Thorp Building 1618-1620 Central Ave NE 490 - 51,085 SF of Flex Space Available in Minneapolis, MN 55413
HIGHLIGHTS
- Arts Community, Pillar NE Minneapolis Creative Light Industrial Mixed Use Building, Birth Place of Art-A-Whirl with 120,000 People Attending the Event
- Wood Tongue and Groove Ceilings, Industrial Steel Beam, Column and Strut Construction
- Renovated Historic General Mills WWII Naval Industrial Building, Operable Steel Sash Clear Story Windows, Abundant Natural Light
FEATURES
ALL AVAILABLE SPACES(7)
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• $8.52 SF/year in Tax, CAM and Utilities • South facing operable windows • Concrete floor • Utility sink • Exposed historic brick • Close to exterior access and parking lot • Private access to material lift (non-passenger elevator) • Access to common docks • Tenant improvement allowance available to be amortized over term
- Lease rate does not include utilities, property expenses or building services
- Central Heating System
• $8.52 SF/year in Tax, CAM and General Utilities budgeted for 2025 • Private office • Air conditioning (A/C electric charged separately) • First floor • High ceilings • Central location • Close access to common docks • No exterior windows • Tenant improvement allowance available to be amortized over term
- Lease rate does not include utilities, property expenses or building services
- High Ceilings
- Central Air Conditioning
• 456 SF of mezzanine space • Private pedestrian access • Bridge crane • Heavy floor loads - 6” concrete slab • Massive steel beam, column and strut construction • Wood tongue and groove ceiling • Heavy power 480, 3 phase • Historic renovated steel sash operable windows • Roughed-in plumbing • Tenant improvement allowance available to be amortized over term • $8.52 SF/year in Tax, CAM and General Utilities Budgeted for 2025
- Lease rate does not include utilities, property expenses or building services
- High Ceilings
- Central Air Conditioning
• 971 SF of mezzanine space • Two private restrooms • Private dock • Private pedestrian access • Bridge crane • Heavy floor loads - 6” concrete slab • Massive steel beam strut construction • Wood tongue and groove ceiling • Heavy power 480, 3 phase • Historic renovated steel sash operable windows and thermal pane windows • Roughed-in plumbing • Tenant improvement allowance available to be amortized over term • $8.52 SF/year in Tax, CAM and General Utilities budgeted for 2025
- Lease rate does not include utilities, property expenses or building services
- Kitchen
- High Ceilings
- Central Air Conditioning
- Private Restrooms
- Exposed Ceiling
• $8.52 SF/year in Tax, CAM and General Utilities Budgeted for 2025 • 515 SF of mezzanine space • Two private restrooms • Private dock • Private pedestrian access • Bridge crane • Heavy floor loads - 4” to 6” concrete slab @ 3 feet above bedrock • Massive steel beam strut construction • Wood tongue and groove ceiling • Heavy power 480, 3 phase • Historic renovated metal sash windows and thermal pane windows • Roughed-in plumbing
- Lease rate does not include utilities, property expenses or building services
- Private Restrooms
- Central Air Conditioning
- High Ceilings
Existing • One private restroom with access to building common restrooms • Private semi-high dock and exterior dock / patio • Dedicated and general parking • Private direct exterior pedestrian access • Historic operable manual bridge cranes • Heavy floor loads - 6” concrete slab • Massive steel column, beam & strut construction • Media blasted wood tongue and groove ceiling • Heavy power 480, 3 phase • Refurbished historic metal sash operable windows • Office, production/warehouse and small cocktail room • High efficiency RTU Heat/AC with separate electric meters in office and cocktail room “As is, where is” with the following work to be completed as part of the base building improvements • Check and repair steam heating system return line slopes, traps and valves • Fresh paint on exterior doors • Check and provide preventative maintenance for existing garage doors and pedestrian doors • Restore existing drywall, sanded ready for paint • Construction cleaning • Architectural Fit Plan • Tenant improvement allowance is available to be amortized over the term
