An Ambitious, Urban-Inspired Development in a Minnesota Suburb

In suburbs across the United States, savvy developers are turning large, outmoded, vacant commercial lots into diverse, mixed-use, urban-feeling spaces that attract contemporary retailers. It was with this trend in mind that Kraus-Anderson Realty invested in an abandoned 100-acre commercial lot in Woodbury, a Minnesota suburb, in 2014.

To turn this sizable land investment into CityPlace—an attractive, modern retail corridor, complete with a Whole Foods Market, pedestrian-friendly scenic trails, shopping, dining, and Class A office space— Kraus-Anderson Realty partnered with St. Paul-based Collins for full-service electrical support.

Preconstruction Support

• Provided product selections, design, value-saving ideas and budgeting to meet Kraus-Anderson Realty’s vision for the development
• Assessed power and lighting requirements, working from the initial civil plan, for the wide range of building pads and shells that Kraus-Anderson Realty wanted to develop
• Provided designs to meet the city’s lighting standards

Design Services

• Designed an electrical infrastructure that met the city’s as well as Kraus-Anderson Realty’s requirements for an inspirational, high-end retail development
• Created an electrical foundation flexible enough to adapt to and accommodate a variety of incoming retailers and tenants with diverse power needs

Electrical Construction

• Provided all interior electrical and lighting for ten buildings with more than 20 retail spaces
• Installed an extraordinary amount of high-end accent lighting on 13 buildings and across the site, including its plaza spaces and monument signage
• Installed 150 roadway light poles and 100 pedestrian light poles for development’s walking trails
• Supported custom build-outs for multiple retail tenants

Technology Systems

• Built in low-voltage provisions for the retail shells audio/visual and voice-data cabling
• Installed fire alarm system on 10 buildings with 20 unique retail spaces