An extensive renovation to the 1915 International Market Square in Minneapolis reached completion this year. Existing as an event venue and design center since 1985, the 50,000-square-foot building is the former factory for Northwestern Knitting Co., which created Munsingware—cotton/wool union suit-style underwear designed to be itch-free. The renovations over the last year raised the floor of the three-tiered event space to arrange everything on one level and added the Tenant Lounge, a conference room, stage, and redesigned Market Square Bistro. New furniture was installed, as were finishes in the building’s five-story atrium, which is capped by soaring skylights.
D’Amico Catering, which has its headquarters in the building, is the exclusive caterer for International Market Square. Christie Altendorf, director of marketing for D’Amico, notes, “The building has an open, warm, but cozy feeling reminiscent of Europe, of the outdoor-dining vibe of European cities like Paris and Zurich.”