- Lease rate does not include utilities, property expenses or building services
- Partitioned Offices
- High Ceilings
- Exposed Ceiling
- Central Air Conditioning
- Private Restrooms
- Conference Rooms
• $8.52 SF/year in Tax, CAM and Utilities • Second floor location • Access to freight elevator • Exposed brick • Central air • Concrete floors • Large west facing windows • High efficiency roof top HVAC unit • “As is, where is” • Tenant improvement allowance available to be amortized over term
- Lease rate does not include utilities, property expenses or building services
- Central Air and Heating
| Space | Size | Term | Rental Rate | Space Use | Condition | Available |
| Lower Level - 1618-09 | 1,465 SF | Negotiable | $7.01 CAD/SF/YR | Flex | - | Now |
| 1st Floor - 1620-112 | 490 SF | Negotiable | $11.10 CAD/SF/YR | Flex | - | 2025-06-02 |
| 1st Floor - 1620-149 | 5,494 SF | 5-10 Years | $14.92 CAD/SF/YR | Flex | - | Now |
| 1st Floor - 1620-150 | 14,381 SF | 5-10 Years | $14.22 CAD/SF/YR | Flex | Partial Build-Out | 90 Days |
| 1st Floor - 1620-150 | 8,824 SF | 5-10 Years | $16.30 CAD/SF/YR | Flex | - | Now |
| 1st Floor - 1620-152 | 19,396 SF | Negotiable | $13.18 CAD/SF/YR | Flex | - | 120 Days |
| 2nd Floor - 1620-218 | 1,035 SF | Negotiable | $15.26 CAD/SF/YR | Flex | - | Now |
Lower Level - 1618-09
| Size |
| 1,465 SF |
| Term |
| Negotiable |
| Rental Rate |
| $7.01 CAD/SF/YR |
| Space Use |
| Flex |
| Condition |
| - |
| Available |
| Now |
1st Floor - 1620-112
| Size |
| 490 SF |
| Term |
| Negotiable |
| Rental Rate |
| $11.10 CAD/SF/YR |
| Space Use |
| Flex |
| Condition |
| - |
| Available |
| 2025-06-02 |
1st Floor - 1620-149
| Size |
| 5,494 SF |
| Term |
| 5-10 Years |
| Rental Rate |
| $14.92 CAD/SF/YR |
| Space Use |
| Flex |
| Condition |
| - |
| Available |
| Now |
1st Floor - 1620-150
| Size |
| 14,381 SF |
| Term |
| 5-10 Years |
| Rental Rate |
| $14.22 CAD/SF/YR |
| Space Use |
| Flex |
| Condition |
| Partial Build-Out |
| Available |
| 90 Days |
1st Floor - 1620-150
| Size |
| 8,824 SF |
| Term |
| 5-10 Years |
| Rental Rate |
| $16.30 CAD/SF/YR |
| Space Use |
| Flex |
| Condition |
| - |
| Available |
| Now |
1st Floor - 1620-152
| Size |
| 19,396 SF |
| Term |
| Negotiable |
| Rental Rate |
| $13.18 CAD/SF/YR |
| Space Use |
| Flex |
| Condition |
| - |
| Available |
| 120 Days |
2nd Floor - 1620-218
| Size |
| 1,035 SF |
| Term |
| Negotiable |
| Rental Rate |
| $15.26 CAD/SF/YR |
| Space Use |
| Flex |
| Condition |
| - |
| Available |
| Now |
PROPERTY OVERVIEW
Our spaces are reimagined historical buildings that have been brought back to life to meet a variety of creative and functional use cases. We create light-use industrial and mixed use spaces that provide an inspiring backdrop for creativity and innovation focusing on historic renovation best practices, natural light, fresh air and reducing the building's carbon footprint. Built in the 1940s, the Thorp Building was used during World War II by General Mills as a manufacturing site for the Norden Bombsight. Post war, the building fell into obscurity for decades. The Thorp Building found new life in the late 20th century when the family company Bohm redeveloped the space. The building transformed into a creative arts, creative light industrial and mixed use space that reinvigorated and became once again a pillar of the local creative economy.
