Renovation started on former Marvel Rack Building

Posted By Jason Sandquist / January, 19, 2011 / 4 comments

This building has been an eyesore the past few years down on the corner 1st St N and 2nd Ave N in the North Loop. With it’s colorful boarded-up windows that would change colors to remind people that something would happen at the space eventually. Not anymore as construction just started renovating the old manufacturing…

Making a case for adaptive reuse development

Posted By Jason Sandquist / November, 1, 2010 / 10 comments

What’s Old Is Now New Again The case for adaptive reuse development has never been stronger. Adapting older structures for new use seems to be the trend, at least for the foreseeable future. Rarely are new developments seen in the pipeline and repositioning older buildings is one of the most sustainable things we can do….

Creative work space in Tractor Works

Posted By Jason Sandquist / October, 9, 2010 / 3 comments

Tractor Works in Minneapolis is one of the best redevelopments in North Loop – maybe even the Twin Cities area relating to office space. A definite landmark. Situated at 800 Washington Ave in the Warehouse District within a few blocks of Target Field, it is one of the premier office buildings in the revitalized neighborhood…