The National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) Minnesota chapter—the third largest of the 55 national chapters—has been busy collecting and granting honors. Larry Pobuda, a Minnesota chapter member, has been named the National NAIOP Chair Elect for 2009 and will be the National NAIOP Chair in 2010. And the Minnesota chapter, with 17,500 members, has won NAIOP Chapter of the Year three times.

For its annual competition, the organization has chosen 13 commercial projects to honor. A panel of 21 judges toured the nominated projects in October and evaluated each building on site development and landscaping, architectural integrity, interior design, integration into the community, market feasibility, and unique project challenges. The winning properties, which were completed in 2008, are shown on the following pages.

—Mary Connor

4350 Baker Road

4350 Baker Road

Office Multi-Tenant—More Than 75,000 Square Feet

Anchor Bank Snelling

Anchor Bank Snelling

Office Multi-Tenant—Less Than 75,000 Square Feet

Boulder Lakes Office III

Boulder Lakes Office III

Single Story Office/Office Flex

Excelsior Crossings—Building B

Excelsior Crossings—Building B

Office Build-to-Suit—More Than 100,000 Square Feet

ING Direct Office Building

ING Direct Office Building

Office Build-to-Suit—50,000 to 100,000 Square Feet

Interstate North Distribution Center

Interstate North Distribution Center

Industrial—Bulk Distribution

Metropoint—600 Building

Metropoint—600 Building

Repositioned/Renovated—More Than 100,000 Square Feet

Park West Business Center

Park West Business Center

Light Industrial—Low Finish

Penn-Lowry Crossings

Penn-Lowry Crossings

Repositioned/Renovated—Less Than 100,000 Square Feet

Platinum Bank

Platinum Bank

Office Build-to-Suit—Less Than 50,000 Square Feet

Waters Business Center Phase VII

Waters Business Center Phase VII

Light Industrial—High Finish

Werner Electric

Werner Electric

Industrial Built-to-Suit

Wilder Center

Wilder Center

Special Purpose