

Those snarky quotation marks DO seem wholly appropriate in the case of "City" "Place"...twincitizen wrote:Although snarky quotation marks are exactly the type of thing we would do, in this case I think I used them for emphasis because most people here probably are/were unfamiliar with the term. Also, this thread was a combination of two different ones & that probably contributed to the clunky title. At any rate, they're gone now.
Daboink wrote:Those snarky quotation marks DO seem wholly appropriate in the case of "City" "Place"...twincitizen wrote:Although snarky quotation marks are exactly the type of thing we would do, in this case I think I used them for emphasis because most people here probably are/were unfamiliar with the term. Also, this thread was a combination of two different ones & that probably contributed to the clunky title. At any rate, they're gone now.
Mild ambivalence perhaps, but not hate. I have nothing personally against Woodbury. What I think people dislike is redevelopment that fails to take the long view in terms of what is sustainable. That seems to be the general consensus on here about City Place. Bloomington is at least attempting to take into account what the future may bring while working within the constraints of trying to fill in an area caught between a protected federal wildlife preserve and a noisy airport. I know I am leaving myself open for criticism about sustainability because the main tenant of the district is the MOA, but even in a future where drones may deliver my groceries, I am still going to want to try on a pair of pants before I buy them so even the mall has it's place.Lancestar2 wrote:Daboink wrote:Those snarky quotation marks DO seem wholly appropriate in the case of "City" "Place"...twincitizen wrote:Although snarky quotation marks are exactly the type of thing we would do, in this case I think I used them for emphasis because most people here probably are/were unfamiliar with the term. Also, this thread was a combination of two different ones & that probably contributed to the clunky title. At any rate, they're gone now.
Not really, it just shows how much people hate their own communities.
Just drove by and the IndiGO site next to the Hyatt site has plastic construction fencing up, the turn lane from American Blvd. to 34th Ave S has been closed to accommodate construction vehicles, equipment is on site and it looks like they have begun grading work. This is a very good sign for this area, I was afraid that the same delays we were seeing at Lennar's Edina site were going to hamper this project and slow down the whole South Loop in general. As a side note, thankfully this area has rail transit at its doorstep, I am very hopeful that this helps force the future development in Bloomington's plans for the South Loop to truly feel cohesive and walkable. This area has a long way to go for that.Daboink wrote:I have not been over near the new Hyatt site in about a month, but according to the City of Bloomington's newsletter, the IndiGO apartments by Lennar on the adjacent parcel are "underway", and the city page page listing shows as updated in March 2015 with an anticipated start of construction as Summer 2015. Not sure if this means they have started digging yet, but it is a good sign!
https://www.bloomingtonmn.gov/sites/def ... bf_web.pdf
https://www.bloomingtonmn.gov/indigo-le ... apartments
Depth costs money! =^]grant1simons2 wrote:Did they learn the word depth ever?
This I know, hence why they are already framing instead of diggingseanrichardryan wrote:It has a 5 level parking ramp going up in the center.
There's a grocery store planned south of Lindau and east of 24th Ave. S. alongside the soon-to-start hotel.Minneapolitan wrote:I would love to see a Lunds/Byerlys in this area.
I cant think of any grocery shopping in southloop. A target would do well maybe a large Walgreens with grocery. Target may want to try a Target Express! There are many jobs/hotels/apartments that could use this kind of shopping in the area.
HiawathaGuy wrote:A Utah developer is proposing a 140-room hotel and restaurant just east of Mall of America.
http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/n ... -near.html
The $25 million project is part of a larger plan by the Bloomington Port Authority and the city to redevelop the old Alpha Business Center at Lindau Lane and 24th Avenue South.
Utah-based developer Terratron Inc. is close to securing the hotel brand and tenants for a 9,000-square-foot restaurant and a 2,000-square-foot coffee shop, according to a city memo. It has not, however, found a tenant for a pharmacy/grocery space that would take up 13,000 square feet. [...]
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