Some of you may be following the current change and construction down at 900 Minnesota. Today we received an update from BUILD Inc. about the project:

“The entire site is now fenced and construction trailers have been placed in the old parking lot. We have done all of the “soft” demolition, removing the interior fittings and furnishings. We worked hard to recycle about 85% of the material that has been removed. We are scheduled to commence the demolition structural elements of the building on Monday, August 20th. Since we are “harvesting” most of the material, it will need to be hand-dismantled, bundled or crated, then moved to a mill and warehouse in Mt. Shasta, California. Some of the material will be coming back to be used in the new construction.

In order to have enough room for this operation and the excavation of the garage in the northern half of the site, the rebuilding of 20th Street, and the extension of Esprit Park, we will need to include all of 20th Street within the fencing. 20th Street, between Minnesota and Indiana, will close starting Thursday August 24th.
As construction progresses, the city will require us to move the fences away from the building facades to provide a safety buffer. Ultimately, we will take up the sidewalk and the parking lane on both Minnesota and Indiana Streets. To minimize the temporary loss of parking in the neighborhood, we will ask DPT to relocate the perpendicular parking from the west side of Minnesota St. to the east side opposite the project only. We will work to keep all construction parking to Indiana St. Additionally, we are hoping to rent the space under the20th Street overpass east of Minnesota as an additional parking area.”

This should be an exciting addition to the Central Waterfront neighborhood.