HOM Furniture Raises the Roof for Expansion

October 5, 2010  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on October 6, 2010 Sioux Falls, S.D.-based HOM Furniture looked up to nearly double its showroom space when the retailer opted to raise the roof and add a second floor on a new location.

The company acquired a building and is in the process of expanding the space to develop a complete retail center that will include additional tenants, including a Buffalo Wild Wings.

With the addition of future tenants, HOM Furniture would not have the required square feet needed to properly showcase their complete line of furniture. The decision was made early to raise the roof and add another story to the building. The additional space will nearly double the retail display while allowing the balance of retail space in the shopping center to house additional businesses.

€œWe could have demolished the building and started over with a new two-story building€ said Ralph Kloiber, director of real estate for HOM, €œand rather than adding higher cost and the demolition to the landfill, the decision was made to use the existing building as is and raise the roof. This was our green solution, recycling the existing building components. Using the existing structure, we were able to save the insulation, roofing, lighting, heating, sprinkler systems, and all roof mounted equipment."

HOM operates 13 showrooms throughout Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa and Wisconsin. HOM Furniture has furniture stores in the greater Minneapolis and St. Paul area, including Plymouth, Lakeville, Roseville, Woodbury, Bloomington and Coon Rapids; with additional Minnesota showrooms in Hermantown/Duluth, Rochester and St. Cloud, as well as in Eau Claire, Wis., Sioux City, Iowa, Fargo, N.D., and Sioux Falls, S.D. HOM Furniture also owns and operates Gabberts Fine Furniture and Design Studio from its showroom in the Galleria, Edina, Minn.