8500 Tower
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| 8500 Tower | |
|---|---|
 8500 Tower (left) from Normandale Lake with Minneapolis in background | |
 Interactive map of 8500 Tower | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Location | 5800 84th Street West, Bloomington, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44°51′13″N 93°21′24″W / 44.8536°N 93.3567°W |
| Completed | 1988 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 381 ft (116 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 24 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Wilson/Jenkins Assoc.[1] |
| Main contractor | M.A. Mortenson Co.[1] |
| Website | |
| property | |
The 8500 Tower is a 24-story high-rise office skyscraper in the city of Bloomington, Minnesota. It stands at a height of 381 feet, making it the 27th-tallest building in the state of Minnesota. It is also the tallest building in Bloomington, as well as in all of the suburban Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area.
The building is part of the Normandale Lake Office Park, a five-building office complex located on the north end of Normandale Lake.[2] The complex is considered to be at the center of "downtown" Bloomington - the business district that runs along the southern side of Interstate 494.[3]
The building, along with the rest of Normandale Lake Office Park, was owned by Equity Group Investments from 2012 to 2014, when it was sold to MetLife.[4] The sale was speculated to be the largest in the history of the Twin Cities metropolitan area, though an exact price was not publicly disclosed.[5] In 2019, the property was again put up for sale.[6]