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Fairbciult couple continues to k new� e challenges
BREMERS TACKLE
STILLWATER PROJECT if,, //We had two main
by Tarsha Glander r z
objectives with this project.
The first was to bring back
A fter nearly 25 years in the con- ' ,t �, g
struction business, Donna and ,�■.,�
Steve Bremer are not showing any signs "�'"' ""- the history of the buildings.
of slowing down. � � ���
The Faribault couple's most recent k
undertaking is the restoration of six his =� ,:_r,;_,,,,,,, , 1 xw The second was to brin
toric buildings in downtown Stillwater. _-_ ,r:,- y x It k s l' g
The $8 million project entails convert- g " new residential areas to
ing former brewery buildings into a
mixed-use facility combining retail,res-
idential and possibly office space. K y Stit water's downtown."
Their company, Bremer Construction - t �
Inc.,.resulte fro the failure of anoth ��� ' '� ,
' � 4 � s -Donna Bremer
er. In 1989, a construction company that ,-„ ,, ” x y Bremer Construction Inc.
had employed Steve as a project man- COURTESY OF BREMER CONSTRUCTION
went out of business. Rather than Donna and Steve Bremer are in the midst of an$8 million project to convert six for-
take
take his chances with another employ mer brewery buildings in downtown Stillwater into a mix of retail,residential and
er, Steve decided to launch his own possibly office space.
company.
Then came the Wabasha Caves. In
1991, Bremer Construction was search- - �,g ` '
ing for a place to store its heavy , try' ,s. #
machinery. Around the same time, the r -- s i
city of St. Paul was planning to con- 'ate' ' � �
demn the sandstone caves along the rs � r
riverfront. ��
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"This is a prime location. , .. ;�
You can literally walk out ;. 4114 ; . 4 t ' " . -
the front door and you're .�
} # . ,i F ! ` COURTESY OF BREMER ER CONSTRUCTION
' � ` A photo of the brews r' buildin buildings from the late 1800s.brigesht t l oinf
to offer." T m • k ers are empty-nesters were chiseled out and used as storage.
„4' � ' who are looking to The adjoining building to the right of
-Steve Bremer � - .,i !�14 . . downsize and decrease the brewhouse was never actually used
;. maintenance hassles. for anything more than a courtyard until
Bremer Construction Inc. 1t7 .;, 1 i The future of two the 1940s when it was converted into a
freestanding buildings, car dealership. The building on the cor-
- which can be adapted ner of Main and Nelson Streets served
for either residential or as a hotel at the time. The barn to the
The Bremers made an offer, and commercial use, has back of the property served as a stable
although it was significantly lower than yet to be determined. for the brewery horses. Sometime dur-
the asking price, it was still enough to One of those buildings ing the 1940s, the barn was purchased
COURTESY OF BREMER CONSTRUCTION has an adjacent by p
land the pair a 20,000 square foot cave jacent cave. In b Sherman Gordon and served as part
system. In the end, however, the Bre The limestone caves,which provide 50 degree to 55 degree addition, the property of his scrape yard for about,60 years.
mers decided that the old gangster hang tempertures year-round,were originally used as storage. has another 6,000 In 1950, a man named Tom Curtis
out was better suited for tourism and square feet of lime- bought the brewery and the caves. He
special events than storage. So they planned for the spaces above the restau stone caves, which flooded the caves and began conducting
began offering cave tours and opened a rant and gift shop. Each of these living were originally chiseled out and used by cave tours by boat. In 1960, Vittorio's
Thursday night swing-dancing club. In spaces, ranging from 1,408 square feet the brewery for storage. After purchas- restaurant opened in the street level
2000, they opened Grumpy Steve's cof- to 2,235 square feet, offers views of the ing the property, the Bremers have been space it occupies today and came into
fee shop near the caves. St. Croix River and access to Stillwa- offering tours of those caves. new ownership in 1993 when it was
Just when it looked like the pair ter's downtown. bought out. The restaurant changed its
might settle into their on-going projects, "This is a prime location,"says Steve. A look back name to Buona Sera this fall.
