T3: Timber, Transit & Technology - University of St. Thomas

The T3 Building in Minneapolis’ North Loop neighborhood represents a paradigm shift in the development of commercial office buildings. As the first multi-story, commercial mass-timber building built in the United States in the last 100 years, T3 has become a model for sustainable design, efficiency, and profitability. T3, which stands for “Timber, Transit & Technology”, was a speculative development led by Hines from 2013 to 2016. In general, the real estate industry has not been known to innovate at the pace of business. The T3 model challenged that notion by capturing what today’s businesses and employees are seeking.