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July 22nd, 2010

Collin Kaas Honored

Collin Kaas is among the 2010 young entrepreneurs being honored by the Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal tonight at an awards reception!

June 10th, 2010

Construction Progresses

Construction progresses on Seasons at Maplewood.

June 4th, 2010

Mindy Michael Earns License

Mindy Michael has passed the American Institute of Architects exams and is now a licensed architect. Congratulations, Mindy!

May 27th, 2010

Ground Breaking for Faribault Senior Living

The sun shone on Link Wilson and Ryan DuPuis as they attended the ground breaking for Faribault Senior Living on Wednesday, May 26, 2010. Construction is scheduled to begin June 1, and is scheduled to be complete April 1, 2011.

April 16th, 2010

Seasons at Maplewood Wins Best in Real Estate

The Seasons at Maplewood

The Seasons at Maplewood won Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal‘s Best in Real Estate award for Senior Housing Development or Redevelopment. The project allows aging Maplewood residents the ability to move from single-family housing to a needs-driven community while still remaining in town.

The finalist for the award was also a Kaas Wilson project: Nine Mile Creek Senior Living.

Read more at the Minneapolis /St. Paul Business Journal.

April 3rd, 2010

Kaas Wilson Architects Awarded University Ballroom Renovation

Minnesota State University, Mankato has awarded Kaas Wilson Architects their Centennial Student Union Ballroom renovation project! KWA competed against some of Minnesota’s most experienced and successful firms to win this project, and we are thrilled to serve the State, MnSCU and Mankato yet again.

February 5th, 2010

Construction Begins on The Seasons at Apple Valley

Kaas Wilson Architects, Frana Companies, Ecumen, and Nichols Financial are pleased to announce the start of construction for The Seasons at Apple Valley. The development boasts 134 units of memory care suites, and assisted and catered living for seniors. Occupancy is expected for May 2011. An article announcing the groundbreaking ran in the February 5, 2010 edition of the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.

January 13th, 2010

Kaas Wilson Gives Tour of Inver Glen Senior Living

On January 13, 2010, Collin Kaas and Link Wilson gave a tour of Inver Glen Senior Living to the Builders Association of the Twin Cities. The project is under review by the U.S. Green Building Council; the Design and Construction team are hoping for a LEED Silver Rating. Link and Collin showed the visitors from the Builders Association how they did it.

Download a printable pdf of the presentation.

October 20th, 2009

Open House for Inver Glen Senior Living

Over 400 guests attended the Open House for Inver Glen Senior Living on October 20, 2009. Inver Glen Senior Living, the first LEED certified senior living project in the metro area, recently opened and eighty residents have already moved in!

February 17th, 2009

Kaas Wilson Awarded State Contract

Kaas Wilson Architects, competing with the best senior services design teams in the state, was awarded the contract to design the Minnesota Veterans Homes first Adult Day Care on their Minneapolis campus. The State Designer Selection Board—in choosing Kaas Wilson—emphasized their appreciation for our skills, experience, enthusiasm, and understanding of the needs of seniors. The 2.5 million dollar project is in the pre-design phase now, with occupancy scheduled for September 2010.

UPDATE: The State has approved the schematic design, and we are working towards a Federal Submission of the Design Development on June 15th.