Pretty much everything about the Radisson Blu hotel project at the Mall of America was tight: the financing, the site, the safety precautions and accommodations for the mall’s daily business. Financing the 500-room hotel and 666 parking spaces proved very tricky, according to Tom Lander, vice president of Golden Valley-based Mortenson Development. The city of Bloomington used $14.5 million in tax increment financing bonds for the parking structure; Hennepin County provided $40 million in federal stimulus money; construction trades pension funds put in another $40 million; and the Carlson organization put up $40 million in equity. Finance & Commerce
MG McGrath fabricated and installed 110,000 square feet of custom flush seam metal panels in 12 different profiles and 7 different colors. Panel colors on the exterior of the building are bone white, matte black, anthra-zinc, mirror finish stainless, robust, aged metal, and mansard brown. MG McGrath also fabricated and installed Hat Channels, Z Furrings, Thermax Insulation, Vaproshield Wrapshield SA, with Louvers. On the interior of the building MG McGrath fabricated and installed the Custom 3 Dimensional Krion Wall that is the focal point of the lobby. The Krion Wall was created out of 7,000 square feet of Snow White and Fiery Red Krion with a satin finish.
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Rendering: Radisson Blu Hotel at the Mall of America
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The hotel, which recently received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Basic certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, is among the first hotels in the state to win a LEED designation. Finance & Commerce
Address: 2100 Killebrew Drive, Bloomington
Project cost: $140.6 million
Project size: 500 rooms;578,750 square feet
Owner: Carlson Hotels Worldwide (hotel), City of Bloomington Port Authority (parking)
Contractor: Troy Blizzard, Mortenson Construction
Architect: Mark Swenson, Elness Swenson Graham Architects Inc.
Engineer: Dan Murphy, MBJ Consulting Structural Engineers