The Midtown Exchange Development was a $190 million mixed-use redevelopment of the formerly vacated Sears Roebuck Building, on the south side of Minneapolis. This project was a culmination of over ten years of efforts by private & public sector leaders, government officials and neighborhood groups to revitalize the once vital intersection of Lake Street and Chicago Avenue. The new development entails a mixed-use urban hub of housing, retail, restaurants, offices and a hotel.

Meyer Contracting <homepage link>., a member of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program, installed a 1.2 acre underground storage pond and retainage system - a new storm sewer technology that essentially eliminates storm run-off from the proposed site. At the time of the project this was the largest underground system of its kind in the Twin Cities Metro. Meyer Contracting also installed all utilities for the renovated building. A large amount of unanticipated removals of contaminated soils were discovered and resolved during this project.

The project was multi faceted, with many contractors working at the same time in an extremely small area. Organization, effective communication and coordination with multiple contractors were absolutely vital to the success of this job. Throughout all of this Meyer Contracting exceeded project deadlines.