urbanMSP

Many apartments have lease restrictions that don't allow moving out between 11/1 and 2/28.

Oh, thanks. Didn't see it, could be a problem for foot traffic if I'm not the only one that missed it.

So where would the entrance be? I looks like the front retail will close off the main entrance to to Calhoun Square.

I can't seem to find the $ per square foot. Usually listed in development plans.

Does anyone know what the proposed rents would be for these micro apartments?

Smaller windows actually make sense when you consider these are dorm rooms. There is a housing shortage at MCAD and if they can add beds to the dorms they can provide more housing to students.

I am a renter who also has attended LHENA meeting for many years. Yes, there are some preservationists that are obsessive. I have also seen and heard some pro development people made offensive statements at meetings. You are going to get crazies on both sides of an argument in a public setting, it t...

It is coming down right now.

Elaborate on? Priority schools? Measurement Ratings? Or why visiting a high poverty school would be an eye opener? My sister is a teacher in one of these schools. The quality of education suffers when children in poverty have issues that need addressing other than what is on the lesson plan. Often t...

If you want to understand this issue in the context of Minneapolis perhaps visit one of the Priority schools, (MN Department of EDucation Multiple Measurement Ratings.) which are all in high poverty districts. It is a real eye opener.

20 years sure, but I have heard the Blue already has some issues with the windows leaking and it has not been open very long.

I just wonder about the longevity of these types of buildings. I have heard there are already issues with some that are a bit older.

I walk pretty much everywhere unless it is very bad weather. Walking a mile is really not much if you are used to it, maybe just 10-15 min depending on how fast you walk. I have noticed, at least for me, the perception of distance seems much longer on busy streets like Hennepin or Lyndale compared t...

"There is a difference in saying you wan to buy a property, and saying that the city will condemn thru eminent domain. They are two very different approaches. One is appropriate and the other is a sleaze tactic."

Well of course! That was my point.

I don't know anything about developers lying but a friend of mine that owns a house on Bryant near 22nd has received postcards and letters from a developer wanting to buy their house. They said they receive about one a week even though they have no desire to sell.

This does seem a bit sketchy when they said the house was gutted after the fire. "ACTUAL CONDITION (as reported by a salvage worker) The entry, all 3 parlors and the dining room were essentially the same. Wainscoting, window & door casings, cove & coffered ceilings, huge paneled pocket ...

Bradstreet now has January listed as their opening date, although I have not seen any work being done.

"Does anybody else life a true urban lifestyle?" I have never owned a car and I have never even had a drivers licence. I usually walk everywhere weather permitting. Bus in the winter. I used to bike everywhere but not much any more. I feel that walking makes me less stressed as I can take ...

Really? I didn't know they did that. (Never owned a car.)