demolished in 2015, multiple parties attempted to develop the site. The development challenges included significant swamp deposits, a regional petroleum pipeline bisecting the site, a lack of gravity sanitary sewer hookup and over 2 acres of wetland mitigation. Eden Trace worked closely with the project team to creatively solve the site challenges and maximize the build-able area.

Light Industrial - Low Finish

Holasek Business Park (Chanhassen)
Entered by: Sambatek, Inc.

Developer: Eden Trace Corporation
Owner: Eden Trace Corporation
Architect: Edward Farr Architects
General Contractor: R.J. Ryan Construction, Inc.

Structural Engineer: Clark Engineering
Civil Engineer: Sambatek, Inc.
Landscape Designer: Sambatek, Inc.
Broker for Owner: Cushman & Wakefield

Twin Cities Orthopedics hired RJM Construction to build a new, state-of-the-art 18,000-square-foot physical therapy and sports performance clinic in Waconia, working with Sperides Reiners Architects. The clinic provides physical and hand therapy, and a sports performance program. There is a fitness studio, a gym space with turf and basketball surfaces, a weight room area with rubber flooring, medical office space, a conference room with a movable glass wall, and an underwater treadmill. RJM’s dedicated healthcare project teams worked to ensure that the facility is built to meet TCO’s standards of the highest quality of care and a patient-centered team approach.

Medical Office

Twin Cities Orthopedics Waconia
Entered by: RJM Construction

Developer: The Excelsior Group
Owner: Twin Cities Orthopedics
Architect: Sperides Reiners Architects
General Contractor: RJM Construction
Structural Engineer: BKBM Engineers

Civil Engineer: Westwood
Electrical Engineer: GR Mechanical and Allan Mechanical - Design Build
Mechanical Engineer: Hunt Electric - Design Build
Interior Designer: Sperides Reiners Architects
Landscape Designer: Westwood

The Chamberlain Apartments in Richfield, Minnesota is the first new multifamily project on the city’s east side in nearly 30 years. The IDP/KA partnership worked with the City of Richfield on Phase II of the Cedar Avenue Corridor Plan that yielded renovation of three existing buildings, construction of three new buildings and an extension of Richfield Parkway on the property. The Chamberlain features 316 Class A apartments, with 20 percent of them dedicated to affordable housing. The amenity-rich development includes an outdoor patio and grill stations, pool, playground, dog run, fitness center, conference room, two-story atrium with a bar.

Multi-Family (1-5 Stories)

The Chamberlain (Richfield)
Entered by: Inland Development Partners

Developer: Inland Development Partners/Kraus-Anderson Development
Owner: Inland Development Partners/Kraus-Anderson Company
Architect: UrbanWorks Architecture LLC
General Contractor: Kraus-Anderson Construction
Structural Engineer: BKBM Engineers
Civil Engineer: Westwood
Electrical Engineer: Leaf Mountain Design & Engineer

Mechanical Engineer: Steen Engineering Inc.
Interior Designer: UrbanWorks Architecture LLC
Landscape Designer: Westwood
Title Company: Commercial Partners Title, LLC
Special Contributors: City of Richfield - Land Assembly and Metropolitan Council Livable Communities Demonstration Grant

Northeast Minneapolis is known for hip restaurants, historic buildings, and a thriving art scene. It’s also known for a group of wild turkeys that call the area home. These birds represent the area’s eclectic, proud heritage - characteristics embodied in a new high-rise apartment complex in the heart of the neighborhood. Given the name Rafter (the term for a group of turkeys), the new $83 million apartment tower stands as a love letter to its neighborhood. Rafter is 26 stories and consists of 6 levels of heated parking, 283 units and a 7th level amenity deck. Construction completed August 2019.

Multi-Family (6+ Stories)

Rafter (Minneapolis)
Entered by: Mortenson

Developer: Mortenson/The Excelsior Group
Owner: GA/MDI 333 Hennepin Associates, LLC
Architect: Cuningham Group Architecture, P.A.
General Contractor: Mortenson
Structural Engineer: Palanisami & Associates
Civil Engineer: Elan Design Lab

Electrical Engineer: Premier
Mechanical Engineer: MMC
Interior Designer: Cuningham Group Architecture, P.A. & Studio BV
Landscape Designer: Elan Design Lab
Title Company: Guaranty Commercial Title, Inc.
Financial Institution: First National Bank of Omaha

Commission House is a newly renovated historically designated building, featuring 26 studio apartments and retail spaces in Saint Paul's Lowertown district. Built in 1889, Commission House’s history in retail was not lost in the renovation. The apartment house provides residents with unique units and the essential amenities including fitness, bike storage, and a well-appointed lounge for that moment of escape from the daily routine. Given the historic nature of the project – well, it was a labor of love! Historic elements were featured everywhere you look making this project challenging – but beautiful, rejuvenated, additive and rewarding.

Repositioned / Renovated (New Use)

Commission House Apartments (St. Paul)
Entered by: The Ackerberg Group

Developer: The Ackerberg Group; Northland Real Estate Group
Owner: The Ackerberg Group; Northland Real Estate Group
Architect: Pope Architects
General Contractor: Weis Builders, Inc.
Structural Engineer: Mattson Macdonald Young

Electrical Engineer: Cain Thomas Associates, Inc.
Mechanical Engineer: Cain Thomas Associates, Inc.
Interior Designer: E. Christen Design
Financial Institution: Bridgewater Bank

Reimagined to capitalize on goals of the DMC’s Heart of the City District. Major upgrades include: iconic glass addition to lobby, providing extension of public space in Peace Plaza; expansive interior connecting stairway between subway, ground level, and skyway in one vertical location with clear visibility to street/plaza; replacement of exterior glass to create more open and transparent working environment; reimagined south façade, removal of escalator and infilling atrium created activation; removal of interior circular egress stair to create views into and out of building; future connection to Chateau Theatre -Floors 1-2 / subway.

