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I believe that the downtown markets can absorb lots of apartments, but that merely my firsthand impression after looking this spring. I agree 100%. There is so little inventory across the board it's almost unbelievable. If you want anything even moderately high-end you're left choosing from less th...

I personally don't have any problem with this building. I just meant that it's interesting early on when it starts to take shape, and it's interesting again when it nears completion, but in the middle there's not really much to say. Fair enough. My mistake. To what I said--beating a dead horse--I d...

Nothing significant has happened in the last couple weeks to comment on. There was plenty of discussion when it started. Now it's just sticks being nailed into more sticks. Yep. This building is going to be a real P.O.S. but I'm going to enjoy having a nearby whole foods and some activity on that c...

I saw a question about this project in another thread so I thought I'd mention it here. There is still a "for sale" sign on the building and Merit Printing is still operating. Something will eventually happen on this plot but all signs point to it not being the Velo proposal.

As requested in a PM from John here's another shot of the tower from Loring Park. I didn't do any rigorous measurements like I would normally do for a client to verify the scale, so this is just an educated guess. http://imageshack.us/a/img823/4384/loringviewb.jpg Uploaded with ImageShack.us Thanks...

this is great news. i'm happy to see our downtown based companies choosing to grow here.

Agreed. The positives of this announcement can't be understated. I'm assuming they will leave the exterior unchanged (I hope)?

I don't have a subscription to Finance and Commerce, so I can't see the details, but here's an article about a planned boutique hotel in the former Nate's Clothing building in the Warehouse District: http://finance-commerce.com/2012/10/boutique-hotel-planned-for-nates-building/ Without seeing the d...

This project is moving forward, but now without the International Education Center (which is going to need to relocate): http://journalmpls.wordpress.com/2012/10/11/affordable-housing-coming-to-hennepin-avenue/ I don't know much about the IEC but hopefully whatever takes the ground-floor space in th...

It's basically Lucas Oil Field with a "modern" rather than warehouse exterior.

Yup. Plus, I can't think of many things worse than the covered plaza concept for a downtown location: can you say creepy, poorly-lit deadzone?

I don't mind the tower at all. If it was proposed/built today I'd be thoroughly disappointed, but plain and simple towers help the others stand out. Skylines need variety. City Center, on the other hand, is an abomination. It needs to be gutted, flipped inside out, and given the facelift of the cent...

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The public can now submit comments and questions about the stadium design to the MSFA. Check out the above link.

Cool, thank you. I sent some comments in this morning.

Sounds like some pretty sweet amenities: http://journalmpls.wordpress.com/2012/1 ... wednesday/

This looks good.

Agreed. I love the curved glass feature mixed with the brick columns that sit in front of the glass around the rest of that side.

Even if it is a small factory, doesn't that help quell the worries that it was going to become a big industrial site for years and years? It's great that they are spending a lot of money to put a pretty factory on a park in a great new neighborhood. Also, could it be that this is for a trench/basem...

I'm no ice cream production/spatial reasoning expert, but this building seems incredibly small for any sort of factory/ice cream parlor. I agree. I don't know enough to state with any modicum of certainty that the building is too small, but the foundation--in person and in these pictures--is surpri...

I saw this phrase on 222's website and had to share it: "Minneapolis’ most sought after address[.]" LOL. I think I like this project more than many but a 6-story, stick-built apartment building ain't exactly generating oohs and aaahs.

I heard over the weekend from my friensds on the NorthLoop board that ground breaking ceremonies are this week for this project.

Announced as set for 11 am tomorrow!

From last week:

Sorry if this has been posted already, but I found another rendering for the Dock Street Apartments... http://the2020partners.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Hines-Dock-Street-Renderings.pdf Thanks. I like the roof deck on Third. Is the accent piece that wraps up onto the second floor (tha...

If they could get the approval to add 3-5 more floors to it, it think it would help with the look of their neighborhood. I don't think we need anything over 15 floors in this neighborhood, but it would be nice to have some height variances. I like the colors of the original Zenith building, but hav...