The construction industry faced a myriad of challenges in 2021 ranging from increased costs of materials and labor to rising inflation and supply chain issues. Despite all those challenges, Minnesota builders completed a plethora of projects, including banks, medical facilities, apartments and more. Among those finished projects, an independent panel selected 51 honorees for Finance & Commerce’s annual Top Projects awards.

Projects honored this year include the Market at Malcolm Yards and an addition to the Center for Performing Arts; several apartment buildings, and a number of additions and renovations to schools and universities.

When selecting the projects, the 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 special magazine and in a series of stories and photos in the Finance & Commerce daily newspaper and on the F&C website starting in July. The people and companies behind the projects also will be honored at a July 21 event at the Nicollet Island Pavilion.

This year’s Top projects of 2021 include:

10 West End  

1601 Utica Ave. S., St. Louis Park

Owner: Ryan Cos.

Contractor: Ryan Cos.

Architect: Ryan Cos.

Engineer: Ryan Cos. and ERA

 

240 Park Avenue Apartments          

240 Park Ave., Minneapolis

Owner: 240 Park Avenue South, LLC

Contractor: Kraus-Anderson Construction

Architect: BKV Group

Engineer: BKV Group

 

Alvera

337 W. Seventh St., St. Paul

Owner: Ackerberg

Contractor: The Opus Group

Architect: DJR

Interior designer: Alliiance

Engineer: Sandman Structural Engineers and Braun Intertec Corporation

 

A-Side Public House  

754 Randolph Ave., St. Paul

Owner: A-Side Public House

Contractor: Terra Construction

Architect: Little Box Inc.

Engineer: Sigurd Engineering

 

Avivo Village

1251 N. Washington Ave., Minneapolis

Owner: Avivo

Contractor: Greiner Construction

Architect: AWH Architects

Engineer: Modern Mechanical, EI Consultants and Green Your Bottom Line

 

Bell Bank

40 S. Seventh St., Minneapolis

Owner: Bell Bank

Contractor: Gardner Builders

Architect: NELSON Worldwide

Engineer: Brinjac Lighting Studio

 

Blooming Meadows North

1916 & 1926 E. 86th St., Bloomington

Owner: Aeon

Contractor: Frana Cos.

Architect: UrbanWorks Architecture LLC

Engineer: BKBM Engineers, Sambatek Inc. and Steen Engineering

 

Center for Performing Arts Addition           

3754 Pleasant Ave., Minneapolis

Owner: Center for Performing Arts

Contractor: Stahl Construction

Architect: Alliiance

Engineer: Pierce Pini & Associates and BKBM Engineers

 

City of Minneapolis Public Service Building

505 S. Fourth Ave, Minneapolis

Owner: City of Minneapolis

Contractor: MA Mortenson/CMa

Architect: MSR Design and Henning Larsen

Engineer: Buro Happold

 

Cordelle Apartments

84 W. Water St., St. Paul

Owner: 84 Water Street QOZB LLC

Contractor: Ironmark Building Co.

Architect: DJR

Engineer: Civil Site Group and ERA

 

East Lake Clinic – A Department of HCMC and Hennepin County Mental Health Clinic

2215 E. Lake St., Minneapolis

Owner: Hennepin County, Hennepin Healthcare

Contractor: Knutson Construction

Architect: HGA

Engineer: HGA

 

Edina Country Club

5100 Wooddale Ave., Edina

Owner: Edina Country Club

Contractor: Zeman Construction

Architect: Shea Inc.

Engineer: ERA, MBF Engineering LLC and Wunderlich-Malec Engineering

 

Emrik SV

4043 Chatsworth St. N., Shoreview

Owner: Shoreview Housing Phase 2

Contractor: Frana Cos.

Architect: BKV Group

Engineer: Pierce Pini & Associates

 

Everlake

2615 E. 29th St., Minneapolis

Owner: Wellington Management Inc.

Contractor: Watson-Forsberg

Architect: Collage Architects

Engineer: Stantec, AET and ERA

 

Fairview Business Center     

641-655 Fairview Ave. N., St. Paul

Owner: Hillcrest Development LLLP

Contractor: Steiner Construction Services and Doran Special Projects

Architect: Tanek

Engineer: Braun Intertec, Rehder & Associates Inc. and VAA

 

Flagstone       

8350 Commonwealth Drive, Eden Prairie

Owner: Presbyterian Homes & Services

Contractor: Adolfson & Peterson

Architect: Insite Architects

Engineer: Westwood

 

Frances          

1030 NE Main St., Minneapolis

Owner: Solhem Cos.

