{"id":1004129753,"date":"2015-10-21T06:10:29","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T14:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004129753"},"modified":"2020-04-28T01:30:29","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T09:30:29","slug":"district-energy-st-paul-settles-in-historic-jemne-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/district-energy-st-paul-settles-in-historic-jemne-building\/","title":{"rendered":"District Energy St. Paul Settles in Historic Jemne Building"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Anca Gagiuc, Associate Editor<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004129754\" style=\"width: 276px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/10\/The-Jemne-Building.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004129754\" data-attachment-id=\"1004129754\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/district-energy-st-paul-settles-in-historic-jemne-building\/the-jemne-building\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/10\/The-Jemne-Building.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"274,309\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Jemne Building\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Jemne Building&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/10\/The-Jemne-Building.jpg?w=274\" class=\"wp-image-1004129754 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/10\/The-Jemne-Building.jpg\" alt=\"The Jemne Building\" width=\"266\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/10\/The-Jemne-Building.jpg 274w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/10\/The-Jemne-Building.jpg?resize=266,300 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004129754\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The Jemne Building<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.districtenergy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">District Energy St. Paul<\/a> and its affiliate, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ever-greenenergy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ever-Green Energy<\/a>, have chosen the historic Jemne Building in Saint Paul, Minnesota as their new home. The company acquired the art deco structure\u2014designed by Magnus and Elsa Jemne in 1931 for the Women\u2019s City Club\u2014in March for $1.7 million.<\/p>\n<p>The building located at 305 St. Peter St. was listed on the National Register for Historic Places in 1982, renovated for the Museum of Modern Art from 1972 to 1994, and for World Architects and Engineers in 1998.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot only does the purchase make sense in a purely real estate investment way\u2014with its great location and Mississippi River views along a quickly redeveloping stretch of Kellogg Boulevard\u2014but it really fits who we are as an organization,\u201d Nina Axelson, director, community &amp; customer relations for District Energy, told the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/sustainable-energy-firm-remakes-the-jemne-building-an-art-deco-gem-in-st-paul\/333104641\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Star Tribune<\/a><\/em>. \u201cWhat we\u2019re doing here is taking an old building and giving it a new life as a hallmark to energy efficiency and education about sustainable energy use. In that way, it\u2019s very fitting to what we\u2019re all about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The building features district heating and cooling provided by District Energy St. Paul\u2014over 60 percent of its heating is provided from renewable energy. Work is underway to prepare the building for occupancy, slated to open in fall 2015. This month takes place the finalization of a $1.2 million reconstruction process led by the Minneapolis office of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lhbcorp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">LHB Architects<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rjmconstruction.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">RJM Construction<\/a>, reports the Star Tribune.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPreserving this building\u2019s architectural history while showcasing advanced technologies will be a great challenge and a great opportunity. Jemne historically served as a place for social and intellectual discourse, which we expect to carry forward. We will use our new home to advance new sustainable energy solutions through collaborations with local utilities, designers, architects, engineers, planners, developers, and other stakeholders. This intersection of engineering and community building is the foundation of our business, and the Jemne Building provides a great opportunity to incubate ideas and integrate solutions in the coming years,\u201d Ken Smith, president &amp; CEO of District Energy St. Paul and its affiliates, said in a prepared statement.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image courtesy of District Energy St. Paul<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Jemne Building will house District Energy and its subsidiary, Ever-Green.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":237,"featured_media":1004129754,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21783,36076,21742,21747,21786],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1004129753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-investment","category-minneapolis-st-paul","category-latest","category-office","category-sustainability"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - 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