By Nick Halter – Senior Reporter/Broadcaster, Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal Oct 6, 2020, The owner of IDS Center is planning a renovation to Crystal Court at the base of the iconic downtown Minneapolis tower. The 23,000-square-foot “urban park” will get an 800-square-foot reflecting pool with a 40-foot granite seating ledge and infinity edge. New trees will grow as tall as 24 feet, …
Ed Baker's drawings and models of past projects give us a glimpse of what might have been. By James Lileks Star Tribune SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 — 3:48PM Ed Baker: You might not know the name, but you’ve probably walked through one of his buildings. According to a 1990 profile in the Star Tribune, “few people had done so much to shape downtown Minneapolis” as the architect …
Thom Cowhey never thought he would step foot in the IDS Center. Decades ago, Cowhey told a friend as he stared up at the recently built Minneapolis skyscraper, “I’d never have a reason to go into that building. It was just so far beyond my comprehension.” Yet, Cowhey did end up inside of the IDS Center, which he called home for 47 …
The owner of downtown’s IDS Center skyscraper used a valuable piece of office space for a new tenant lounge, and the result is a hangout for tenants that has higher views than any competitor. IDS Tower Club’s 6,200-square-foot lounge is on the 41st floor of the city’s tallest building. Since the skyscraper has unnumbered floors and several 12-foot ceilings, the club …
By chance, Sona Mehring happened on Doors Open Milwaukee a few years ago. She marveled at how the event gave the public access to private places and how it revealed and explained “mysterious” spaces inside buildings she never would have noticed on her own. She came home with a question: “When’s the Doors Open in Minneapolis?” It didn’t exist. But it does …
Briggs and Morgan, a law firm based in Minneapolis, has signed a new 93,000-square-foot lease at IDS Center in downtown Minneapolis. Briggs and Morgan is planning a full renovation for the space. The firm, which employs 250 people in its IDS space, will fully renovate its offices on floors 22 through 25 of IDS Center, creating a more modern, open and …
The downtown Minneapolis retail market gets a sorely needed lift Thursday when Nordstrom Rack opens in the IDS Center. The Nicollet Mall location becomes Seattle-based Nordstrom's 224th Rack outlet store, as the company's off-price stores continue to outperform full-line Nordstrom department stores.
Maureen Mook remembers the parting words of her father as she left her small Iowa hometown in 1992. She was filled with youthful confidence that she would make it on her own in Minneapolis. Her father expected her to give up and be back in Iowa in three months. Instead, 25 years later, she stood Friday with more than 150 other women …
Now with a branch in downtown Minneapolis, the industry giant steps up its presence in area dominated by Wells Fargo and U.S. Bank. Bank of America is making a run at building a business in the heart of Wells Fargo and U.S. Bank country. The nation’s second-largest bank just opened a new branch in the IDS Center in downtown Minneapolis, is beefing …
Lisa Fredell has been shining shoes for 25 years and it remains her dream job. For half of her life, Lisa Fredell has helped people put their best foot forward. She’s a shoe shiner who marks 25 years this month as a fixture of the IDS Center’s Crystal Court in downtown Minneapolis, buffing brogues, wiping wingtips and polishing penny loafers at Lisa’s …
