The Landscape Arboretum Apple House is open to the public, but also has strong connections to Arboretum programming. The new facility will advance a for-profit, retail component supplemented by educational opportunities. The new facility will serve the public and Arboretum year-round, and activate surrounding Arboretum areas such as Spring Peeper Meadow and Farm at the Arb.
The Peik Gym building has begun the 'Total Demolition' phase. The Project began under Pete Nickel back in 2023 with the hiring of U+B as the Architect; and received project funding this past spring. The building was formerly home to the Women's Gymnastic Team; and with the relocation of the team to their new facility in Athlete's Village this past winter, prepping Peik Gym for demolition began.
Twin Cities Campus / East Bank: The new Sonic project at Coffman Cube is taking over the space formerly occupied by the Gopher Express, Print Shop and Post Office, offering a fresh dining option at Coffman. This Sonic location is one of the few to be integrated into a university setting, a unique adaptation of the brand, which is traditionally known as a carhop and drive -thru model. This overall space of the new restaurant is approximately 3,600 GSF on the ground level located near the Bookstore and Starbucks. The new construction will provide an area for the Sonic kitchen, which includes two sales kiosks, a counter serving area, as well as ample storage and seating.
Twin Cities Campus | East Bank: The Advanced Operations Center (AOC) will include the relocation of Information Technology (OIT) 3,000 sq ft Network Operations Center (NOC) facility and anticipates the future relocation of OIT’s 9,000 sq ft Data Center currently located within West Bank Office Building (WBOB)
Twin Cities Campus | East Bank: Renovation of the existing CSOM Building located on the West Bank of the Twin Cities campus. The renovation work will include architectural, structural, mechanical, and electrical systems.
The Territorial Hall HVAC replacement project renews heating and cooling systems for resident rooms and public spaces in the building to provide continuity of operations for this student housing building in the Superblock on the east bank.
Duluth Campus: The Duluth campus Main Production Kitchen (MPK) was designed in 1971. The existing kitchen is more than fifty years old, and other than some equipment replacement and minor additions, the space is sized and orientated to support an operational model that no longer fits the culinary needs of the modern university student.
Housing and Residential Life proposes to renovate Middlebrook Dining Hall, currently serving 900 first-year residents on the west bank of the Twin Cities campus. The original Middlebrook Dining Hall was constructed in 1967, with small updates over the last two decades.