Dayton's Project owners ask court for time to get financing together Dayton's Project owners ask court for time to get financing together Judge hears arguments as Dayton's Project owners request temporary restraining order to prevent a takeover by hedge fund, reveal possible new lender in $350 million project. August 3, 2021 — 6:42pm Text size Copy shortlink: After a brutal volley of accusations, the future ownership of the Dayton's Project office building on Nicollet Mall is in the hands of a Minnesota judge. During a virtual hearing Tuesday, Hennepin County District Judge Susan Burke weighed a temporary restraining order requested by the current owners to prevent the sale of the ownership interests of the 12-story former department store building in downtown Minneapolis that is beloved by generations of nostalgic Minnesotans.