The Broadway, named for its location at 945 Broadway in Northeast Minneapolis, had a groundbreaking celebration last week.
Local developer Peter Remes and his company, First & First, LLC, are behind the $4 million renovation of the former Twin City Paper building, according to the
Star Tribune.
It’s a classic warehouse with large windows, hardwood and polished cement floors, brick walls, high ceilings, old-growth timber beams and more, according to the related Java Properties
website.
So far, building tenants include
612Brew and
Sevnthsin, a digital creative company, which will be joined by other to-be-determined firms and a café and fitness center, according to the Star Tribune.
The Broadway will also have special features such as a vertical glass gallery showcasing artwork, an outdoor greenspace with an amphitheater and water fountain that includes stones salvaged from the old Metropolitan Building, which once stood in downtown Minneapolis, the story states.
City Councilman Kevin Reich says the project “fits in well with the redevelopment efforts in the area around some older brick and timber manufacturing buildings.”
He’s glad to see this type of project on a prominent corner that serves as a gateway into the neighborhood. “The developer is doing a polished job,” with a generous courtyard and commons area, he says, adding, “It shows real insight from the developer to create a sense of place.”
The mixed-use project brings together light industrial uses with creative ventures, a move that complements the Northeast Arts District, he says.
It’s part of an emerging brew district that includes the
Dangerous Man Brewing Co.,
Indeed Brewing Company, 612Brew and
Northgate Brewing. “It’s the idea that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts,” Reich says.
The project is planned to wrap up in 2013.
Source: Kevin Reich, city council member, Minneapolis
Writer: Anna Pratt