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Sales sign today states 12 sold.

https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/chicago-transit-oriented-development-mta-train-video-china-train-minnesota A new proposed TOD ordinance would nearly triple the amount of land in the city where denser development would be allowed and increase the land subject to reduced parking requirements tenfold...

I agree that the parking entrance is a missed opportunity being placed across from the LRT station. Most of the car traffic will be coming off of 29th, with probably Malcolm second, and 30th third (as both Malcolm and 29th are signalized and a vehicle can cross the LRT tracks). But it sure seems lik...

Saw a hand written sign in the sales center window today that said "6 Sold." I hadn't even noticed that there was a sales center before. Previously assumed it was a construction trailer.

The north lot on that tower looks ready to be turned into parking when they get the last of the exterior work completed. If they are hoping to break ground on the 4 story office building in spring or early summer per the article above, then they won't be putting in a parking lot only to rip it out ...

I believe they are actually assembling a trebuchet with the intent of flinging the construction materials in the general direction of the upper floors.

Yes I also noticed all the concrete is prefabricated when I walked by. Very interesting and has definitely been quick to assemble. I wonder if the whole building will be fabricated off site. This one will be interesting to watch.

grant1simons2 wrote:And when did the proposal above die off? I'm saying the ramp tower was uploaded Semptember 3rd, 2015.

Well that rendering for the old Grandma's Saloon site at Seven Corners was very temporary before they went with the stick built project. See that thread if you want the history on that image.

Another clue to this; The architect is Humphreys & Partners who recently worked with Ryan on 222 Hennepin. The fact that they are the architects scares me!! Why? they also did the Carlyle- what's wrong with that? and Grant Park. and... they have some good and some bad, just like every other firm.

16 million for 455 surface spaces in that location seems like too high of a price for the intention to be surface parking forever. I think they are betting on higher land value and holding it as parking until they can make a nice profit. This feels a vote of confidence in downtown development by a ...

Minneapolis Gets Trashed- in Politico Magazine

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/ ... dvdvPlViko

Some good counter points to people who have complained on this board about the HERC ruining the neighborhood.

Regarding the burden of having to go 6 of 7 blocks to a grocery store, recall that it was quite recent (on the forerunner to this board) that people were debating which was the closest downtown grocery: the Wedge, the Quarry, or Cub/Rainbow on Lake and Minnehaha. Downtown is not a food desert like i...

Settle down, folks. Look at the site plan. Take a deep breath. The 60% number makes sense for a building that's, say, a quarter of a block fronting on Nicollet. But even that's probably pushing it, when you consider all of the other things that are jostling for that critical ground floor real estat...

Did anyone else notice this on their website:

CONNECTED
Skyway Connected, Light Rail, Bus-line, Steps from the Mississippi River, Mill District and Nicollet Mall.

That doesn't make any sense. There is no logical skyway connection. If it stated skyway access nearby...

That fly-through animation is ludicrous. They show the pivoting doors as though someone - even without a ticket - will be able to just saunter in. Where are the security bollards? Where are the ticketing machines? Season ticket holders will receive RFID tags that they insert under their skin in the...

MNdible wrote:Zoning is not driving the things you hate. Its economies of scale and efficiencies and preferences of developers.

Yes, I suppose you could make a new law that would require small retail spaces. But is that really the answer to this problem?

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SV historic district: Just the Sterb's building. One more - the three story block kiddie corner from Sterb's. But that's it. Everything from Oak to Huron (except S&H) can go Buildings north of Stub and Herbs on Oak can all go too. Redevelopment will continue in this area. Per Big 10 etc, people are...

Here's the download link to Shermans plans https://app.box.com/shared/static/rh14cqh9s88ukarympu225qdpx697paf.pdf Thanks for posting! Says it right on the plans that several elevators could serve ANN if they occupy level 8. Very nice mixed use building! Only odd thing about access to 8th floor seem...

Too late now, but I was thinking about how street trees really struggle and often look sad along here. I know they are working on more permeable surfaces, etc. but what if you had a massive trellis design that went curb to curb plus more right over the street for maybe a third of a block. Plant some...

Wow! Sherman's detailing looks really great. I really like the 2nd story cantilever- really adds a lot if visual interest to both the first and second floor. The hotel lobby looks great from the street as well. Even the slight horizontal variation in the upper hotel windows seems to work ok. There i...