urbanMSP

The Development Tracker reports on plans for 2 of the Duffy Paper buildings as well as an apartment lined ramp for the surface lot. Tons of retail, tons of interesting amenities, good looking buildings, not a crazy amount of parking. I like it. Thought it deserved its own thread. https://www.tdtmpls...

A significantly better looking project. The scale is humane, the materials of decent quality, pedestrian spaces and lots of retail. I'm very glad that previous monstrosity (and I'm a fan of brutalism ) is a thing of the past.

Does this include Marvel Bar? From the announcement it sounded like it might.

All of their food and beverage outlets. Marvel and the cafe as well.

I knew a few people who worked there one of my friends said "they told us a little... i guess unbeknownst to us they had been struggling to keep up even before the pandemic hit. now they say there’s just no way they could afford to reopen and stuff since everything will be different for a long ...

I like the look of the buildings and the scale, here's hoping they are on board to build active street fronts as they pitched when proposing the stadium. They look pretty questionable in the current drawings.

Proposal for some new buildings at Spruce Tree and Snelling. Will be reviewed at St Paul Port Authority Credit Committee meeting on 4/21. 2 towers with 234 units (18 and 12 stories from the picture) 3 story podium (148K SF parking, 16K SF retail) 3 floor building with 19K SF retail, 30K SF coworkin...

Yeah there's definitely a lot of work to be done in ensuring it's not a car funnel. I would suggest 28th to 32nd be vastly calmed and made into a semi self sufficient little urban node of its own. The area se of this is a major car playground.

Potentially making local traffic drive half a mile around their destination for a 1 block calmed pedestrian area? Who said one block? I'm eyeing at least 28th to Lake. But who are "people?" Because there are people on buses (eventually streetcar?), bikes and foot too. Especially local tra...

I don't think it's a great idea to close the street to automobiles. I'm a big fan of having as many open free streets for all modes as possible. I'm trying to imagine the congestion on blaisdell and 1st, and overly convoluted routes around the area if this would be. It would be a disservice to pede...

I don't think it's a great idea to close the street to automobiles. I'm a big fan of having as many open free streets for all modes as possible. I'm trying to imagine the congestion on blaisdell and 1st, and overly convoluted routes around the area if this would be. It would be a disservice to pedes...

Whoaaaaa crazy news from Lisa Bender about the reopening of the street!

https://www.facebook.com/39774522364296 ... 861214676/

I'd imagine it's because it's about to have a light rail stop, it's very close to north loop, has the farmers market and is literally nothing but potential.

Awesome! Thanks!

I've seen most of the proposals and presentations for this project but are there specific site and building plans if they're beginning? Which buildings are they starting with etc etc

Yeah, not even bothering to try for a legalization bill seems like a good way to lose a possibly crucial amount of votes to the weed parties. Looks like it's on its way! https://mobile.twitter.com/_RyanWinkler/status/1229872359269638150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E122987235...

I wonder if the horizontal bands/vertical columns are actually stone/tile or just stamped concrete - would hope the former. The building is clad in a stone called Alabama silver shadow. A natural limestone. One of my favorites, actually. It will have natural marble line veining when clean and dry. ...

Yeah it's definitely the stadium.

I'm all about dense urban development, but this is a really nice collection of urban, street activating retail. I'd be really upset to see this block go. Taking out the section on university maybe but... this is crucial ne history.

HELLO! I'm Evan and I have been a frequent lurker on these threads for years. Born and raised in St. Louis Park, lived in Minneapolis (Lowry Hill + North Loop) for years after college, and have been living in New York for the last 4 years (Brooklyn, then the East Village, now back to Brooklyn) work...

Retail tenants include Border's Books, Snyder's Drug, Hard Rock Cafe, Applebee's, Shout House, Bellanotte, and Gameworks.
Office anchors include Control Data and ADC Telecommunications.

Lmfao... what about cold stone?