Projects

Musicant Group Project Categories

PLAZAS, PARKS & SQUARES

OFFICE COMMON AREAS

COMMUNITY EVENTS

PUBLIC MARKETS

FAITH AND PLACE

RETAIL, MAIN STREETS & SHOPPING CENTERS

DESIGN + BUILD

WORKSHOPS

FRIENDLY FRONTS

SITE DESIGN

Ongoing Projects

Capella Tower: Reinventing the Office Common Area

We are reinventing what happens in an office building lobby. Rather than just a space to pass through, Capella Tower’s common area is a creative community that fosters collaboration and wellness. With full-time staffing by our Community Manager and weekly programs like an indoor farmers market, art-making classes, meditation sessions, and building-wide happy hours, the common area is a place where the next generation of workers (and tenants) want to be. This project is in collaboration with Ryan Companies (property manager) and CBRE (leasing) with design from Perkins + Will.

To learn more, go here.

University of Minnesota:
Creating Community on Campus at McNamara Alumni Center
(The School Yard)

As college campus’ expand beyond their historic cores, can they create the the same sense of energy and community that is found in their traditional “quads”? In our engagement with the University of Minnesota Foundation and the McNamara Alumni Center (MAC), we found that the answer is YES!… but only when you have intentional outreach, relevant programming, and lots of things to see, do, and experience.

The School Yard is located on the emerging east side of the Minneapolis campus, the lawn in front of the MAC was pristine, but underused. Through a coordinated programming initiative that included a weekly farmers market, fitness classes, live concerts and student-driven activities like fencing classes and an marine-touch-tank, the space was reborn as The School Yard.

Over the course of the summer of 2015, the space had a 300% in use and dramatically increased visitor’s satisfaction as employees, students, and visitors to the University of Minnesota and the surrounding neighborhood.

To learn more, go here.

333 S. 7th Street Tower: Common Areas Improving Workplace Satisfaction

During the summer of 2014, The Musicant Group partnered with the global property management and brokerage company "CBRE" to create and launch The Turf Club. The building’s 1/2 block lawn was transformed from a solely aesthetic feature into an active amenity that builds community and attachment within the building. Results: Over 85% of responders felt more satisfied as tenants of 333 S. 7th, and 75% felt a stronger sense of community within the building because of the Turf Club.

To learn more, go here.

Pop-Ups at Central Station

A wide range of businesses, civic and community organizations are teaming up with The Musicant Group to create a more inviting and vibrant space for transit riders, employees, residents, and visitors in the block surrounding the Green Line’s Central Station. The busiest transit area in downtown Saint Paul, Central Station is located at the corner of 5th Street East and Minnesota Street.

Over the next several months, The Musicant Group will host Pop-ups at Central Station – a series of programs and events on the Central Station block through September 2017 as the site is readied for future development. Creating a safe, inviting space in the core of downtown Saint Paul’s business district will strengthen the city and help people experience downtown in new and exciting ways.

The project is funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, in cooperation with the City of Saint Paul, Metro Transit, and many businesses, civic and community organizations.

To learn more, go here.