City Center

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mattaudio
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Re: City Center

Postby mattaudio » August 1st, 2019, 2:58 pm

It’s hard to imagine anything short of a minor nuclear detonation really helping this sad monument to architectural bad taste.
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luigipaladio
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Re: City Center

Postby luigipaladio » August 1st, 2019, 3:05 pm

Hmm, maybe two nuclear detonations - one for City Center and one for the even more ghastly Treasure Island Center - what on earth were they thinking? The pig is dirty white in this case, but the lipstick is a total mess. The most recent render (I just saw one today) of the City Center redesign is at least more even handed and clean. The mess at TIC - which extends around all three visible faces of the old Dayton’s building is a jumble of conflicting ideas, cheapened on every side by the cheesy Treasure Island branding.

lordmoke
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Re: City Center

Postby lordmoke » August 8th, 2019, 11:42 am

Work on the renovations has begun!

luigipaladio
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Re: City Center

Postby luigipaladio » August 8th, 2019, 12:49 pm

I won’t hold my breath on this one. The budget is small - given the scope of what really would need to be done to transform the dismal Mall frontage of City Center. It’s not only lipstick, but cheap lipstick at that.

John
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Re: City Center

Postby John » August 9th, 2019, 10:55 am

I won’t hold my breath on this one. The budget is small - given the scope of what really would need to be done to transform the dismal Mall frontage of City Center. It’s not only lipstick, but cheap lipstick at that.
I don't know, The Nicollet Mall frontage has been neglected by the owners for decades. Maybe not great, but at least it's a clearly visible improvement , and they're finally removing some of the fortress wall.

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Re: City Center

Postby Silophant » January 8th, 2020, 5:06 pm

The renovation did not finish in October, but it's apparently moving along. They're on the ZBA agenda tomorrow for signage variances.

Additionally, a Chase Bank branch is coming in at some point, presumably in the skyway level. (Are there any ground level bank branches in the downtown core?)
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amiller92
Wells Fargo Center
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Re: City Center

Postby amiller92 » January 9th, 2020, 10:09 am

Well there's the drive though on at Centre Village...

And an unstaffed BoA "service center" on the 100 block of Washington Ave N.

Glen on Portland
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Re: City Center

Postby Glen on Portland » January 9th, 2020, 2:30 pm

Portland and 8th will have the new Wells Fargo on ground floor to replace the drive through one on Park. Not core downtown though

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Re: City Center

Postby twincitizen » January 9th, 2020, 6:21 pm

The renovation did not finish in October, but it's apparently moving along. They're on the ZBA agenda tomorrow for signage variances.
The variance requests seem completely reasonable for a large shopping center like City Center and I hope the ZBA approves. Nothing they requested is out of line with similar buildings or even existing signs downtown. Their presentation sold me

jffalb
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Re: City Center

Postby jffalb » January 31st, 2020, 7:09 pm

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Anondson
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Re: City Center

Postby Anondson » January 31st, 2020, 8:56 pm

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I’m not sure this did what you wanted.

karlshea
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Re: City Center

Postby karlshea » January 31st, 2020, 10:59 pm

https://www.google.com/search?q=IMG_0087.JPG&tbm=isch

It's in there somewhere

Edit:

Holy. Shit. City Center is gonna be 80 stories.

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grant1simons2
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Re: City Center

Postby grant1simons2 » February 1st, 2020, 10:44 am

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John
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Re: City Center

Postby John » February 2nd, 2020, 11:15 pm

It looks better and gives the complex a more prominent entrance on Nicollet Mall and 7th. But why didn't they just carry this through and renovate the whole Nicollet Mall side? It certainly needs it.

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grant1simons2
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Re: City Center

Postby grant1simons2 » February 5th, 2020, 5:07 pm

This.. didn't add doors. Wasn't it supposed to add doors and split the massive space?

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Nick
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Re: City Center

Postby Nick » February 5th, 2020, 5:49 pm

They appear to have used some of the Nicollet Mall frontage for a hallway that maybe has a fire escape? That would rock.
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