Experience

Firm Ground Principals have participated in the design and construction of many well known projects in the Twin Cities and beyond. Working both as a team and individually, Firm Ground Principals have an uncommon depth of experience in many product types.

Civic & Public Works

  • Stearns County Courthouse Renovation St. Cloud*

Commercial Office

  • Barrett Lawn Care
  • DFL Headquarters
  • 2309 Grand Associates Cooperative
  • Beckman Coulter, Chaska
  • Lowry Building Tenant Improvements
  • Oildyne Division of Parker Hannifin
  • MetroSpec
  • 10600 Old County Road 15 Four Story Plymouth*
  • Wolfe Lake Professional Center St. Louis Park*
  • 15600 36th Ave North*
    • Mark J Beltrand Ltd*
    • Income Planning Solutions Plymouth*
  • Valley High Office Park Rochester*
  • Normandale Lake Office Park Bloomington, Multiple Tenants*
  • Grain Exchange North Historic Lobby Restoration Minneapolis*
  • Ryan Companies US, Inc. Corporate Headquarters*
  • 900 Nicollet Mall Signage Package Minneapolis*
  • HighJump Software Corporate Offices*
  • Centron Eden Prairie*
  • Grassroots Solutions
  • 322 First Avenue North Renovation Minneapolis*
  • 300 First Avenue Renovation Minneapolis*
    • KKE Architects Inc. Office
    • Albinsons

Commercial Retail

  • Legacy Shops Waconia
  • Kelley Park Retail Apple Valley
  • Legacy Shops Apple Valley
  • Zweber Retail Building Apple Valley
  • Camden Grocery & Tobacco
  • Moxie Hair Salon
  • Nutri-Dyn
  • Goodwill site, Rogers
  • 900 Nicollet Mall Skyway Retail Minneapolis*
  • Main Street Bazaar Minneapolis*
  • The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes Maple Grove*
  • Skyway Retail Piper Tower Minneapolis*
  • Rainbow Foods Inver Grove Heights*
  • Multi-Tenant Outlot Bldg. Inver Grove Heights*
  • Rainbow Foods Bloomington*
  • Rainbow Foods Coon Rapids*
  • County Fair Marketplace Hutchinson*
    • Office Max
    • Multi-Tenant Outlot Bldg.
  • Wickes Furniture Roseville*
  • Wickes Furniture Edina*
  • Wickes Furniture Coon Rapids*
  • Rochester Marketplace*
    • Staples
    • Famous Footwear
    • Blockbuster
    • Michaels
    • Multi-Tenant Outlot Bldg.
  • Ethan Allen Remodel North St. Paul*
  • Walgreens Crystal*
  • Walgreens Woodbury Village Woodbury*
  • Union Square Bemidji*
  • McAndrews Center, Phase II Burnsville*
  • Bergen Plaza Oakdale*
  • Shopko, Missoula Montana*
  • Pick n Save, Wellston Ohio*
  • Bender's Shoes
  • It's a Pet's Life
  • Almost Famous Body Piercing
  • Mulroy's Body Shop
  • Prairie du Chien Liquor Store
  • Amalli Talli, Eden Prairie Center

Education & Day care

  • Olu's Center
  • Lady Bug Day Care Waconia
  • Hijazz Community Center
  • Welcyon - Fitness After 50
  • Center for Victims of Torture Minneapolis*
  • University Commons, Bethel University Arden Hills*
  • Globe College Woodbury*
  • Saint Francis Xavier Parish Pre-K through 8th Grade Buffalo*

Religious

  • Plymouth Creek Community Church, Yellow Brick Road Daycare
  • Valley Community Presbyterian Church Renovation Golden Valley
  • Our Fathers Lutheran Church Addition Rockford*
  • Brunswick Methodist Church Remodel Crystal*
  • Temple of Eck, Shakopee*

Senior & Special Needs Housing

  • Aspergers Transitional/Supportive Housing Minneapolis
  • Seasons at Maplewood
  • Seasons at Apple Valley
  • Regent at Burnsville
  • Regent at Plymouth
  • Regent at Waconia
  • Apple Valley Memory Care
  • People Inc. Adult Foster Care Program
  • 900 Nicollet Medica Skyway Senior Drop-in Center*
  • Mankato Lutheran Home*
  • Detroit Jewish Home for the Aged, Detroit Michigan*
  • Beth Israel At Shalom Park, Aurora Colorado*
  • Memphis Jewish Home, Memphis Tennessee*
  • Alzheimer Care Unit New York Hospital New York City NY*
  • The Ronald McDonald House of the Twin Cities Minneapolis*
  • Jones Harrison Residence Skilled Nursing Floor Remodel Minneapolis*
  • Sholom Home West*
  • The Shores of Lake Phalen Senior Homes
  • People Inc. Treatment Center
  • Stepping Stone