they decided to undertake the downtown "You can literally walk out the front The brewery itself came into life Finally,the Bremers bought the entire
Stillwater restoration project. The Bre- door and you're right in the middle of sometime in the 1860s. There are a total property in 2001.They bought back the
mers began looking at the site along , the best of what Stillwater has to offer." of six buildings in all, four of which are barn from Sherman Gordon in 2002, so
South Main Street during the summer of The units will feature 9- to 13 foot connected and two are freestanding. as to keep the original property com-
2000. They purchased it soon thereafter. ceilings, gas fireplaces, hardwood One of the freestanding buildings at the pletely in tact. Since then, the couple
"I really took an interest in the histo- floors, walk-in closets, built-in appli rear of the property served as the first has been working hard to create some
ry of the buildings and after doing a bit ances and two-car garages, and in some brewhouse on the site, known as the thing new within the historic buildings.
of research, I really knew it was some- roof-top decks. In addition, the living Martin Wolf brewery.This building also The Bremers believe that the restora-
thing I had to get into," says Donna. spaces will be custom-finished to meet happens to be one of Stillwater's oldest. tion of these buildings is vital to the
The retail space has already been corn- the needs and preferences of individual A few years after starting his own Stillwater community.
pleted and leased.The 1,200 square foot buyers. None of the work has been done business, Martin decided to join forces "We had two main objectives with
lower level of the main building was on the condominiums yet. Prices begin with his brother, Joseph, to open up the this project. The first was to bring back
converted into the second Grumpy at $570,000. Joseph Wolf Brewery in one of the the history of the buildings. The second
Steve's coffee shop. An existing restau- The Bremers report that there has adjoining buildings. The building was to bring more residential areas to
rant, formerly known as Vittorio's has been quite a bit of interest in the pro Grumpy Steve's occupies now was used Stillwater's downtown," Donna says.
expanded and been renamed Bueona ject. as an office facility for that brewery. "We are hoping to help stabilize the
Sera. Elations, a gift shop, has leased "We've had several walk throughs The adjacent building was the Joseph businesses there by having more resi-
the third space. within the past months," says Donna. Wolf brewing site. The limestone caves, dents close to all the shops and restau-
Six luxury condominiums are She adds that most of the potential buy-
50 which provide a steady temperature of rants." J
to 55 degrees throughout the year,
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�': i t' �,, n, APPROVES FINAL PLAT
by Danielle Anderson
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- ,_� - -- '` -' .+� Ramsey Town Center LLC plans to kick
;:;: , : , at t I off its Ramsey Town Center project with•-,S..1%.-4„,.7
- ,; ` . , i _ an official ground-breaking on Oct.24.How-
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, "(r e 1 ever, the transit-oriented development
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L' 4 '� t �.. planned for a 322-acre site along Highway 10
, 4 ' cleared some major hurdles last month.
, � ,� �°` On Sept. 16, the Ramsey City Council
: , 4" .� sT � �� - entered into a development agreement with
project developer Ramsey Town Center LLC.
COURTESY OF DULUTH ECONOMIC DEVELOP AUTHORITY A week later,the council voted to approve the
pring on 200,000 square foot, three-story addition to the ma'- ampus of St. final plat for the development.
Now that the approvals are in place, both
.The buildin• ill be built to accommodate future growth,as it w' •e expandable to city and developer are ready to get down to
what assistant community development
• • director Pat Trudgeon calls the"nitty-gritty."
lose 4 • • nS10 • "During the summer months, we've been
focused on just getting the final plat and
luthrs do -- ' development agreement behind us," Trud-
o " geon says. 'Mow it's the nitty-gritty stuff
getting the actual infrastructure and utilities
in place and getting the area ready for new
Even though the lean economy ■ . The expansion will add a new, developments."
y
led to some recent downs• g, 200,000 square foot,three-story build One Town Center building project that is
Duluth's healthcare industry •• about -t between East First and Superior moving forward is a PACT (Parents Allied
to get even bigger. That's b' ause St. st .. s—adjacent to the current cam with Children and Teachers)charter school.