Contractor: Ironmark Building Co.

Architect: Momentum Design Group and U+B Architecture and Design

Engineer: ERA and Civil Site Group

 

Franklin Operations and Maintenance Facility

1810 E. Franklin Ave., Minneapolis

Owner: Metro Transit

Contractor: LS Black Constructors

Architect: Kimley Horn Associates

Engineer: Kimley Horn Associates

 

Greystone Construction Office Building

2995 Winners Circle Drive, Shakopee

Owner: GS Moving Up LLC

Contractor: Greystone Construction

Architect: Tushie Montgomery Architects

Engineer: Sandman Structural Engineers

 

Hennepin County North Regional Library Refurbishment

1315 Lowry Ave N., Minneapolis

Owner: Hennepin County

Contractor: Shaw-Lundquist Associates Inc.

Architect: Bentz Thompson Rietow Inc. and Damon Farber Landscape Architects

Engineer: Gausman & Moore and BKBM Engineers

 

Highway 8 Business Center  

475 Old Highway 8, New Brighton

Owner: Hillcrest Development LLLP

Contractor: Doran Special Projects LLC

Architect: Tanek

Engineer: Terracon and Rehder & Associates

 

Hiway Credit Union – Roseville

2465 Fairview Ave. N., Roseville

Owner: Hiway Credit Union

Contractor: Carlson-LaVine Inc.

Architect: HTG Architects

Engineer: Emanuelson-Podas Inc and Anderson Engineering of MN LLC

 

Holiday Stationstore #332 (Hiawatha Reconstruction)

4601 Hiawatha Ave., Minneapolis

Owner: Circle-K Stores Inc.

Contractor: Shingobee Builders Inc.

Architect: Architectural Consortium LLC

Engineer: Sunde Engineering, ERA and Nelson-Rudie & Associates

 

IDS Crystal Court Renovation

80 S. Eighth St., Minneapolis

Owner: Accesso

Contractor: Greiner Construction

Architect: Perkins&Will

Engineer: Dunham Associates Inc. and Meyer Borgman Johnson

 

Interstate Development

6390 Carlson Drive, Eden Prairie

Owner: Interstate Development

Contractor: Sever Construction

Architect: BDH

Interior Design: BDH

Engineer: KOMA

 

M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital – Inpatient Expansion

6401 France Ave. S., Edina

Owner: M Health Fairview

Contractor: JE Dunn

Architect: Perkins&Will

Engineer: Dunham Associates Inc. and GRAEF

 

Minnesota Security Hospital St. Peter, Expansion – Phase II

100 Freeman Dr., St. Peter

Owner: Minnesota Department of Human Services

Contractor: Adolfson & Peterson Construction

Architect: BWBR and Damon Farber Landscape Architects

Engineer: EVS Inc., Palanisami & Associates Inc. and Dunham Associates Inc.

 

Noko Apartments

4720 Longfellow Ave., Minneapolis

Owner: Trammel Crow Co.

Contractor: Stevens Construction Corp.

Architect: ESG Architecture & Design

Engineer: Meyer Borgman Johnson

 

One Southwest Crossing

11095 Viking Drive, Eden Prairie

Owner: Eagle Ridge Partners

Contractor: Steiner Construction

Architect: Studio BV

Engineer: Reigstad Engineers

 

Parker Station Flats  

3600 France Ave. N., Robbinsdale

Owner: Inland Development Partners

Contractor: Weis Builders

Architect: UrbanWorks Architecture

Engineer: Westwood Engineering, BKBM Engineering and Steen Engineering

 

Pillsbury Hall Rehabilitation

310 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis

Owner: University of Minnesota

Contractor: JE Dunn

Architect: Architecture Advantage and Goody Clancy

Engineer: BKBM Engineers, IMEG Corp and Loucks Inc.

 

Ravine Landing at Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park

9653 Keats Ave. S., Cottage Grove

Owner: Washington County

Contractor: H+U Construction

Architect: HGA

Engineer: HGA

 

Roseville High School Renovation and Science Addition

1240 County Road B2 W., Roseville

Owner: Roseville Area High School

Contractor: Kraus Anderson

Architect: LSE Architects

Engineer: KFI Engineers

 

SunOpta Global Headquarters        

7078 Shady Oak Road, Eden Prairie

Owner: Eagle Ridge Partners

Contractor: Steiner Construction and Greiner Construction

Architect: Sperides Reiners Architects and RSP Architects

Engineer: Paulson & Clark Engineering, Michaud Cooley Erickson, Meyer Borgman Johnson

 

The Archive

110 N. First St., Minneapolis

Owner: Solhem Cos.