Repositioned / Renovated (Tenant Improvement)

Wells Fargo Rochester
Entered by: Ryan Companies US, Inc.

Developer: Ryan Companies US, Inc.
Owner: Rochester Property Owner LLC (Ryan Companies and Harrison Street)
Architect: Ryan Companies US, Inc.
General Contractor: Ryan Companies US, Inc.
Structural Engineer: Advanced Structural Technologies
Civil Engineer: Ryan Companies US, Inc.

Electrical Engineer: Hunt Electric
Mechanical Engineer: Master Mechanical
Interior Designer: Ryan Companies US, Inc.
Title Company: First American Title Insurance Company
Broker for Owner: Paramark

Cambia Hills of East Bethel represents an ambitious and uncompromising effort to transform children’s mental health services by creating a built-environment “where every detail is designed to support a child’s recovery.” Nearly a decade in the making, it is the state's first purpose-built psychiatric residential treatment facility, combining housing, schooling, and psychiatric treatment under one roof. All eight residential suites (totaling 60 beds) feature upbeat mid-century modern design elements, reproductions of culturally diverse art masterpieces, vaulted ceilings, expansive wooded views, invisible nursing stations, and direct access to huge, secure courtyards.

Special Purpose

Cambia Hills of East Bethel
Entered by: Kraus-Anderson Construction Company

Developer: Kraus-Anderson Development
Owner: The Hills Youth and Family Services
Architect: TKDA
General Contractor: Kraus-Anderson Construction
Structural Engineer: Willett Engineering Company, Inc.
Civil Engineer: Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.

Electrical Engineer: Kerr-Greulich Engineers, Inc.
Mechanical Engineer: Kerr-Greulich Engineers, Inc.
Interior Designer: Details Commercial Group
Financial Institution: Colliers Securities
Special Contributors: Architectural Investments, Inc.

The Pillars of Prospect Park is an urban oasis designed exclusively for seniors. This 10-story, 340,000 square foot senior living community includes 283 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. Residents enjoy city living near the University of Minnesota in the heart of the Prospect Park neighborhood. It’s location long the METRO Light Rail Green line offers residents and staff easy access to both Minneapolis and St. Paul downtowns. An on-site childcare program allows the “grandfriends” who live in The Pillars of Prospect Park meaningful opportunities to engage with children through playtime, crafts, reading books and rocking babies.

Senior Housing

The Pillars of Prospect Park (Minneapolis)
Entered by: Oppidan

Developer: Oppidan Investment Company
Owner: Oppidan Investment Company & Harrison Street
Architect: Tushie Mongomery Architects
General Contractor: Weis Builders

Civil Engineer: Wenck
Interior Designer: Reilly Interiors, Tracy Constable, Sonus
Special Contributors: Shuler Shook, Visual Communitcations

Talamore St. Cloud is a 168,000 square foot senior living community in St. Cloud, Minnesota. It is comprised of 64 independent living, 50 assisted living and 24 memory care units, totaling 138. The community has various amenities for its residents, including dining and private dining, bistro, library, activity rooms, therapy, salon, club room, multiple gathering and lounge spaces, exterior walking paths, courtyard, memory care and heated underground parking. Ryan Companies, in partnership with Great Lakes Management, provided development, design, capital markets and construction on the project. Talamore was completed in January 2020 and accepted its first residents in February 2020.

Senior Housing

Talamore Senior Living - Great Lakes Management Company (St. Cloud)
Entered by: Ryan Companies US, Inc.

Developer: Ryan Companies US, Inc.
Owner: Great Lakes Management
Architect: Ryan Companies A+E and UrbanWorks Architecture LLC
General Contractor: Ryan Companies US, Inc.
Structural Engineer: Clark Engineering
Civil Engineer: Ryan Companies A+E

Electrical Engineer: STEEN Engineering
Mechanical Engineer: STEEN Engineering
Interior Designer: Ryan Companies A+E
Landscape Designer: Ryan Companies A+E
Title Company: Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
Financial Institution: Ryan Companies Capital Markets

Designed to attract baby boomers looking to downsize, Wyndris brings an upscale, 62+ community to Northeast Minneapolis. The fresh and contemporary design combined with the amenity-rich lifestyle creates a youthful and inviting community that generates positive energy and redefines senior living. Unique to senior living, Wyndris offers a cafe, craft room, dog run, patio, wellness room, and a clubroom for socialization. As part of Catholic Eldercare's continuum of care, Wyndris was strategically developed near CEC’s transitional care, assisted living, skilled nursing and memory care facilities, allowing residents to easily transition to an increased level of care as their needs progress.

Senior Housing

Wyndris (Minneapolis)
Entered by: BDH

Developer: Catholic Eldercare
Owner: Catholic Eldercare
Architect: Miller Hansen
General Contractor: Frana Companies
Structural Engineer: Darren B. Towells, Inc.
Civil Engineer: SRF Consulting Group, Inc.

Electrical Engineer: Steen Engineering
Mechanical Engineer: Steen Engineering
Interior Designer: BDH
Landscape Designer: SRF Consulting Group, Inc.
Title Company: Land Title
Financial Institution: Northeast Bank

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