33 South Sixth

33 South Sixth
Former names International Multifoods Tower
General information
Location Minneapolis, Minnesota
Address 33 South Sixth Street
Construction started 1979
Completed 1983
Height 668 ft (204 m)
Technical details
Floor count 50
Design and construction
Architecture firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill

33 South Sixth, formerly known as International Multifoods Tower, is a skyscraper in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and stands 52 stories tall at 668 feet (204 meters). Its name comes from its address: 33 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis. It was completed in 1983.[1]

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33 South Sixth Street is a 52-story office building located in the heart of the Minneapolis' 64-square block skyway system. The building was constructed and opened in 1983 and is presently one of the tallest buildings in Minneapolis. Tenants include the Target Corporation, Meagher & Geer, and Stoel Rives.

The Minneapolis City Center component of the project consists of a retail mall renovated in 2005, There are six skyway connections entering into City Center. The project also houses the Minneapolis Marriott at City Center, a 584-room full-service hotel. The project also contains a 687-stall parking garage office tower tenant and retail patrons.

The basic concrete skyscraper grid is livened up a bit by irregularly spacing the vertical elements. In the wider middle section the spaces between columns is larger than at the ends of the building. This does little to make the structure more visually appealing, and might even do it a disservice by making it seem squatter than it really is.

The design of the tower is very similar to One HSBC Center in Buffalo.

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