Dayton’s Project is fueled by federal-state tax credits

Don Kohlenberger of Hightower Initiatives, the Dayton’s Project local representative, and Meghan Elliott, founder of New History, are key players in the $375 million redevelopment of the historic downtown redevelopment. The key to the Dayton's Project $375 million renovation is the former downtown Minneapolis department store's addition to the National Register of Historic [...]

Dayton’s Project is fueled by federal-state tax credits2022-01-03T15:31:25-06:00

A rare look inside as Dayton’s Project in Minneapolis reaches halfway point

May 17, 2019 KSTP 5:00 PM Newscast:  Much like the footsteps that echo through the skyway today, Dayton's department store was once the heartbeat of downtown Minneapolis. "There were other stores at the time, but Dayton's was the best," said Susie Quinn, who started shopping at Dayton's in the 1970s when she was 19. [...]

A rare look inside as Dayton’s Project in Minneapolis reaches halfway point2019-05-20T16:52:56-05:00

Dayton’s tenants queue for 2020

By: Matt M. Johnson March 25, 2019 A new design that shrinks a retail atrium at the Dayton’s Project in downtown Minneapolis has pushed the building’s opening date back by several months. New renderings of the $250 million renovation of the building at 700 Nicollet Mall that formerly housed Dayton’s and Macy’s department stores show more detail of what [...]

Dayton’s tenants queue for 20202019-04-02T16:05:15-05:00

Busy Construction Year Lies Ahead

By: Finance and Commerce Staff December 26, 2018 7:00 am Each December, the Finance & Commerce staff looks ahead to the major projects that will dominate headlines in the coming year. In the past, we’ve struggled to narrow the list down to 10. This year, we realized it’s impossible. As the second-longest economic expansion on record continues, there [...]

Busy Construction Year Lies Ahead2019-01-22T10:06:49-06:00

Marketing the Dayton’s Project in downtown Minneapolis

By: Matt M. Johnson July 24, 2018 7:00 am Almost none of the work underway at the Dayton’s Project in downtown Minneapolis is visible to people passing on the street. “Everything is happening inside the building” at 700 Nicollet Mall, said Don Kohlenberger, the local representative of the building’s majority owner, New York-based 601w Cos. (Staff photo: [...]

Marketing the Dayton’s Project in downtown Minneapolis2019-01-22T09:30:33-06:00

Wallet Lost 53 Years Ago at Dayton’s is Returned to Owner

Maybe the monkey hid it? By Allison Kaplan Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine Dayton’s department store is dead, but its reputation for customer service endures: A wallet lost at the downtown Minneapolis flagship in 1965 was just returned to its owner, contents still intact. Maybe the monkey hid it? As demolition within the historic department store building progresses to [...]

Wallet Lost 53 Years Ago at Dayton’s is Returned to Owner2019-01-22T09:33:41-06:00

Dayton’s Project building on downtown Minneapolis history

By: Matt M. Johnson February 27, 2018 The former Hudson’s jewelry store space in the Dayton’s Project will largely be preserved in the renovation of the 1.2 million-square-foot complex at 700 Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis. (Staff photo: Matt M. Johnson) Once a week, a demolition team working on the Dayton’s Project at 700 Nicollet [...]

Dayton’s Project building on downtown Minneapolis history2019-01-22T09:36:47-06:00
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