Wells Fargo Place

Office in Saint Paul, Minnesota

44°56′53″N 93°5′45″W / 44.94806°N 93.09583°W / 44.94806; -93.09583Construction started1985CompletedSeptember 1987OpeningSeptember 11, 1987Cost$100+ millionOwnerUnilev Capital CorpHeightAntenna spire471 ft (144 m)Technical detailsFloor count37Floor area634,888 sq ft (58,983.0 m²)^[1]Design and constructionArchitect(s)Winsor/Faricy Architects, Inc. and WZMH ArchitectsDeveloperOxford PropertiesMain contractorPCLWebsitewellsfargoplace.com

Wells Fargo Place (30 East 7th Street) is an office tower in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It stands at 471 feet (144 m) tall, and is currently the tallest building in St. Paul. It was designed by Winsor/Faricy Architects, Inc. and WZMH Architects, and is 37 stories tall. The building opened in September 1987, a month ahead of schedule and under budget.^[2] It is a concrete and steel structure, with a facade of brown-colored granite and glass. The granite came from Finland.^[3] The building contains 156 underground parking spaces. It was formerly known as The Minnesota World Trade Center. Anthrosphere, a large sculpture by Paul Granlund, is in the lobby.^[4]

The tower houses offices used by Wells Fargo, who renamed the building Wells Fargo Place on May 15, 2003.^[5]^[6] It also houses the headquarters of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System.^[7] The building was designed for the 36th and 37th floors to be used as a restaurant with a dedicated elevator between the floors. While built to design, including the dedicated elevator, this was never implemented and the space was divided up into storage lockers that are listed for lease on their website.^[8]

The building was developed by Oxford Properties Inc, the design architect was WZMH, the general contractor was PCL, and the permanent lender was Principal of Des Moines, Iowa. Windsor Faricy was the local production architect.

Tenants

AgriBank
Arch Insurance Group
Microsoft
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System - Suite 350^[7]
Merrill Lynch
Internal Revenue Service
Wells Fargo
Video Update (closed 2003)

Broadcasting

FM

FM radio stations
Frequency	Call sign	Name	Format	Owner
92.1	W221BS (WDGY-AM Translator)	74 WDGY	Oldies	Borgen Broadcasting

References

^ "Wells Fargo Place". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
^ "PCL : Wells Fargo Place". PCL. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
^ "Downtown Office Tower, Wells Fargo Place, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA". Getty Images. Getty Images. Retrieved February 24, 2018. The landmark Wells Fargo Place is a St. Paul skyscraper formerly called The Minnesota World Trade Center. It is a concrete and steel structure, with a facade of brown-colored granite and glass. The granite is unique and comes from Finland. The tower is currently the tallest building in St.Paul.
^ "Shopping for architectural gems in downtown St. Paul". Post Bulletin. Post Bulletin. July 8, 1989. Retrieved February 24, 2018. Alonzo Hauser's ``The Source is the Rice Park fountain. Louise Nevelson designed ``Moon Garden Phoenix in painted wood for the Landmark courtille. A poured concrete fountain rests on Hamm Square, neon sculpture decorates the Actors Theatre marquee, and ``Anthrosphere, by Minnesota artist Paul Granlund, resides in the World Trade Center lobby.
^ wellsfargoplace.com
^ Wells Fargo Place, Emporis [1]^{[dead link]} Emporis.com.
^ ^a ^b "Home." Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. Retrieved on February 28, 2012. "30 7th St. E., Suite 350, St. Paul, MN"
^ "Wells Fargo Place - Space Available".