Midway Stadium Business Center
Award-Winning Urban Redevelopment
Development of Midway Stadium Business Center was a complex, five-year project that began with a 2011 land swap between the City of Saint Paul and the Saint Paul Port Authority (SPPA). Historically, the site was the location of the former State Fair dump and Midway Stadium. Cleanup and redevelopment of this 13-acre brownfield resulted in a 189,000-square-foot, flex-industrial, office/warehouse space which created 200 living-wage jobs. SPPA partnered with United Properties to hire LHB for design of the site and building that complements the surrounding neighborhood by using materials like brick, wood veneered panels, and glass. The brick patterns provide unique variations at each tenant entrance to aid in identity and wayfinding while pedestrian scale patterns in the concrete wall panels help reduce the perceived size of the building. LHB assisted with leasing plans, tenant fit plans, and provided interior design and architecture for three major building tenants.
LHB provided LEED Administration and developed sustainable tenant guidelines for leasing pursuits and ongoing operations. The project was the first LEED Pre-Certified Multi-Tenant Industrial Building in Minnesota.
Take Another Look
Bright colors and masonry patterns give the building a vibrant glow.
Steps to Sustainability
Sustainable elements include upgraded stormwater management systems using pervious pavers.
First Place
The building was the first LEED Pre-Certified Multi-Tenant Industrial Building in Minnesota and had the highest LEED score of any industrial building in the state. Upgraded HVAC systems and high efficiency lighting result in 20% reduction in energy consumption. A 40-kilowatt rooftop photovoltaic further offsets energy use.
Prize Winner
The project was awarded the 2017 Sustainable Saint Paul Award.
