Shopping Center Group Honors Retail Design

BLOOMINGTON, MN-The Minnesota Shopping Center Association this week awarded a number of honors to projects and individuals in the retail and shopping center industry. The annual presentation was made this week in front of some 200 members at Minnesota Valley Country Club in Bloomington.

The award winners in the area of design and aesthetics included:

Interior Retail: Toto, a store in Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, owned by CBR Inc.; the architect was Architectural Alliance, the consultant was Dunham Associates and the contractor was NBC General Contractors.

Retail under 50,000 sf: Lakeville Crossing, owned, developed and leased by Paster Enterprises; the architect was KKE Architects, the consultant was Nelson Rudie and Associates and the landform contractor was Weis Builders Inc.

Retail from 50,000 sf to 250,000 sf: Block E in Minneapolis owned by Block E Interest LLC and developed and leased by McCaffery Interest; the architect was Antunovich Associates, the consultants were Downey Engebretson Inc. and Faegre & Benson LLP, the contractor was PCL/Plant Construction, and leased by McCaffery and Westfair Realty.

Shopping Centers over 250,000 sf: The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes, Maple Grove owned, co-developed and built by Opus Northwest, along with RED Development; the architect was KKE Architects, the consultants were US Bank, MFRA and Damon Farber & Associates, and leased by RED Development.