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Kraus-Anderson completes The Larking in Downtown Minneapolis

March 3, 2022

New $100 million multi-use development features 16-story residential tower and Wells Fargo branch

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (February 28, 2022) – Kraus-Anderson (KA) has completed construction of The Larking, a new $100 million, 16-story residential tower and Wells Fargo branch, located at 615 S. 8th St. in the heart of the Minneapolis East Town district.

Designed by ESG Architects, The Larking is a mixed-use development featuring a 400,714-square-foot residential complex that will deliver 341 market-rate apartments. The development includes three levels of underground parking and is anchored by a Wells Fargo branch and an additional 9,100 square feet of street retail space.

The Larking’s elegant Elliot Park residences cater to active urban professionals with over 30 floorplans including seven unique penthouses. The property offers artful elements including floor-to-ceiling windows, wide plank flooring, granite countertops, and exposed concrete ceilings and columns.  Live-Work-Play amenities include a Sky Lounge, pool deck, fitness and wellness center, sauna, golf simulator, pet spa, work from home suites, conference room and a creation studio.

The Larking is Kraus-Anderson Development’s sixth Twin Cities multi-housing project in the past 10 years.  Other notable developments include 430 Oak Grove, Minneapolis (2012); HQ Apartments, Minneapolis (2018); Chamberlain Apartments, Richfield (2019); Five 90 Park, St. Paul (2020); and MODA on Raymond, St. Paul (to be completed summer 2022).

COVID-19: KRAUS-ANDERSON’S COMMITMENT TO JOB SAFETY

As the world continues to deal with and adapt to the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kraus-Anderson’s top priority remains safety. The company has implemented stringent social distancing practices and other elevated safety protocol on construction job sites, details of which can be found at https://www.krausanderson.com/about/kraus-anderson-responds-to-covid-19/​.

About Kraus-Anderson (www.krausanderson.com)

Established in 1897, Kraus-Anderson Construction Company is one of the nation’s premier commercial general contractors and construction managers.  Kraus-Anderson Development Company, part of the family of Kraus-Anderson Companies, is a comprehensive real estate services provider with expertise in site selection, master planning, land and building acquisition, financing, facilitation of municipal processes and entitlements, portfolio and property management, and leasing.  Kraus-Anderson, an EEO/AA employer, is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., and has regional offices in Madison, Wis., Bismarck, N.D., and Duluth, Bemidji, and Rochester Minn.​

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