Coliseum Building
In February 2021, Redesign signed a purchase agreement with the sellers of the Coliseum Building (2700 E Lake Street) to protect it from demolition and recreate a space that offers opportunities for small businesses on Lake Street to thrive.
This project will achieve BIPOC ownership and create opportunities for multiple Black business owners to become commercial property owners-occupants. The first partner is a Black and Woman-owned architecture firm that is committed to renovating and owning a floor, with the goal to operate an office co-op space for Black creatives. The second is the only Black-owned distillery in the country, which will own and operate a taproom and commercial kitchen incubator.
In coalition with many community partners, we have committed to a set of principles that aims to center BIPOC voices throughout the redevelopment process along the corridor. Redesign is also committed to working with the National Association of Minority Contractors of Minnesota and hiring as many BIPOC owned firms as possible.