Bicycle races conducted in front of a crowd sipping boozy drinks. A brewery with its own dog park. Until recently, such activities likely weren’t the first thing industrial building owners in the Twin Cities imagined happening on their properties.

Breweries, cideries, wineries and distilleries seem to be opening with every new season in the Twin Cities. Many have found their homes in neighborhood industrial buildings or are making industrial parks destinations for people seeking a good drink and a good time.

The latest batch includes Royal Foundry Craft Spirts, a British-themed cocktail room that opened in December in a 59-year-old warehouse at 241 Fremont Ave. N. in Minneapolis, and a yet-unnamed brewery that will occupy 9,000 square feet of space in a former World War II armaments plant in Fridley’s massive Northern Stacks industrial park.

Minneapolis, Minn.  March 11, 2019 – Minneapolis-based commercial real estate startup Craft Buildings is proud to announce its launch into the U.S. market.

Craft Buildings is designed to provide craft beverage manufacturing companies, including breweries, cideries, wineries, and distilleries, professional help and guidance through the process of locating and securing a commercial building suitable for their business.

MINNEAPOLIS— Minneapolis-based commercial real estate startup Craft Buildings is proud to announce its launch into the U.S. market.

Craft Buildings is designed to provide craft beverage manufacturing companies, including breweries, cideries, wineries and distilleries, professional help and guidance through the process of locating and securing a commercial building suitable for their business.