Target Field Station (the Hotel) & Target Field Station (the Station)

[jet777]

Is the multi-story hotel in all of the renderings a definite part of the project at this point?

[twincitizen]

Of course not, that would be something done entirely by the private sector. The county is setting the table with the ballpark, LRT, Interchange, etc. Time will tell if this is a viable site for a hotel.

[ECtransplant]

If the large convention center hotel happens, I'd imagine it'd be quite some time after that before the market is ready for any significant expansion of hotel rooms downtown.

[twincitizen]

LOL: http://finance-commerce.com/2013/01/met ... terchange/

[Nathan]

LOL: http://finance-commerce.com/2013/01/met ... terchange/

Why is that an LOL? without being able to read the article, seems like a good place to be for them...

[mamundsen]

LOL: http://finance-commerce.com/2013/01/met ... terchange/

Why is that an LOL? without being able to read the article, seems like a good place to be for them...

I don't understand the LOL either... If all the LRT lines connect at the Interchange, it would be the perfect spot for Metro Transit Police HQ.

[woofner]

They already have free parking right next to the Northstar station and on the Cedar Lake trail, or at least they think they do.

[Nick]

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[Jfuss]

New renderings courtesy of theinterchange.net...

[twincitizen]

I think the 3rd photo really demonstrates how badly they need to paint/camouflage the burner.

This is a borderline Lancestar-esque idea but what if they made it look like a series of fake buildings, sorta like the New York New York casino in Vegas?

[seanrichardryan]

I think that a more cheerful color scheme would be better instead. I like the banding, but brown on brown is sad.

[mister.shoes]

Too bad Friedensreich Hundertwasser is dead. We could have him dress up our garbage burner like he did a power plant in Vienna.

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Müllverbre ... _Spittelau
(sorry, in Deutsch, which I can't read either)

[Matt]

Minneapolis has a lot of cool murals. The garbage burner looks like a good blank canvas for a new one.

[trkaiser]

It's like our own version of Battersea Power Station. Maybe they should make it even more brutal, add some cannons, another smoke stack or two and razor wire.

[Aville_37]

Nice new renderings. I just don't see how they plan to make the plaza a draw for a gathering place other than on Twins game days. Seems odd to me - better places to focus on are Peavey Plaza and the new parks that hopefully get built in other areas of downtown. Does anyone know of any transportation hubs that have been successful in this respect?

[jet777]

I still don't understand an 80 million dollar price tag for an elevated LRT station, some parking spots, and a small green space. How does this project equal a big transportation hub compared to what's already there?

[trkaiser]

Because it's large and complex - not nearly as small or simple as you're implying.

[TWA]

Minneapolis has a lot of cool murals. The garbage burner looks like a good blank canvas for a new one.

I would love to have someone in Minneapolis with the balls to get a world-renowned artist to do something to it... like the artist ROA or some local people

[Nathan]

Maybe they could do a replica of the mural we are loosing at Valspar

[shaqwn]

The University of Pennsylvania wrapped a chilled water facility in perforated metal panels, which made what would have otherwise been an eyesore into almost a gateway for the city. Something similar around the burner could play off the wind veil in Target Plaza.

http://archrecord.construction.com/feat ... hiller.asp