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by sanchopanza
June 11th, 2013, 6:16 am
Forum: Saint Paul
Topic: New Senate office building (St. Paul Capitol Hill)
Replies: 66
Views: 16654

Re: New Senate office building (St. Paul Capitol Hill)

Glad to see a surface parking lot being converted to a building. I though this was interesting:

"The new building can't be taller than 58 feet. State law bars any structure on the campus from exceeding the Capitol cornice in height."
by sanchopanza
May 23rd, 2013, 10:40 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Vikings Stadium Miscellaneous Discussion
Replies: 1660
Views: 222146

Re: Vikings Stadium

This stadium is really a winter baseball stadium for the upper midwest. The Vikings will just play in it 10 times a year. Here is an excerpt from when the snow collapsed the roof in 2010: Lester said the Metrodome typically hosts hundreds of college baseball games in early spring as teams throughout...
by sanchopanza
May 14th, 2013, 6:23 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Vikings Stadium Miscellaneous Discussion
Replies: 1660
Views: 222146

Re: Vikings Stadium

My first thought was "Are you serious?", but it is growing on me. The west side view is nice, but the other 3 sides interaction with the street/neighborhood is poor IMO. Not sure how they are claiming to connect to the downtown skyway. The only connections I see are to the parking ramps fo...
by sanchopanza
May 10th, 2013, 1:17 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Washington Avenue (reconstruction, restriping, etc.)
Replies: 253
Views: 60673

Re: Washington Avenue

I love the separation of automobiles from peds and bikers.
How will the city deal with snow removal in winter from the bike lanes?
by sanchopanza
May 4th, 2013, 11:56 am
Forum: Nostalgia
Topic: Soccer Stadium in Minneapolis (cancelled)
Replies: 1001
Views: 167491

Re: Major League Soccer in Minnesota

I would rather see it in downtown StP or Mpls, but I guess the LRT and 494 are good for transport. Probably woudl still need to make 5000 space parking ramp. It seems that this location would not be very pedestrian friendly and not provide much opportunity for pub crawls prior to matches. Let's just...
by sanchopanza
April 30th, 2013, 11:42 am
Forum: Saint Paul
Topic: The Penfield - (101 10th Street East)
Replies: 158
Views: 47938

Re: The Penfield - (101 10th Street East)

Any updated pictures? Spectre or TRK? Thanks!
by sanchopanza
April 30th, 2013, 11:40 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
Replies: 1597
Views: 355048

Re: Green Line (Central)

Can someone get a picture of the downtown st. paul maintenance facilty?
Is is completed yet?
I am curious how this interacts with the street and eventually the new ballpark.
by sanchopanza
April 2nd, 2013, 11:04 am
Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
Topic: New Siebert Field
Replies: 10
Views: 4049

Re: New Siebert Field

Seriously no clubhouse? That really is barebones; I guess it is back to fundraising for lights and a locker room.
by sanchopanza
March 13th, 2013, 10:07 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Office Market
Replies: 1291
Views: 813352

Re: Downtown Office Market

^^^^ Interesting that the 5th St Towers have a large amount of vacancy. Espcially since it is very close to the LRT stop.
by sanchopanza
February 3rd, 2013, 3:53 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
Replies: 1597
Views: 355048

Re: Green Line (Central)

This is much better:
Image
by sanchopanza
December 12th, 2012, 11:52 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Vikings Stadium Miscellaneous Discussion
Replies: 1660
Views: 222146

Re: Vikings Stadium

I don't think DTE will look anything like SD for quite a while if there are indeed 3 blocks of 'open space' as the proposed site plan shows. I can't think of an NFL stadium that doesn't isolate itself from the city; even Indy, Detroit and Seattle don't have anything near Petco Park. I hope we can ma...
by sanchopanza
October 16th, 2012, 6:09 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Vikings Stadium Miscellaneous Discussion
Replies: 1660
Views: 222146

Re: Vikings Stadium

I still don't get the field level suites.
Why would you want to see the players standing on the sideline or sitting on the bench and watch the game on the TV in the suite? maybe you cna get a smelly towel or empty Gatorade cup from one of the water boys as a souvenir.
by sanchopanza
September 7th, 2012, 8:31 pm
Forum: Saint Paul
Topic: The Penfield - (101 10th Street East)
Replies: 158
Views: 47938

Re: The Penfield

My initial thought is "wouldn't it have been easier to re-create the columns?". But I guess they are preserving 'something'.
by sanchopanza
September 3rd, 2012, 5:26 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Vikings Stadium Miscellaneous Discussion
Replies: 1660
Views: 222146

Re: Vikings Stadium

Did anybody see Notre Dame vs Navy in Dublin Saturday? The game was played in Aviva stadium. My wife and kids all stated a separate times " Woah, where are they playing that game?". This is the type of stadium Mpls needs. http://www.uhnd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/notre-dame-notebook-n...
by sanchopanza
July 23rd, 2012, 1:07 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News
Replies: 1432
Views: 479183

Re: Neiman Marcus Closing DT Location

Nieman Marcus is closing downtown, but developers are planning an upscale shopping mall in Eagan.

This should be a red flag for the city of Mpls, there is a perception that 'upscale' people don't come downtown.
by sanchopanza
July 23rd, 2012, 1:04 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Hines Speculative Office Project - 350 N 5th Street
Replies: 90
Views: 26333

Re: 350 North Fifth Street

I guess I'll go out and say it: I think these look awkward and out of place here. With that thinking we wouldn't have the IDS tower. It is good to have discussions about a project (that is exactly what this forum is for), but I am really surprised about the negative feedback. Adding density and rem...
by sanchopanza
June 28th, 2012, 11:00 am
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Elan Uptown
Replies: 422
Views: 65346

Re: Bennett Lumber Site

Which is exactly why the city needs to move faster on getting projects like this done: http://www.ouruptown.com/2012/04/a-cycl ... ke-street/
I totally agree Phil, this would be fantastic to have throughout the city.
by sanchopanza
June 7th, 2012, 11:02 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Vikings Stadium Miscellaneous Discussion
Replies: 1660
Views: 222146

Re: Vikings Stadium

" Oh , that's the stadium in Mindianapolis !"
I was at the Philly airport two weeks ago and that is exactly what she called Minneapolis!