David Frauenshuh has 56 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry. With his extensive history in real estate and market expertise, he has built a reputation for himself as well as for Frauenshuh, Inc. as an industry leader and trusted partner and advisor to its clients. David has built and leads an organization focused on creative real estate solutions and property ownership, management, and investment both locally and nationally. The name Frauenshuh is synonymous with honesty and integrity.
Frauenshuh, Inc. has vast expertise in the areas of development, corporate real estate services, project management, property management and financing within the commercial, office, medical and institutional sectors. Over the years, David has provided strategic solutions for many organizations as it relates to their business model as well as site, facilities, and real estate portfolio optimization. Significant projects include development of LaSalle Plaza, Infor Commons and St. Francis Hospital in the Twin Cities metropolitan area as well as many renowned medical facility projects around the country.
Mr. Frauenshuh is a graduate of Minnesota State University Mankato and a recipient of their Distinguished Alumni Award. A native of the Saint Paul area, he is a member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks and the Building Owners and Management Association founding member RPA designation). In 2010, David was honored with the prestigious Minnesota Business Hall of Fame Award, recognizing top business leaders across the state. David’s entrepreneurial endeavors have spanned into hospitality and restaurant franchisee ownership, energy, data centers, and the pharmaceutical medical sectors.
David humbly supports many causes that improve communities ranging from the Frauenshuh Cancer Center located on the Methodist Hospital campus to Globe Serve International, as sponsor of a K-12 school in Ghana, West Africa. Throughout his career, he has supported and served on the boards of many for-profit and nonprofit organizations, including: Economic Club of Minnesota (Founder and Board Member), The Salvation Army (National Advisory Board), Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (Federal Housing Finance Board), National Prayer Breakfast (Business Leaders Committee), Children’s House Hawaii (Board of Trustees), Minnesota Prayer Breakfast (Chairman), Minnesota Military Family Foundation (Board Member), Concordia University – St. Paul (Chairman, President’s Advisory Board), and Minnesota Private Business Council (Founder and Board Member). In addition to his many contributions to business and non-profit philanthropy, David remains actively involved in Christian outreach and missionary work with several charitable organizations.