5 Historic Minneapolis Warehouse Renovations
Minneapolis has gone through somewhat of a renaissance over the past decade or so. Industrial buildings and warehouses that the city was built on have been renovated and converted into amazing urban dwellings. Here’s a list of my Top 5 historic renovations in the North Loop neighborhood.
700 Washington Avenue N
One of the tallest structures in the Warehouse District, the name Tower Lofts comes from the prominent tower rising above the 6th floor roof. Before becoming the Tower Lofts this building was one of the largest artist’s coops in the Warehouse District, better known as the Studios @ 700. The first residential occupancy was actually in 1982.
Then
Gamble-Skogmo Building, Flour City Brush Company Building, Northern Bag Company Building, Studios @ 700
Built: 1920
Architect: Hewitt & Brown
Style: Medieval Revival
Now
Tower Lofts
Renovated: 2004
Architect: Elness Swenson Graham Architects
Style: Warehouse Loft, Live/Work, Open Floor Plan, Concrete Floors, 13 ft Cielings
525 3rd Street North
The Bookmen Lofts is one of the few historic renovations in the North Loop where the architect was able to build the addition of a 6th floor bump out/private rooftop deck for the top floor penthouse units.
Then
Bookmen Printing Building, IWS Warehouse, Slocum Bergen Building, Red and White Food Stores Warehouse
Built: 1914
Architect: Long, Lamoreaux & Long
Style: Commercial
Now
Bookmen Lofts
Renovated: 2004
Architect: James Dayton Design, Ltd.
Style: Warehouse Loft, Brick Walls, Concrete Floors
801 Washington Avenue N
801 Washington was originally home to a farm implement factory, a Studebaker Packard showroom and Shafer Refrigeration. The most recent tenant prior to the loft renovation was an Antiques dealer, Architectural Antiques.
Then
Pence Auto Co.
Built: 1914
Architect: John Wunder Co.
Style: Classical Revival
Now
801 Washington Ave Lofts
Renovated: 2003
Architect: Meyer Scherer Rockcastle Architects
Style: Warehouse Loft, Brick Walls, Wood Floors, Exposed Timber, Single and Multi-Level
748 3rd Ave N
The City of Minneapolis apparently approved a plan to add two story penthouses atop the Hershel building which would have increased the height from 6 floors to 8 floors, but this never came together.
Then
Herschel Roth Manufacturing Co..
Built: 1915
Architect: Walter H. Wheeler.
Style: Commercial
Now
Herschel Lofts
Renovated: 2006
Architect: Tanek Inc.
Style: Warehouse Loft, Brick Walls, Hardwood Floors
716 1st St. N.
In the early 1980’s the Itasca Lofts became the first warehouse conversion from industrial use to business and residential lofts in Minneapolis.
Then
Itasca Warehouse
Built: 1886
Architect: Long & Kees
Style: Richardsonian Romanesque
Now
The Itasca
Renovated: 1981
Architect: Edwins & Halden
Style: Warehouse Loft, Timber Loft, Brick Walls
via Mike Seebinger @ south-of-canada
More historic North Loop photos @ “A Look Back at the North Loop: Photo Montage“
