Bonded glass cubes
Structurally bonded glass boxes, cubes and vitrines, where the joint has to disappear and the tolerance has to hold across an entire set.
Bonded assembliesLow-iron
Burnsville, Minnesota · 28+ Years
Always creating. Always innovating.
Whatever you're picturing in glass, bring it to us. We work out how to build it, make it in our own shop, and set it with our own crew.
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Which one are you?
I’m aHomeowner
We come to your house, measure for free, and give you a written price before anything is cut. One shower enclosure or a whole remodel, the process is the same.
Everything for my home →
I’m aProfessional
Trade pricing, bid support, spec language, samples and wholesale fabrication, from a shop that handles the measure, the fabrication and the install itself.
All professional services →Not sure? Just call the shop and someone will point you the right way.
New · August 2026
Flyway™ Bird-Safe Glass is now ABC-approved.
The American Bird Conservancy and the Bird-Safe Buildings Alliance evaluated five of our surface-1 etch patterns. All five passed, with Threat Factors of 20 and 25. ABC's bird-friendly threshold is 30 or lower.
We etch it ourselves, here in Burnsville, on any vision glass or tinted glass unit. Which means bird-safe glazing no longer has to mean a long lead time from a distant supplier.
20Threat Factor
25Threat Factor
Lower is better. ABC defines bird-friendly as a Threat Factor of 30 or below.
Selected work
All projects →
Glass we're proud of
Film graphics & printing
Applied film, printed graphics and privacy banding on architectural glass for public and office interiors.
Film graphicsDigital printing
Empirehouse
½″ low-iron glass back-painted in a custom white, plus two curved pieces finished to match. Most shops turn that one down.
Back-paintedBent glass½″ low-iron
Capabilities · Under one roof
From raw sheet to finished wall.
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Cut, edged and drilled in our own shop.
Float, low-iron and laminated stock, cut and finished in Burnsville. CNC shaping, cutouts and holes to tight tolerance; polished, beveled or seamed to spec — one piece or a production run.
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Bonded so the joint disappears.
Structurally bonded cubes, vitrines and display assemblies, held to tolerance across an entire set and shipped nationally for retail and hospitality brands.
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Color in the pattern.
Transparent paint on textured and reeded glass reads like colored patterned glass — a look that isn’t normally available — while keeping the full strength of the glass.
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Etched, printed and patterned.
Surface etching, applied film and digital printing for privacy and graphics.
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Mirror, made to the wall.
Custom mirror cut to template, and thirteen antique finishes for bars, fireplaces and feature walls.
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Set by our own crew.
Shower enclosures, railings, storefront and curtain wall — installed by River City crews, not subcontracted.
All fabrication services →
Why River City
One shop, from measure to install.
A lot of glass companies broker the work out. We don't. Cutting, tempering coordination, back-painting, etching, bonding and installation all run through our own building on 145th Street.
- 28+ years of fabrication experience under one roof
- Our own install crews, not subcontracted
- Custom color matching and piece-by-piece orders welcome
- Work shipped nationally for retail and hospitality brands
How it works
Four steps, start to finish
Tell us what you need
Call, or send the form for your project type. You'll hear back from the person who handles that work.
We measure
Free in-home measure for residential. Site visit and shop drawings for commercial and trade.
We fabricate
Cut, temper, etch, paint and bond, all in our shop, on a schedule we commit to in writing.
We install
Our own crew sets the glass and cleans up. Warranty paperwork handed over before we leave.
Service area
Serving the Twin Cities metro
Our shop sits at 3550 W 145th St in Burnsville, just off I-35, and we measure and install across the whole Twin Cities metro, inside 494/694 and well past it. Commercial and trade work ships nationwide.
- South metroBurnsville, Lakeville, Eagan, Apple Valley, Prior Lake
- West metroEdina, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Chanhassen
- Lake MinnetonkaWayzata, Orono, Excelsior, Mound, Shorewood
- North metroMaple Grove, Brooklyn Park, Blaine, Coon Rapids, Shoreview
- East metroWoodbury, Maplewood, White Bear Lake, Roseville, Stillwater
- Minneapolis & Saint PaulEvery neighborhood in both cities
- And beyondWestern Wisconsin and greater Minnesota. Let’s talk.
Visit the shop
River City Creative Glass3550 W 145th St
Burnsville, MN 55306
952-224-9030
Fax 952-224-9035
markh@rivercityglassinc.com
Monday–Friday, 8am–4pm
FAQ
Questions we get a lot
Where is River City Creative Glass located?
River City Creative Glass is at 3550 W 145th St, Burnsville, MN 55306, in the south Twin Cities metro. The shop is open Monday through Friday, 8am to 4pm, and can be reached at 952-224-9030.
Does River City Creative Glass make bird-friendly glass?
Yes. Flyway™ Bird-Safe Glass is our line of permanently etched bird-friendly glass. In August 2026 the American Bird Conservancy and the Bird-Safe Buildings Alliance evaluated five Flyway patterns and found all five to satisfy ABC's criteria for bird-friendly materials, with assigned Threat Factors™ of 20 or 25.
Do you work with homeowners, or only contractors?
Both. We work with three groups: homeowners needing shower enclosures, mirrors, backsplashes and table tops; general contractors and architects needing storefront, curtain wall and glass partitions; and glass shops, OEMs and manufacturers buying fabrication wholesale. Each has its own contact and its own quote form.
Do you charge for estimates?
No. Residential estimates are free, including the in-home measure. For commercial and trade work, send drawings or a specification and we'll return a written quote.
How long has River City Creative Glass been in business?
More than 28 years. In that time we've done work across commercial, residential, manufacturer and glass-shop markets, including back-painted bent glass for Empirehouse, alongside everyday residential work across the south metro.
Give us your vision.
Tell us what you're trying to build. We'll tell you whether glass is the right way to do it, and what that takes.