INDUSTRIAL

  • Trueman Welters Buffalo*
  • Countryside Cabinets Buffalo*
  • Stearus L. P. Delano*
  • 2 Guys Plumbing and Heating Buffalo*
  • Energy Park Corporate Center St. Paul*
  • August Technology Bloomington*
  • Upsher Smith Maple Grove*
  • Upsher Smith, Plymouth*
  • France Avenue Business Park Brooklyn Center*
  • Wickes Distribution Center Brooklyn Center*
  • Public Storage Minneapolis*
  • Twin Lakes Industrial Park Roseville*
  • JR Jones Distributing Roseville*
  • US Filter Recovery Services Inc‎ Roseville*
  • Roseville Industrial Center
  • Holt Motors Addition
  • Creative Water Solutions
  • Dayton PF Machining

Medical Office

  • Silver Lake Plaza Saint Anthony*
  • Dr. Harrington, DDS Plymouth*
  • Northwoods Dental Plymouth*
  • Cosmetic Laser Services Plymouth*
  • Cosmetic Laser Services Saint Paul*
  • Plymouth City Center II Plymouth*
  • Wolfe Lake Commercial Building St. Louis Park*
  • Hinckley Medical Center*
  • Twin Lakes Health Roseville*
  • Pediatric Services
  • Cardinal Health

Veterinarian Clinics

  • Plymouth Heights Pet Hospital New Hope*
  • Wildlife Rehabilitation Center Roseville*
  • Baboon Exhibit Kansas City New Zoo Kansas City MO*

Hospitality & Entertainment

  • Harriet's, Minneapolis
  • Patisserie 46 for Big River Bakers, LLC
  • Minnesota Renaissance Festival
    • Bakery Building
    • Food Service Building
    • Beverage Service Building
  • Betty Danger's Country Club, Minneapolis
  • Lyn-Lake Brewery
  • Solera Remodel
  • Liquid Nightclub
  • Honey & Mackie's, Plymouth
  • Mattie's on Main, Minneapolis
  • The Mill Northeast, Minneapolis
  • Stadium Pizza
  • Byblos Lebanese Grill
  • Ward 6, St. Paul
  • Bedlam Theatre
  • Pizzeria Lola
  • Simple Sandwich
  • Heidi's Minneapolis
  • Origami
  • Lago Tacos, Minneapolis
  • Cafe Maude
  • Gather by D'Amico
  • Milton's, Crystal
  • Leo's Burritos
  • Hazel's
  • Mona Restaurant and Bar
  • Freestyle Yogurt
  • Bellisio Foods Test Kitchen
  • 7th Street Social, St. Paul
  • Worthington Hotel
  • Sanctuary SalonSpa
  • Grand Casino Mille Lacs*
  • Grand Casino Hinckley*
  • The Local Irish Pub & Restaurant Minneapolis*
  • Glam Slam Music Club (The Quest Nightclub) Minneapolis*
  • The Fine Line Music Café Minneapolis*
  • Café Brenda Minneapolis*
  • Holiday Inn Burnsville*

Multi-Family Housing

  • Lakewood Apartments Lino Lakes
  • Kelley Park Apartments Apple Valley
  • Prospect Station Student Housing
  • Legacy Townhomes Apple Valley
  • Legacy Townhomes Waconia
  • Wyngate Townhomes Maplewood
  • Sexton Lofts
  • Tuscany Apartments Apple Valley
  • Levander Estates
  • Gramercy Cooperative
  • Oxborough Lofts
  • Solhem East Bank Student Housing
  • The Condominium Residences of Grand Sierra Resort Reno Nevada
  • The Pointe Condominiums*
  • The Village Lofts at Silver Lake Saint Anthony*
  • Studio One Lofts Minneapolis*
  • Settlers Glen Stillwater*
  • Oak Ridge Cambridge*

Single-Family Housing

  • Homes for Generations-Coon Rapids
  • Perelman Addition
  • Villalta Remodel
  • Calgren Remodel
  • Cheney Remodel
  • Carroll Remodel
  • Block Remodel
  • Bannerman Renovation
  • Waconia Shores Waconia
  • 6800 & 6802 Indian Hills Road Edina
  • Cloverleaf Woods Golden Valley
  • Prairie Ridge Lester Prairie*
  • Franconia Meadows Franconia*
  • Rolling Meadows Montrose*
  • Sunrise Ponds Farmington*
  • Lawn Terrace Estates Golden Valley*
  • Orchard Green Chanhassen*
  • Robin Ridge Minnetonka*
  • The Enclave of Golden Valley Golden Valley*
  • Isabelle Estates St. Louis Park*
  • Quail Woods Golden Valley*
  • Loggers Trail at Pipe Lake Comstock Wisconsin*
  • The Cottages at Giant's Ridge

Mixed Use Master Planning

  • Wilder Mixed Use Concept - St. Paul, MN
  • Prospect Park Properties, Minneapolis
  • Legacy Village at Apple Valley
  • Legacy Village of Maplewood
  • Legacy at Woods Edge Lino Lakes
  • Legacy Village of Inver Grove Heights
  • Legacy Village of Waconia/Waconia Shores
  • Dean Lakes, Shakopee*
  • 900 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis*
  • Twin Lakes Master Plan, Roseville*
  • Union Square, Bemidji*

 

 

* Indicates work of Partners from previous firms