Finance & Commerce announces Top Projects of 2017

Minnesota was bustling with construction activity in 2017, with significant projects completed from Duluth to Rochester and across the Twin Cities metro area. An independent panel selected 33 honorees for Finance & Commerce’s annual Top Projects.

The projects include the Minnesota Capitol restoration in St. Paul, the Target Center renovation in Minneapolis and the revitalization of the NorShor Theatre in Duluth. To be eligible, the projects had to be fully completed by the end of 2017.

A panel of judges looked at the degree of difficulty, creativity in design, innovative construction techniques, cooperation among contractors and management, and sustainability efforts.

The projects will be featured in a magazine and in a series of stories and photos in the Finance & Commerce daily newspaper and on our website starting in July. The people and companies behind the projects also will be honored at a July 26 event at the Nicollet Island Pavilion.

 

Top Projects of 2017

 

Barrel House

111 Third Ave. S., Minneapolis

Owner: ICM Realty Group

Contractor: MP Johnson Construction Inc.

Architect: BKV Group

 

Building 222 rehabilitation and renovation

Fort Snelling West District, 6330 Bloomington Road, St. Paul

Owner: Minneapolis VA Healthcare System

Contractor: Division 21

Architect: Anderson Engineering of MN LLC

Engineer: Anderson Engineering of MN LLC

 

Cirrus Aircraft Completion Center

Duluth International Airport, 4970 Airport Road, Duluth

Owner: Cirrus

Contractor: McGough Construction

Architect: TKDA

Engineer: Burns & McDonnell

 

Fifth Street Towers

100 and 150 S. Fifth St., Minneapolis

Owner: Zeller Realty Group

Contractor: MP Johnson Construction

Architect: Shea Inc., Perkins + Will (fitness center)

Engineer: LKPB Engineers

 

The Finn

725 Cleveland Ave. S., St. Paul

Owner: Ackerberg Group

Contractor: Big-D Construction

Architect: BKV Group

Engineer: Steen Engineering (MEP)

 

Foundry Lake Street

3118 W. Lake St., Minneapolis

Owner: Trammell Crow Co.

Contractor: Big-D Construction

Architect: ESG Architecture & Design

Engineer: Sunde Engineering PLLC (civil)

 

The Gardner School

4455 W. 77th St., Edina

Owner: The Gardner School/Viking Development

Contractor: Shingobee Builders Inc.

Architect: NORR

Engineer: Kimley-Horn (civil)

 

Hawthorne EcoVillage Apartments

617 Lowry Ave. N., Minneapolis

Owner: Project for Pride in Living (developer, property manager and general partner)

Contractor: Watson-Forsberg

Architect: UrbanWorks Architecture LLC

Engineer: BKBM Engineers (structural, civil); Damon Farber (landscape design); Steen Engineering (MEP design)

 

HealthPartners Neuroscience Center

295 Phalen Blvd., St. Paul

Owner: HealthPartners

Contractor: Kraus-Anderson Construction Co.

Architect: BWBR

Engineer: Ericksen Roed & Associates

 

Hennepin County Library–Webber Park

4440 Humboldt Ave., N., Minneapolis

Owner: Hennepin County

Contractor: Adolfson & Peterson Construction

Architect: Lawal Scott Erickson Architects Inc.

Engineer: Clark Engineering Corp.

 

Kraus-Anderson Headquarters

501 S. Eighth St., Minneapolis

Owner: Kraus-Anderson Construction Co.

Contractor: Kraus-Anderson Construction Co.

Architect: Pope Architects

Engineer: Meyer Borgman Johnson

 

The Landing Hotel and Residences

925 Lake St., Wayzata

Owner: BohLand Development

Contractor: Adolfson & Peterson Construction

Architect: Cuningham Group Architecture Inc.

Engineer: Ericksen Roed & Associates

 

Lofts at Mayo Park

123 Sixth Ave. SE, Rochester

Owner: Eastbank Lofts LLC.

Contractor: Welsh Construction

Architect: Snow Kreilich Architects

Engineer: Meyer Borgman Johnson

 

The M on Hennepin

10 Second St. (116 E Hennepin Ave.), Minneapolis

Owner: Schafer Richardson

Contractor: Frana Cos.

Architect: ESG Architects

Engineer: Meyer Borgman Johnson, Steen Engineers

 

Mathisen/Electric Steel demolition project

600 25th Ave. SE, Minneapolis

Owner: University of Minnesota

Contractor: Veit & Company Inc.

