Dunn Bros. Coffee Franchising Inc. has signed a lease for the former Starbucks space in the Young Quinlan Building at the corner of Ninth Street and Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis.
A Dunn Bros. store is scheduled to open there in early June. It will be a company-owned location, but later could be assigned to a franchisee.
Dunn Bros. President and Chief Financial Officer Kim Plahn said the Minneapolis coffee company was drawn to the Nicollet Mall site because of its proximity to Target Corp.’s headquarters and other nearby businesses, as well as community events such as the farmer’s market and Holidazzle Parade.