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Normandale 'LEEDs' the Way

The Minnesota office park is showing the benefits of collaborative green development.

By Debra Hazel | Updated on January 02, 2009

Given the current state of commercial real estate, one might be forgiven for thinking that what Bloomington, MN, does not need is another office building. But in the case of the upcoming 8200 Tower at Normandale Lake Office Park, that may not be true.

The product of a long-term commitment by owner Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association, College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF), and a collaboration between developer United Properties, property manager NorthMarq, architect Edward Farr and various consultants, the 8200 Tower already is pre-certified as LEED Gold. That should help attract new tenants and achieve higher returns in a down time.

“It was our idea to make it a sustainable project,” says Bill Katter, a vice president of United Properties, Bloomington, MN. “We packaged it and brought it to [TIAA], who asked us to go further. We found we could get to Gold [certification] without too much economic investment.”

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