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

[Minneboy]

The fact that this is the peoples stadium and one of it's signature elements is a view of the skyline why would you want to put shutters in front of it?

I am also in favor of some new signature iconic buildings that are admired throughout the world. I just think these buildings would be better framing the skyline then walling it off.

[tabletop]

Maybe this has been established in a previous post, but does anyone know who the architect is?

[Didier]

Personally I'm very happy with our current "big three" and think it's more important that we focus on infill rather than on supplanting the IDS, but that's not really for this thread.

[Nick]

If this turns into mindless talking about how cool tall buildings are, God help me I will turn this message board around.

-1 for this being my 1,000th post.

[Le Sueur]

^^ -1 For keeping the circular arguments in check.

Any chance the "retail component” would be something bigger like a City Target, or the REI w/climbing wall (views of the new stadium and dtwn through glass atrium as you climb )?

[Silophant]

Could downtown really support two Targets? This isn't that far from the current downtown target.

[TWA]

450 units? That's about 100 more than the magellan project and almost 200 more than the squat 222 development. The residential component is going to be massive. Very exciting. Hopefully they don't opt for a 9 story full block cube and just stick a couple juliet balconies on it and call it good enough...

[go4guy]

Beyond excited for the unveiling tonight of the stadium, and the details of this project tomorrow. It is like Christmas Eve for development nerds.

[Didier]

I don't think there is anything "off topic" about discussing how these buildings will affect the skyline view from the new Vikings stadium.

[mattaudio]

So the skyline fanboys are opposed to expansion of the skyline because it will block skyline views from other parts of the skyline?

[Didier]

They are?

[nasa35]

Architect? Don't ask me, that's for sure, my Ryan contact recently told me they still didn't have a design!

[min-chi-cbus]

Beyond excited for the unveiling tonight of the stadium, and the details of this project tomorrow. It is like Christmas Eve for development nerds.

Funny you mention that.....it's my wife's birthday today and I told her that although I'm happy for your birthday I'm also kind of excited about some new developments on Minneapolis....developments: the new Vikings Stadium and Star Tribune blocks. She pretended to give a shit...

[min-chi-cbus]

Architect? Don't ask me, that's for sure, my Ryan contact recently told me they still didn't have a design!

Well then what are they "unveiling" tomorrow?

[mplser]

So the skyline fanboys are opposed to expansion of the skyline because it will block skyline views from other parts of the skyline?

very well put. that seems to be the argument here

[nasa35]

Architect? Don't ask me, that's for sure, my Ryan contact recently told me they still didn't have a design!

Well then what are they "unveiling" tomorrow?

My point is apparently my contact at Ryan sucks!

[Wedgeguy]

Architect? Don't ask me, that's for sure, my Ryan contact recently told me they still didn't have a design!

Well then what are they "unveiling" tomorrow?

My point is apparently my contact at Ryan sucks!

They maybe only presenting a concept of what can be done falling into certain perameters of what they hope to build off of. Lord know we never seem to get what they first propose. Stuff like massing and green space and things like that!

[writruth]

By this time tomorrow we should know whether Minneapolis will be trumpeting a return to significant, inspired, architectural design, to an eager audience or whether we will whisper a retreat from our global ambitions.

[MNdible]

By this time tomorrow we should know whether Minneapolis will be trumpeting a return to significant, inspired, architectural design, to an eager audience or whether we will whisper a retreat from our global ambitions.

No pressure or anything.

That's an awful lot to hang on a developer driven project for back office space for a bank that's HQ'ed 2,000 miles away.

[min-chi-cbus]

By this time tomorrow we should know whether Minneapolis will be trumpeting a return to significant, inspired, architectural design, to an eager audience or whether we will whisper a retreat from our global ambitions.

Well, 0 for 1 so far with the Vikes. Next up, Ryan Cos. and the Star Tribune blocks.......Let's see if they can turn this thing around.