Fournet Building construction continues
Crookston Times
Fournet Building construction continues downtown with a portion of Broadway blocked off in front of the building to accommodate contractors working on the storefront glass and skylight support.
Mesabi Glass started glass work Monday and will work through the week and possibly into next week to wrap up the storefront windows.
Fournet owner and developer Jeff Evers told the Times his crew worked through the weekend to remove the old skylight structure and cover the area to allow for the new beams that will hold one large skylight instead of the previous three skylights. The steel support beams will run from the basement to the roof to hold the rack for the new skylight which Evers says should be installed this spring.
Scope of Evers’ Fournet project grows after 3rd floor discovery
Times Report
Crookston Times
Crookston Housing & Economic Development Authority’s (CHEDA) Board of Directors approved a revolving loan request Tuesday for developer Jeff Evers for the Fournet Building renovation project. Funds will be used for the Fournet’s first floor remodel, new storefront glass, steel structure for the sky light, and an event center.
CHEDA Executive Director Craig Hoiseth told the board the Fournet’s current renovations are on track and the request is a “difference piece” with decisions to improve the building beyond what the original scope was.
“It’s a pretty magnificent building and it’s been nothing but positive with developments both in the community and for tenants,” said Hoiseth.