Hub (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

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The front exterior of the Hub in 2018
Hub (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Alternative names
  • Hub Minneapolis
  • Hub on Campus
General information
Type
Location Minneapolis, Minnesota
Address311 Harvard Street Southeast
Coordinates 44°58′23″N93°13′21″W / 44.97306°N 93.22250°W / 44.97306; -93.22250 Coordinates: 44°58′23″N93°13′21″W / 44.97306°N 93.22250°W / 44.97306; -93.22250
Construction startedOctober 2016
CompletedAugust 2018
Cost$100 million (USD)
Owner
  • Core Spaces
  • Harbor Bay Real Estate
LandlordGreystar
Height284 ft (87 m)
Technical details
Floor count26
Floor area443,904 sq ft (41,240.0 m2)
Design and construction
Architecture firmHartshorne Plunkard Architecture
Structural engineerMeyer Borgman Johnson
Civil engineerKimley-Horn
Main contractorJ.H. Findorff & Son

The Hub (also referred to as Hub Minneapolis and Hub on Campus) is a luxury residential apartment building located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The project was first announced under the working name 311 Harvard, before being renamed as the Hub during construction. The building was designed by Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture and includes 407 residential units designated for the campus population of the nearby University of Minnesota. It also contains leasable retail space, with current tenants including Caribou Coffee, Chase Bank, Wells Fargo, and Roti Modern Mediterranean.

Contents

Construction and opening

Construction began on the Hub in October 2016 with a traditional groundbreaking ceremony. In the official proposal for the Hub, the completed project would become one of the tallest structures located near the University of Minnesota campus. [1]

Design

The exterior contains a 268 ft (82 m) glass curtain wall, inspired by neighboring urban walls within the vicinity. [2] Holly Dolezalek from Minneapolis financial magazine Finance & Commerce named it one of the "Top Projects of 2018", highlighting its efforts to continue construction despite numerous setbacks. [3]

Location

The Hub is located at the intersection of Harvard Street Southeast and Washington Avenue Southeast, adjacent to the Metro Green Line East Bank light rail station. [2] [3] It was built atop a former retail block in the East Bank neighborhood of Minneapolis, with previous businesses such as Big 10 Restaurant and Espresso Exposé becoming displaced after the project's announcement. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Reilly, Mark (December 20, 2016). "REIT buys majority stake in housing high-rise near U of M". Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal . Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Hub at Minneapolis Tops Off in Downtown Minneapolis". Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Dolezalek, Holly (July 26, 2019). "Top Projects of 2018: Hub Minneapolis". Finance & Commerce . Retrieved April 26, 2020.