Minnesota Shopping Center Association names top retail projects

O’Shaughnessy Distillery in Minneapolis, Shake Shack in Maple Grove and Woodbury Village shopping center were among the projects honored by the Minnesota Shopping Center Association during its annual Shopping Center Tribute Awards for Retail Real Estate (STARR Awards) ceremony.

O’Shaughnessy Distillery, which opened last summer in the Prospect Park neighborhood, won an interior design award and an audience choice award voted on by attendees during the Tuesday event at the Golden Valley Country Club.

Maple Grove’s Shake Shack Drive-Thru won awards in the new construction and development process categories, while a standalone Chase Bank and an outlot building that’s home to a Crisp & Green location, both within Woodbury Village, each nabbed awards in other areas.

Two new restaurants designed by Minneapolis-based firm Shea, Khaluna and Yum! Kitchen & Bakery, took home awards for interior design.

Here’s the full list of the 2022 STARR Awards winners:

Interior Design – Full-Service Restaurant: Khaluna, Minneapolis

• Owner(s): Tarique and Ann Ahmed 
• Architect(s): Shea Inc.
• Consultant(s): VAA; Trimark
• Contractor(s): Diversified Construction

Interior Design – Quick Service/Fast-Casual/Fast Food: Yum! Kitchen & Bakery, St. Paul

• Owner(s): Patti and Robbie Soskin
• Architect(s): Shea Inc.
• Consultant(s): Boelter Premier
• Contractor(s): Griener Construction
• Property Management: Ryan Cos. US Inc.

Interior Design – Retail/Non-Food Service: Tumble Fresh Coin Laundry, West St. Paul

• Owner(s): Linn Cos.
• Architect(s): Architectural Consortium
• Consultant(s): Sambatek; Anderson-Urlacher; Hallberg Engineering
• Contractor(s): EFH Co.
• Property Management: Linn Cos.

Interior Design – Entertainment/Experiential/Brewery/Distillery: O’Shaughnessy Distillery, Minneapolis

• Owner(s): O’Shaughnessy Distilling Co.
• Architect(s): Cunningham Group Architecture Inc.
• Consultant(s): Atmosphere; exp US Services Inc.; Ceramic Tileworks; Title X Design; MDC; DL Couch; Lon Musolf
• Contractor(s): PCL Construction

New Construction – Retail Single Tenant Under 8,000 SF: Shake Shack Drive-Thru, Maple Grove

• Owner(s): PGIM Inc.
• Consultant(s): Westwood Professional Services
• Contractor(s): Rochon; Schreiber Mullaney
• Leasing Agent(s): Blake Bishop
• Developer(s)/Property Management: CBRE

New Construction – Retail Single Tenant Over 8,000 SF: Petsuites, Woodbury

• Owner(s)/Property Management: Petsuites of America
• Developer(s): Hogan Real Estate
• Architect(s): GPD Group
• Consultant(s): Kimley-Horn
• Contractor(s): Bauer Design Build

New Construction – Retail Multi-Tenant Under 10,000 SF: WMG Shell Building, Otsego

• Owner(s)/Developer(s): WMG Development
• Architect(s): DP3 Architects
• Consultant(s): TARR Group; KMR Engineering; DeVita and Associates
• Contractor(s): SullivanDay Construction Inc.

New Construction – Retail Multi-Tenant Over 10,000 SF: Orchard Place, Apple Valley

• Owner(s)/Developer(s)/Property Management: HJ Development
• Architect(s): Mohagen Hansen
• Consultant(s): Kimley-Horn; Innovative Structural Solutions (ISS)
• Contractor(s): Bauer Design Build
• Leasing Agent(s): HJ Development; North Central Commercial Real Estate

Design & Aesthetics Renovation/Remodel – Interior Retail Under 8,000 SF: Bell Bank – City Center, Minneapolis

• Owner(s): Samsung SRA Asset Management
• Architect(s): Nelson Architects
• Contractor(s): Gardner Builders
• Leasing Agent(s): Burton Real Estate Advisors Inc
• Property Management: Ryan Cos, US Inc.

Design & Aesthetics Renovation/Remodel – Interior Retail Over 8,000 SF: Jardin Spanish Immersion Academy – Southdale Square, Richfield

• Owner(s)/Developer(s)/Property Management: Frauenshuh Inc.
• Architect(s): Paul Meyer Architects Inc.
• Contractor(s): Pro-Tech
• Leasing Agent(s): Colliers; Frauenshuh Inc.; Entheos

Design & Aesthetics Renovation/Remodel – Exterior Retail Under 20,000 SF: Outlot Building Woodbury Village, Woodbury

• Owner(s): Woodbury Village Shopping Center
• Developer(s): Muir Investment Holdings
• Architect(s): Architectural Consortium
• Consultant(s): Anderson-Urlacher; Hallberg Engineering Inc.; Kimley-Horn
• Contractor(s): Schreiber Mullaney
• Leasing Agent(s): CBRE
• Property Management: Cushman & Wakefield

Design & Aesthetics Renovation/Remodel – Exterior Retail Over 20,000 SF: Warners’ Stellian, Falcon Heights

• Owner(s): Warners’ Stellian
• Architect(s): KOMA Inc.
• Contractor(s): SullivanDay Construction Inc.

Development Process: Shake Shack Drive-Thru, Maple Grove

• Owner(s): PGIM Inc.
• Consultant(s): Westwood Professional Services
• Contractor(s): Rochon; Schreiber Mullaney
• Leasing Agent(s): Blake Bishop
• Developer(s)/Property Management: CBRE

Redevelopment – Retail Under 10,000 SF: Chase Bank – Woodbury Village, Woodbury

• Owner(s): Woodbury Village Shopping Center
• Developer(s): Muir Investment Holdings
• Architect(s): The Architects Partnership
• Consultant(s): Kimley-Horn
• Contractor(s): Shingobee
• Leasing Agent(s): CBRE
• Property Management: Cushman & Wakefield

Innovation: St. Paul Downtown Alliance – Grow Downtown, St. Paul

• Leasing Consultant(s): Krueger Real Estate Advisors; NEOO Partners Inc.
• Marketing: Goff Public
• Locations: Rivertown Market; Hamm Building; Grace Building; Lawson Ramp; Treasure Island Center; Wells Fargo Place

Audience Choice Award (voted on by event attendees): O’Shaughnessy Distillery, Minneapolis

• Owner(s): O’Shaughnessy Distilling Co.
• Architect(s): Cunningham Group Architecture Inc.
• Consultant(s): Atmosphere; exp US Services Inc.; Ceramic Tileworks; Title X Design; MDC; DL Couch; Lon Musolf
• Contractor(s): PCL Construction

The Minnesota Shopping Center Association (MSCA) also gave individual awards to a few members and elected new leadership during the event.

The 2023 MSCA leadership includes:

• President: Emilee DeCoteau, RPT Realty
• First vice president: Jeremy Welter, Rochon
• Second vice president: Matt Hazelton, JLL
• Treasurer: Ann Olson, Bell Bank
• Secretary: Emily Becker, RMA Real Estate Services