Mayor Rybak Promotes Free Weekend Holiday Parking

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Last week, Mayor R.T. Rybak was honored for his work as a strong champion of transportation improvements in the region by the Minnesota Transportation Alliance at the group’s Annual Meeting.

This week, he’s up on YouTube, poking fun about his own driving while letting the Metro area in on an early holiday gift from Brookfield Properties--FREE parking at Gaviidae Common, every Saturday and Sunday, from Thanksgiving to Christmas. That’s right, FREE. Climate controlled, valet, FREE parking. Completely FREE (no strings, no catch, no minimum purchase).

The short video can be seen on: www.parkfreeatgc.com, where visitors are encouraged to also join the Park Free at GC Facebook Group. It can also be accessed directly on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wIAPJD5s_w.

In the video, the Mayor is shown entering and exiting the ramps, exploring Gaviidae’s many unique boutiques, including Styled Life, Romeo and Juliet, Pacifier, Len Druskin Man, Drama and 20+ more. He pokes a little fun at Gov. Sarah Palin standing outside Neiman Marcus, and pokes a little more fun at himself, as he exits the ramp.

Gaviidae Common, anchored by Saks Off Fifth and Neiman Marcus, spreads two full blocks along Nicollet Mall between 7^th Street and 5^th Street. The parking ramps are entered on 6^th Street, half-way between Nicollet Mall and Marquette on the right hand side (you can see the Brueggers Bagel shop just before the entry) or on 5^th Street, heading from Marquette towards Nicollet, directly across the street from the Light Rail Station at Neiman Marcus.

For more information about Park Free @ GC, please visit www.parkfreeatgc.com For more information about Gaviidae Common, visit www.gaviidaecommon.com, or call Guest Services at 612-372-1222.

Brookfield Properties Corporation, one of North America’s largest commercial real estate companies, owns, develops and manages premier office properties. The portfolio is comprised on interests in 108 office properties totaling 74 million square feet in the downtown cores of New York, Boston, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Houston, Minneapolis, Denver, Toronto, Calgary and Ottawa. Landmark assets include the World Financial Center in Manhattan and the Bank of American Plaza in Los Angeles. In the Twin Cities, Brookfield owns and manages more than 3 million square feet, including City Center, Gaviidae, the RBC Plaza and 33 South Sixth Street Tower. For more information, visit www.brookfieldproperties.com.