Next project at Vikings complex in Eagan: Omni hotel opens in 2020

[purplefaithful]

Omni Hotels and Resorts will open its first Minnesota location at the Viking Lakes development in Eagan adjacent to the NFL team’s new headquarters.
The 14-story, 320-room hotel, designed with Nordic architectural touches by ESG Architecture & Design of Minneapolis, is scheduled to open in fall 2020.
It will provide a base for Minnesota Vikings players and visiting fans during summer training camp. The Vikings last year opened a new headquarters and training facility on the site that was previously the headquarters location of Northwest Airlines.
The team’s complex was the first part of a multiyear development planned by team owners Mark, Zygi and Leonard Wilf under the aegis of MV Eagan Ventures. The hotel marks the second phase of the development.
Mark Wilf said Omni’s decision to build its first hotel in Minnesota at the Eagan development is “a testament to this market and to the overall vision of developing Viking Lakes into a first-class destination.”
The hotel will have an all-day restaurant, a lounge with an outdoor terrace, a grab-and-go market, retail, an espresso and lobby bar as well as an outdoor pool, full-service spa, sauna and steam room. More than 35,000 square feet of outdoor and indoor meeting space will be available, including a 7,500-square-foot ballroom and a 4,410-square-foot event center.
A unique feature, according to Omni and Viking Lakes, will be six two-story hospitality lounges placed on every other floor. Each will feature couches, communal tables, a fireplace and kitchen for groups and meeting planners to use.
“From small boardroom meetings, conferences and large galas or wedding receptions to Sunday football tailgates and intimate concert settings, Omni Viking Lakes Hotel will be able to accommodate groups of all sizes with its robust offerings,” the release said.
Omni President Peter Strebel said the Dallas-based company is growing rapidly and that this project “will be a true collaboration that reflects the American Nordic local color offering travelers a one-of-a-kind experience.”
http://www.startribune.com/next-project-...512843372/

[Guest]

Very nice. Then the restaurants will come. Nice new area in the 'burbs for Twin Cities residents to go to. Good hotel for the players to stay during TC and sports media covering it.

[Guest]

@StickyBun said:
Very nice. Then the restaurants will come. Nice new area in the 'burbs for Twin Cities residents to go to. Good hotel for the players to stay during TC and sports media covering it.

After the hotel, the Wilfs plan a residential phase for the development, beginning with some 300 housing units leading to an eventual 1,000.

[Guest]

@purplefaithful said:

@StickyBun said:
Very nice. Then the restaurants will come. Nice new area in the 'burbs for Twin Cities residents to go to. Good hotel for the players to stay during TC and sports media covering it.

After the hotel, the Wilfs plan a residential phase for the development, beginning with some 300 housing units leading to an eventual 1,000.

Makes sense. Going to have to be less emphasis on retail stores (other than restaurants) as retail brick and mortal is struggling mightily.