Mary's/Duluth Clinic (S■ 0C) Health pus. - building will be engineered The 71,350 square foot school will house 560
• Systems, which op- . es the major to acco odate even more growth in students in grades K-12.
downtown hospit, and medical cen- the future, .. it will be expandable to Trudgeon expects that additional buildings
ter, is embar on a $75 million seven floors. will be under construction next spring.Those
major expan •.n that will include new The city of D h is also involved buildings will still have to go trough the
centers 19 ancer treatment, digestive in the overall downt. project,as the approval process.
diseases,diagnostics,neuro-muscular Beginning this fall,the city of Ramsey will
skeletal diseases, among others. DULUTH be installing Sunwood Drive.Trudgeon says
to page 16 that the east-west thoroughfare should be
completed by next summer. Meanwhile,the
• developers will begin mass grading the whole
ac • Sot' carver' COU 1 5 site,preparing for the water system and cre-
ating some additional roads.
Ramsey Town Center LLC is planning an
City officials 42 in Savage.There • major develop- aggressive three-to five-year build out of the
' say that the ers are hard at w. putting the finish- massive project,which will include a mix of
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` community is ing touches • eir respective retail live, work and play options for residents in
` �"i f on track to centers. A, er hot spot has emerged all stages of life.
" ff eft 1R match the 2002 where my Road 18 and Highway The plan calls for more than 2,000 hous-
�: t mbers this 169 Ir -tin Shakopee.That's where the ing units,ranging from live/work lofts, sin-
, lt l' y- . Jordan has s", d phase of Southbridge Crossing gle-family and multifamily homes, senior
ir issu.. about 87 currently under construction. housing and rental units.The 400,000 square
reside •al per This area review focusing on Scott foot retail component will offer a mix of
I'' mits ea • •r and Carver counties is the seventh part neighborhood-oriented shops, services,
over t ast of the Minnesota Real Estate Journal's restaurants and entertainment venues as well
Ii ', three ye. s. (MREJ) eight-part Twin Cities Devel- as some with a regional draw.The office com-
M- while opment Series. Throughout the year, ponent will likely be a mix of medical,
I 0'.rver County, MREJ has highlighted new and on- research and development, and financial
nt: °� atertown offi- •oing projects across the metro users.
(. cials are brac- .,-a.This year's line-up included South- Transportation is a major theme of the
ing for future ern %akota County in the Feb. 17 issue, development,according to the Ramsey Town
tNpr activity iIn the Wash •_ton County in the April 14 Center LLC.The area offers easy access to
last ye r or so, issue, 'oka County in the May 12 Highway 10 and is positioned along the pro-
the co munity issue, No 'west Hennepin County in posed Northstar Commuter Rail Corridor.
annill ,00 acres for future evelop- the June 23 1 ue and Hennepin County Options for residents,workers and visitors to
ment in the August .: issue. The final area the area include buses,vehicles,bicycles and
The rise in residential over the last review, schedul- for Nov. 24, will walking.
several years alsq appears to be purring unearth developme. activity in R am- Elness Swenson Graham Architects Inc.
retail development in some co mum- sey County. '. l and Close Landscape Architecture are the
ties. One retail hot spot is the i tersec- master plan architects and architectural
tion of Highway 13 and Coun y Road CITY PROFILES designers of Ramsey Town Center.
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The Elk River business owners who have signed below would like to encourage the HRA and
City Council to choose MetroPlains to develop Downtown Elk River. We feel that they demonstrate a
good understanding of the needs of our community and they have experience in revitalizing
downtowns.
MetroPlains has been successful incorporating new buildings among existing structures and
enhancing the historic character of the downtowns they have developed. We feel that they would be a
good choice for revitalizing Downtown Elk River.
Sincerely,
Si,_ attire Date
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