Warren Beck
Remembering Galleria Developer Warren Beck The commercial real estate leader who died this week leaves a legacy of Twin Cities retail and hotel projects and a reputation for thoughtful management.
Commercial real estate developer Warren Beck, best known for building tony shopping center Galleria in Edina, died Monday after a three-year battle with lung cancer. He was 75.
Beck leaves a legacy of shopping centers and hotels that helped shape the Twin Cities in particular, the west metro. Key retail projects he spearheaded include Westbrook Mall in Brooklyn Center, Burnside Plaza in Burnsville, Bonaventure in Minnetonka, and Centennial Lakes Plaza in Edina. But Beck’s crowning career achievement and the project he and his family held closest was Galleria, the France Avenue mall he built in 1974.
Michael Druskin, outside his new store Jaxon Grey in the North Loop.
Photo by Caitlin Abrams
Michael Druskin Returns to Retail Following the bankruptcy of Len Druskin Inc., the trend spotter who built his dad s store into a local chain is back in business with a new men s boutique.
It’s tricky to reflect on a local business that was an important part of the community for decades, but closed unceremoniously overnight, leaving many employees without a final paycheck. Michael Druskin knows this, and says he’s prepared to face critics when he returns to retail this month with a new men’s store called Jaxon Grey located within D.Nolo, the North Loop retail collective.