Grand Rounds Brewing Company
Rochester, MN
Grand Rounds Brewing Company
Renovation of 150-year old, two-story historic building into a restaurant and brewpub
Originally built in 1866 for the Union National Bank on downtown Rochester’s historic Third Street, the 2-story building has been repurposed into a restaurant and brewpub.
A unique portion of the project scope consisted of constructing a new brew room on the first floor of the 150-year-old bank building. Most brew houses are built on a slab on grade structure. Since this building has a basement, this required an elevated platform for the brew house, so there were challenges with making it structurally sound and capable of containing liquid. In order to accomplish this we built a structural steel platform for the brew equipment to be supported. This meant installing new foundation in the basement to support the structure on ground floor. At the same time, we installed a new cooler below the structure to keep the newly brewed beer cold. It was also very important to the owner to maintain the historical character of the building once the project was finished. This created unique challenges for the project.
Details
Project:
Grand Rounds Brewing Company
Client:
Sontes Catering
Location:
Project Size:
3,700 s.f.
Architect/Engineer:
Kraus-Anderson Role:
Construction Manager at Risk
Market Sector:
“KA kept us informed about what was happening the entire time, and they were great about trouble shooting problems and concerns on the spot. They were very respectful in regards to the age of the building and trying to work within a given budget.”
Tessa Leung, owner
