{"id":1004181315,"date":"2017-06-20T08:18:31","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T16:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004181315"},"modified":"2022-12-09T02:24:12","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T10:24:12","slug":"newly-renovated-baker-center-opens-doors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/newly-renovated-baker-center-opens-doors\/","title":{"rendered":"Newly Renovated Baker Center Opens Doors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Roxana Baiceanu<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004181317\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/06\/Baker-Center-Minn.1.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004181317\" data-attachment-id=\"1004181317\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/newly-renovated-baker-center-opens-doors\/baker-center-minn-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/06\/Baker-Center-Minn.1.png\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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=\"Baker Center, Minn.\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Baker Center, Minn.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Baker Center, Minn.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/06\/Baker-Center-Minn.1.png?w=800\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1004181317 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/06\/Baker-Center-Minn.1.png\" alt=\"Baker Center, Minneapolis\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/06\/Baker-Center-Minn.1.png 800w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/06\/Baker-Center-Minn.1.png?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/06\/Baker-Center-Minn.1.png?resize=768,576 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004181317\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Baker Center, Minneapolis<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Gardner Builders and JE Dunn completed the refurbishment of the 1 million-square-foot Baker Center earlier this month\u00a0after starting work\u00a0last year. The renovation of the four-building property,\u00a0covering a city block in Minneapolis\u2019 central\u00a0business district, was planned by RSP Architects.<\/p>\n<h2>The Makeover of\u00a0an Art Deco Classic<\/h2>\n<p>According to RSP Architects\u2019 website, the idea behind the project was to redevelop the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/transwestern-announces-redevelopment-of-landmark-minneapolis-office-and-retail-complex\/\">historic property<\/a>\u00a0in order to attract young professionals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>The goal of the design was to honor the historic aspects of the buildings while creating unique modern spaces to support today\u2019s mobile worker,&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0David Serrano, a principal with RSP, told <em>Commercial Property Executive<\/em>. &#8220;<em>The result is a \u2018new art deco\u2019 style that takes advantage of the art deco bones of the building while introducing forward-thinking amenities like the concierge desk and rooftop deck.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Renovation work consisted in upgrading all common areas but it also added new features such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a 12-story glass curtain wall component;<\/li>\n<li>a two-story entry atrium;<\/li>\n<li>a new amenity floor featuring a fitness center;<\/li>\n<li>a panoramic rooftop deck.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Two buildings part of Baker Center were built in 1926 and the other two were added in 1965, bringing a significant supply of office and retail space in Minneapolis&#8217; downtown area. The building\u2019s owner is The Travelers Cos. Inc. and Transwestern is the managing company.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image courtesy of Transwestern<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new features of the four-building complex in downtown Minneapolis include a large media wall, a two-story entry atrium, a new amenity floor and a panoramic rooftop deck.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1064,"featured_media":1004181317,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21782,13,36076,21752,21742],"tags":[36297,36300,36299,33313,36298],"class_list":["post-1004181315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-development","category-midwest","category-minneapolis-st-paul","category-mixed-use","category-latest","tag-baker-center","tag-je-dunn-construction","tag-rsp-architects","tag-transwestern","tag-travelers-companies-inc"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - 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