MEET THE CONTRACTORS
BUILDING SECURITY
American Security & Investigations
St. Paul, MN 55104
651-644-4455
www.americansecuritycorp.com
CUSTODIAL SERVICES
Marsden Building Maintenance
St. Paul, MN 55104
651-641-1717
www.marsden.com
ELECTRICIAN
Fraser Morris Electric
Minneapolis, MN 55401
612-332-4328
ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE
Otis Elevator
Roseville, MN 55113
651-697-7801
www.otisworldwide.com
A typical tenant space (right).
Corporate space users are also
drawn to the tower’s newly
opened skyway (below)–a must
for a Minneapolis winter.
EXTERIOR LANDSCAPING
Brickman Group
St. Louis Park, MN 55426
952-922-8777
www.brickmangroup.com
EXTERMINATING
Plunkett’s Pest Control
Fridley, MN 55421
763-571-7100
www.plunketts.net
HVAC MAINTENANCE
Siemens Building Technologies
Roseville, MN 55113
www.buildingtechnologies.siemens.com
INTERIOR LANDACAPING
McCaren Designs
St. Paul, MN 55114
651-646-4764
www.mccaren.com
METAL REFINISHING
Elliott Metal Restoration
Dubuque, IA 52003
612-910-1458
SNOW REMOVAL
Columbia Building Services
Minneapolis, MN 55413
612-331-2090
www.columbiabldgservices.com
WOOD REFINISHING
D&G Services
Minneapolis, MN 55412
612-521-0710
www.dgwoodcare.com
WINDOW CLEANING
ISS Facility Services
Minneapolis, MN 55416
952-358-6160
www.us.issworld.com
hovering around 80% for the past few years. With the skyway complete, Traeger expects
occupancy to start rising and is counting on a bump in rental rates with lease renewals
and new deals over the next year.
“Within 20 days of opening the skyway, we started getting more prospects,” Traeger
says. “See, we’re not promising upgrades—we’ve already done them. When the market
recovers, we won’t be getting ready—we will be ready. Also, ownership will get its
investment back if it ever sells the building. In the meantime, within a year to 18 months
we’ll realize the impact of this investment. We expect to deliver greater profits to owner-
ship by raising the rent and occupancy.”
The skyway may be the tipping point, but Accenture Tower’s ownership didn’t stop
with exterior improvements in its most recent phase of renovations. Ownership has also
worked to make interior upgrades to the first and second floor lobbies (read: new store-
fronts, new lighting, new security, new information desks and new furniture) that have
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