A 100-year-old building that was underutilized office space just three years ago, has been converted into 216 apartment homes now called Groove Lofts at Northstar Center in downtown Minneapolis.
A grand-opening event announced this milestone with the State of Minnesota, Hennepin County, City of Minneapolis, Sherman Associates and development partners.
Groove Lofts, developed by Sherman, provides mixed-income living downtown within the master-planned redevelopment of Northstar Center. The phased redevelopment of the block involves multiple developers and uses including hospitality-focused office space, meetings and events facility, and restaurants and retail. Hotel Indigo and Star Bar & Bistro were the first phase of the redevelopment, completed in 2023.
Groove Lofts provides housing for middle-income residents of the downtown community. Its core location is ideal for downtown employees who are integral to the community, yet who often cannot afford to live in the communities they serve.
The apartment homes have unique floor plans since the building was originally constructed as office space, which lends itself to longer layouts. Groove Lofts has over 40 different floor plans for renters to choose from.
The building’s unique design also allows for over 10,000 square feet of amenity space in the center of the building which includes a media lounge, arcade with karaoke and virtual reality rooms, maker’s space, coworking lounge, fitness center, a rooftop club room with a rooftop deck and ample storage space.
Northstar Center was the birthplace of the Minneapolis skyway system and residents at Groove Lofts have the convenience of a four-way skyway connection with direct access to Capella Tower, Rand Tower, Wells Fargo Center, and Baker Center.
Kraus-Anderson was the general contractor for Groove Lofts and RSP Architects was the architect for the entire Northstar Center redevelopment.
