The Soo Line Building was built for the First National Bank of Minneapolis, a predecessor of today's U.S. Bancorp (U.S.

Marie Railroad, which added an iconic clock to the corner of the building's street level.

The MStP&SSM merged with numerous CP subsidiaries in 1961 to form the "new" Soo Line Railroad.

[1] In 2011, the building was purchased by Michigan-based developer Village Green Properties for $11.3 million; after the commercial tenants were relocated, Village Green began conversion of the property in October 2012 into a 254-unit luxury apartment building with a street-level restaurant, scheduled for completion in Fall 2013.

[9] In front of that building is the Nicollet Mall station of the Blue and Green light rail lines.