July 3, 2020
Elevator use in Twin Cities towers will change because of COVID-19
Steve Minn, vice president of Lupe Development Partners, said the virus made him rethink the elevator technology in the three apartment buildings his group is building on Lake Street near Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis.
The complex will have 338 tenants in structures boasting six or seven floors, and construction of the first building is nearly completed.
He will look at the touchless, radio-frequency technology for the other two, despite the cost.
“I guess I will have to, but it is expensive,” Minn said. “People who lease space are looking at the COVID [factor]. There is definitely a seismic change going on in the industry.”
Read more about changes to commercial buildings and elevators in the Star Tribune.