DTE: Wells Fargo, Radisson Red, Edition Apts & Millwright Building

[nasa35]

Was looking at the new Amazon.com Headquarters in Seattle... something like this would be an amazing use of these blocks...

I wouldn't be surprised by something very close to that. If you get into the details of that project (amazon) it is very like suburban like campus'.

My wish?

A tallish office (45+ floors), one mixed use (40 floors) and one residential (40ish floors) facing a courtyard/park.

[Le Sueur]

^^^ The tower in the foreground has some form of succubus attached to it with what appears to be a tentacle reaching into the building
No, I kid, I kid. I appreciate ample parking, but they could at least hang little metal squares that flutter in the breeze on the side like they did over at target field.

[Silophant]

^This. I'd prefer if parking was integrated into other buildings, but I don't really mind parking structures, as long as they take at least a bit of effort to dress them up a bit, instead of leaving them bare concrete. Better than surface parking, to be sure.

[John]

My wish?

A tallish office (45+ floors), one mixed use (40 floors) and one residential (40ish floors) facing a courtyard/park.

That's my wish as well. Having both a "campus" feel yet designed to be tall, dense, with a decidedly urban character. That's really the perfect approach to designing this project. I'm crossing my fingers.

[Nathan]

^^^ The tower in the foreground has some form of succubus attached to it with what appears to be a tentacle reaching into the building
No, I kid, I kid. I appreciate ample parking, but they could at least hang little metal squares that flutter in the breeze on the side like they did over at target field.

I wondered if anyone else was going to comment on that... rather it could be called a 'fuck-you-bus' ;D

[seanrichardryan]

I just had an 'aha' moment. IF and when Wells Fargo expands downtown, perhaps they will vacate this horrific thing on Washington Avenue between 2nd & 3rd opening up an amazing redevelopment opportunity. They use that as their secret bank operations bunker.

[seanrichardryan]

Wait, just noticed the map, MNY Mellon? Damn, when did wells move out.

[lordmoke]

Wells is still there. They just vacated 100 Washington, though.

[spearson]

I just had an 'aha' moment. IF and when Wells Fargo expands downtown, perhaps they will vacate this horrific thing on Washington Avenue between 2nd & 3rd opening up an amazing redevelopment opportunity. They use that as their secret bank operations bunker.

Horrific indeed. Couple that with the half vacant lot next to it that has a equally horrific skyway stretching ALL the way across the lot. Seems like a great area to redevelop.

[bapster2006]

I worked at that "Norwest Operations Center" in the late 80's. I would not cry either if that hole was filled in with something better.

[mattaudio]

Then maybe a developer could use this century-old classical federal building as a podium for a new tower?
http://www.startribune.com/local/123495144.html

[Nathan]

As they SHOULD be doing with at least the main section of the 40's Strib Building.

[Wedgeguy]

Then maybe a developer could use this century-old classical federal building as a podium for a new tower?
http://www.startribune.com/local/123495144.html

I agree, when I saw what they did with some of the old federal building in San Fran on the civic square plaza. I though of this build for MPLS to do the same type of podium with new town set back.

[TroyGBiv]

I'd love to see the old federal building turned into a public building - like a museum, history center, natural history museum or something that draws people all year around to that sort of identity-less area.

[robotlollipop]

A zoo!

[MplsSteve]

I just had an 'aha' moment. IF and when Wells Fargo expands downtown, perhaps they will vacate this horrific thing on Washington Avenue between 2nd & 3rd opening up an amazing redevelopment opportunity. They use that as their secret bank operations bunker.

It's quite possible that they could. Banking has changed a lot in the 30 years since that place was built - more electronic transactions, less paperwork to process. I'm sure the facility is a bit out of date. I agree that the building is hideous, but then it seems like most of the stuff that was built in the Gateway urban renewal area was pretty awful.

(Sorry, I'm a newbie on the site and I don't know how to make the quote thing look all pretty like the rest of you)

[FISHMANPET]

You need a closing tag at the end of the quote: [/quote]

[MplsSteve]

Thanks!

[Garrett]

Rumor is that Ryan is going to "revamp the Star Tribune building," whatever that means...I guess part of it will stay.

[mullen]

http://finance-commerce.com/2013/05/rya ... bune-land/