 

Mayo Civic Center Convention Center Expansion

30 Civic Center Drive SE, Rochester

Owner: City of Rochester

Contractor: Knutson Construction

Architect: Betsch Associates

Engineer: TSP

 

Midway Stadium Business Center

1771 Energy Park Drive, St. Paul

Owner: United Properties

Contractor: RJ Ryan Construction

Architect: LHB Inc.

Engineer: Terracon Consultants Inc.

 

Millworks Lofts

4041 Hiawatha Ave. S., Minneapolis

Owner: Dominium

Contractor: Weis Builders

Architect: BKV Group

Engineer: BKV Group

 

Millwright Building/Ryan Cos. US Inc. Office

533 S. Third St., Minneapolis

Owner: Artis/Ryan Millwright LP

Contractor: Ryan Cos. US Inc.

Architect: Ryan A+E Inc.

Engineer: Egan Co. (electrical), Master Mechanical (mechanical), Ericksen Roed & Associates (structural)

 

Minneapolis Armory Restoration and Conversion

500 S. Sixth St., Minneapolis

Owner: Swervo Development Corp.

Contractor: Swervo Construction

Architect: David J. Kelly Architect Inc.

Engineer: Mattson McDonald Young

 

Minnesota Children’s Museum expansion and renovation

10 Seventh St. W., St. Paul

Owner: Minnesota Children’s Museum

Contractor: JE Dunn Construction

Architect: MSR Design

Engineer: Karges-Faulconbridge, Inc. (KFI) (MEP), Meyer Borgman Johnson (structural), Loucks (civil)

 

Minnesota State Capitol

75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., St. Paul

Owner: State of Minnesota

Contractor: JE Dunn Construction

Architect: HGA

Engineer: HGA

 

NorShor Theatre

211 E. Superior St., Duluth

Owner: Sherman Associates

Contractor: Johnson Wilson Constructors of Duluth

Architect: TKDA

Engineer: DLR/WRL Group

 

North Market

4414 Humboldt Ave. N., Minneapolis

Owner: North Market LLC – Pillsbury United Communities

Contractor: Benson-Orth General Contractors

Architect: LSE Architects

Engineer: Clark Engineering (structural)

 

St. Anthony Parkway Bridge Projects

200 St. Anthony Parkway, Minneapolis

Owner: City of Minneapolis

Contractor: Lunda Construction Co.

Architect: Touchstone Architecture

Engineer: Parsons Corp.

 

St. Croix Crossing bridge

Highway 36 over the St. Croix River

Owner: States of Minnesota and Wisconsin

Contractor: Lunda Ames joint venture

Engineer: HDR Engineering, COWI Engineering

 

Target Center Renovation

600 First Ave. N., Minneapolis

Owner: City of Minneapolis; Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx; AEG Facilities

Contractor: Mortenson Construction

Architect: Alliiance, Perkins + Will

 

Target Downtown Minneapolis remodel

900 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis

Owner: Target Corp.

Contractor: Ryan Cos. US Inc.

Architect: RSP Architects

Engineer: VAA Engineering (structural), Nelson-Rudie & Association Inc. (mechanical), Nelson-Rudie & Associates Inc. (electrical)

 

Treasure Island Center

400 N. Wabasha St., St. Paul

Owner: Saint Paul Port Authority/Capital City Properties and Hempel Cos.

Contractor: RJM Construction

Architect: Collaborative Design Group

Engineer: Collaborative Design Group

 

TRIA Orthopaedic Center

155 Radio Drive, Woodbury

Owner: HealthPartners

Contractor: Kraus-Anderson Construction

Architect: RSP Architects

Engineer: Dunham Associates (MEP)

 

University of Minnesota Main Energy Plant

1180 Main St. SE, Minneapolis

Owner: University of Minnesota

Contractor: Adolfson & Peterson Construction

Architect: Collaborative Design Group

Engineer: Jacobs Engineering

 

Wolf Ridge ELC – Lakeview Student Lodge

6282 Cranberry Road, Finland

Owner: Wolf Ridge ELC

Contractor: Gardner Builders

Architect: HGA

Engineer: HGA

 

Zvago at Glen Lake

14301 Stewart Lane, Minnetonka

Developer: OneTwoOne Development

Management company: Ecumen

Contractor: Frana Cos.

Architect: Kaas Wilson Architects

Engineer: BKBM Engineers, BDH and Young Interior Design