Contractor: Ironmark Building Co.

Architect: Momentum Design Group and U+B Architecture and Design

Engineer: ERA, Civil Site Group and Braun Intertec

 

The Cube, Benilde-St. Margaret’s

2501 Highway 100, St. Louis Park

Owner: Benilde-St. Margaret’s

Contractor: The Opus Group

Architect: Miller Dunwiddie

Engineer: Emanuelson-Podas and BKBM Engineers

 

The Family Partnership

1527 E. Lake St., Minneapolis

Owner: The Family Partnership

Contractor: Mortenson

Architect: BWBR

Engineer: Elan Design, ERA and Dunham Associates

 

The Laurel

1506 Laurel Ave. W., Minneapolis

Owner: Maven Development Group

Contractor: MP Johnson

Architect: Blumentals/Architecture Inc.

Engineer: Braun Intertec

 

The Market at Malcolm Yards

501 30th Ave. SE, Minneapolis

Owner: The Wall Cos.

Contractor: Kalcon

Architect: Engine 8 and Wilkus Architecture

Engineer: Stantec; AKF Group LLC; and Mattson, MacDonald, Young Inc.

 

The Pillars of Grand Rapids

2060 SW Eighth St., Grand Rapids

Owner: Oppidan

Contractor: HDC Development

Architect: Kaas Wilson Architects

Engineer: SHE and J-Berd Mechanical

 

The Whitley

460 Wacouta St., Saint Paul

Owner: Chase Real Estate

Contractor: Stonebridge Construction

Architect: Kaas Wilson Architects

Engineer: James R. Hill Inc. and Hanuschak Consultants Inc.

 

Two22 – Reposition

222 South Ninth St., Minneapolis

Owner: Lingerfelt Commonwealth Partners

Contractor: Gardner Builders and Schindler Elevator Corporation

Architect: Nelson Worldwide

Engineer: Michaud Cooley Erickson and ERA

 

U.A. Plumbers Union Local 15

8625 Monticello Lane N., Suite 1, Maple Grove

Owner: U.A. Plumbers Local 15

Contractor: JE Dunn Construction

Architect: Alliiance

Engineer: Meyer Borgman Johnson, Dunham Associates and Alliant Engineering

 

University of Minnesota Center for Magnetic Resonance Research Renovation and Addition

2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis

Owner: University of Minnesota

Contractor: Mortenson

Architect: RSP

Engineer: Nolte Vertical 5 (NV5) and ERA

 

University of Minnesota Medical Campus Fairview East and West Banks Renovation

2450 Riverside Ave. and 500 Harvard St., Minneapolis

Owner: M Health Fairview

Contractor: McGough

Architect: HGA

Engineer: Meyer Borgman Johnson, HGA and Harris Mechanical

 

University of Minnesota, Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain      

2025 E. River Parkway, Minneapolis

Owner: University of Minnesota

Contractor: Knutson Construction

Architect: HGA

Engineer: HGA – Mechanical Design

 

Verdant

85 S. Livingston Ave., St. Paul

Owner: Sherman Associates

Contractor: Frana Cos.

Architect: Kaas Wilson Architects

Engineer: BKBM

 

Visitation Monastery of Minneapolis

1615 Fremont Ave. N., Minneapolis

Owner: Visitation Monastery of Minneapolis

Contractor: Ironmark Building Co.

Architect: Momentum Design Group

Engineer: ERA and Civil Site Group

 

Vue at Bluestone

120 Summit St., Duluth

Owner: Summit Management

Contractor: Doran Construction

Architect: Doran Architecture

Interior Design: BDH

Engineer: BKBM

 

Water Works Mezzanine Phase

425 West River Parkway, Minneapolis

Owner: Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board

Contractor: H+U Construction

Architect: Damon Farber Landscape Architects

Engineer: Barr Engineering, Kimley Horn and HGA

 

Xchange Medical

6099 Wayzata Blvd., St. Louis Park

Owner: Davis Healthcare Real Estate

Contractor: Timco Construction

Architect: Synergy Architecture Studio

Engineer: Loucks, Gilbert Mechanical and KOMA