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Be'Wiched Deli in the North Loop has closed (apparently their Plymouth location, too). It's too bad, it was a solid option for casual eats in the neighborhood. I'm not sure if it was rent-related, but I work in the TractorWorks building and our rent is quite high (we're coming to the end of our leas...

It may be related to the draft Minneapolis 2040 guidelines, which would prohibit residential development here - it's designated as a Production and Processing future land use category. It's unfortunate.... https://minneapolis2040.com/topics/land-use-built-form/ "Production and Processing areas ...

This one really bums me out. I know there are issues of landownership, so you can't force a developer to build their building on an already empty lot (like, right across the street!), but I wish there could have been some incentives to urge them to look elsewhere.

I can't access the article, but I would guess that it's about the Schafer Richardson apartment project along 3rd St N (http://www.journalmpls.com/news/development/2018/01/schafer-richardson-proposes-six-story-apartment-building-in-the-north-loop/) - that large parking lot has been the rumored locati...

The restaurant space at the Variant is going to be a First Draft Taproom & Kitchen, a pour-your-own place. I'm assuming the same company that's in Denver (when you google the name). The article is locked, but if you search the name and Minneapolis you can find the full article posted elsewhere.....

Isn't all this - "Arcadia on the River" - jumping the gun a bit? Is there really an concrete evidence that this is a project?

Work seems to be starting on this. It seems that he only has a permit to do the foundation work, because the rest of the building hasn't been approved? So who knows what we'll get... From the Mpls permit: FOOTING AND FOUNDATION FOR NEW OFFICE BUILDING SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR SUPERSTRUCTURE BUIL...

Did they paint the floor at the base of the stairs, too??

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Finally starting for real - equipment on site and digging...

Construction starting today on The Nordic at 729 Washington Avenue North. by ZTR Norge, on Flickr

Didn't read this whole thread so sorry if some of this has been discussed. But some more takeaways I have learned are the bottom floors are planning to be retail. 601W Properties is also currently redeveloping the Chicago Post Office. Also, there are a few rooms that are deemed historical that are ...

So I did go to the open house for the repaving and pedestrian improvements projects. They had handouts of the preliminary paving plans that I imagine will be online soon. Lots of proposed trees, which will be nice. Pavers are proposed for 3rd Street N between 7th Ave N and 10th Ave N, and then 8th A...

If anyone can make it to the open house at the library today, 5:30-7, that'd be great! http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/cip/future/north-loop-ped-improvements I'm going to try to get there (by "open house" I'm assuming this is a come-and-go type meeting, and not something with a definite a...

The sidewalks outside the TractorWorks Building and the warehouse condos across the street (801 Washington) are getting some planter spaces installed (jack-hammered out the concrete and prepping for plantings and/or trees, from the looks of it). Does anyone know if this is part of a city project? Or...

But IANAL.

I laughed at this way too much this morning, imagining an unfortunate autocorrect and a new Apple product iANAL.

Alas, I learned it's just an acronym - "I am not a lawyer."

I googled shake shack southdale.
Page 3 in this mentions it with the Restoration Hardware development.
https://business.simon.com/mall/leasing ... _19_17.pdf

Cancelled...
https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/ ... thrie.html

Yeah - I went by yesterday and that north wall is bleak. I think there was a condition on the approval regarding the north side wall. Was there an actual redesign as a result? Or did they get a variance? 3. The north elevation shall be revised to eliminate all instances of blank wall in excess of 25...

The billboard on the site is coming down.

^^ It'd also be nice because Arctic Cat has window cling things on the corner windows of the building; a new retail space would probably open them up. A few months back the HPC had the window coverings on their agenda - they're against the historic design guidelines, but Arctic Cat said they were ne...

Someone (Zach Stofferahn) is appealing the City Planning Commission's approval of this. There will be an additional public hearing before the Zoning and Planning Commission on May 4.