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- June 2nd, 2014, 12:51 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: TCF Bank Building Redevelopment
- Replies: 384
- Views: 95697
Re: TCF Tower
The problem may be getting people willing to pay the higher rents that would be required to build a new tower -- many of the recent moves into downtown have been into less expensive office space. 510 Marquette is a prime example of this trend, and I suspect that we'll see a similar trend with the s...
- June 2nd, 2014, 12:48 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: TCF Bank Building Redevelopment
- Replies: 384
- Views: 95697
Re: TCF Tower
With the recent sale of TGIF by the Carlson Companies, and the resulting influx of cash, I'm wondering if there are plans to use the capital to finally leave their suburban digs and build a new flagship tower in downtown Minneapolis. Radisson is a quintessential Minnesota company built from the grou...
- May 29th, 2014, 8:17 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Restaurant News
- Replies: 1261
- Views: 575823
Re: Downtown Restaurant News
http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/print-edition/2014/05/23/buffalo-wild-wings-downtown-minneapolis-stadium.html Buffalo Wild Wings chief hints at a possible opening of a downtown Minneapolis restaurant in the area of the new Vikings stadium. Would be also great to see a Tender Greens and or Simp...
- May 23rd, 2014, 11:56 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Target Center Renovation
- Replies: 548
- Views: 133822
Re: Target Center Renovation
http://finance-commerce.com/2014/05/mortenson-to-lead-target-center-makeover/ The best news since seeing the renderings last week is that Mortenson has been named to lead the transformation of Target Center. That strange paneled look on the outside shell seems bad enough, perhaps wiser minds at Mort...
- May 16th, 2014, 3:03 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: MSP to Rochester High Speed Rail
- Replies: 516
- Views: 184438
- May 16th, 2014, 2:44 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News
- Replies: 1432
- Views: 520857
Re: Downtown Retail News
The Gap and Banana Republic both need to open as stand-alone stores along Nicollet. Add an H&M, a Nike Flagship store and an Apple Store and presto-wammo, we'll have a real retail corridor.
- May 16th, 2014, 8:23 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: MSP to Rochester High Speed Rail
- Replies: 516
- Views: 184438
Re: Zip Rail to Rochester
The investment infusion of $6-7 billion dollars over the next decade to develop Rochester into a Destination Medical Center will spawn thousands of high tech jobs and could challenge St. Paul's position as the number two economic engine in Minnesota. During the same period of time, the University of...
- May 16th, 2014, 5:30 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: 365 Nicollet (334' - 30 stories)
- Replies: 624
- Views: 144530
Re: Opus Ritz Block Development
Oh, yes, now I see the notation: 500K sq. ft. listed on the diagram.Hey John: Where did the estimate of half a million square feet come from? Also, I found it difficult to distinguish two buildings in the photo.
- May 16th, 2014, 1:46 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: 365 Nicollet (334' - 30 stories)
- Replies: 624
- Views: 144530
Re: Opus Ritz Block Development
Hey John: Where did the estimate of half a million square feet come from? Also, I found it difficult to distinguish two buildings in the photo.
- April 27th, 2014, 4:20 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Stadium Parking Ramp Development Site - 25 stories / 294'
- Replies: 1070
- Views: 318443
Re: Stadium Parking Ramp Air Rights Development
San Francisco is a city that successfully has both density and height, even in an earthquake zone. I have often made the case here that Minneapolis' penchant to settle for sub-optimal development outcomes appears to be congenital or perhaps at least a result of an inferiority complex. Looking forwar...
- February 14th, 2014, 10:49 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: The Skyline
- Replies: 68
- Views: 28009
Re: Minneapolis & St. Paul Fantasies and Speculations
http://www.minnpost.com/minnesota-blog-cabin/2014/02/would-minneapolis-today-oppose-construction-ids-center This links to a fascinating MinnPost story, raising the question of whether we've lost our sense of architectural adventurism and whether today's myopic culture of NIMBYism would prevent const...
- February 5th, 2014, 9:50 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Target Center Renovation
- Replies: 548
- Views: 133822
Re: Target Center Renovation
Here we go again. When the $150 million plan was unveiled two years ago, it was already pitched as the "cheap" aka "silver-plated," alternative to demolition of Target Center and rebuilding from the ground up. Now, with $50 million cleaved from that already budget conscious scena...
- February 5th, 2014, 12:17 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: LPM Apartments - (376' - 36 Stories)
- Replies: 1522
- Views: 300271
Re: LPM Apartments - (376' - 36 Stories)
LPM Apartments are sure to be an instant classic. Hope this fills quickly and the Chicago investors will act rapidly and build more downtown towers in the core or along Washington Avenue.
- February 4th, 2014, 1:23 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: DTE: Wells Fargo, Radisson Red, Edition Apts & Millwright Building
- Replies: 2909
- Views: 463317
Re: Star Tribune Blocks
Alright…. Fingers crossed. C'mon. Something stunning is long, long overdue. Be bold developers. Take our collective breath away!
- January 23rd, 2014, 2:12 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: The Eclipse
- Replies: 461
- Views: 58655
Re: The Eclipse
I also think the dark color and gold trim provide a needed contrast to the lighter colored concrete and stone dominating so many of the other downtown buildings. This is a site that has crying out for development for the past 20 years and potentially marks an architectural counterpoint to the Whole ...
- January 22nd, 2014, 2:58 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Vikings Stadium Legislation/Financing Package
- Replies: 261
- Views: 27630
Re: Minnesota Multi Purpose Stadium
Like Target Field, the new indoor stadium, I predict will be a jewel for Minneapolis, the region and the state. Having it anchor the eastern section of downtown has already proven itself a catalyst for future development. Following the Wells Fargo project, I think it's only a matter of time before a...
- January 13th, 2014, 12:01 am
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Vikings Stadium Legislation/Financing Package
- Replies: 261
- Views: 27630
Re: Minnesota Multi Purpose Stadium
http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_24896 ... le-delayed
Any prolonged delays guarantee cost overruns which mean cuts to amenities at the new stadium.
Any prolonged delays guarantee cost overruns which mean cuts to amenities at the new stadium.
- January 5th, 2014, 3:13 am
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Minneapolis & St. Paul Fantasies and Speculations
- Replies: 445
- Views: 73417
Re: Minneapolis & St. Paul Fantasies and Speculations
With a bit of effort and vision, Minneapolis, geographically could be primed to remake itself, during the course of the next decade, into a thriving, "Upper Midwest Riviera" of sorts, offering year-round major league sporting events, world-class theater/arts, gaming, and leisure, targeting...
- January 5th, 2014, 2:13 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Amtrak: Empire Builder and Borealis (TCMC)
- Replies: 640
- Views: 418745
Re: Intercity rail to Chicago
Seems very unlikely there will be any progress on true high-speed rail routing through Wisconsin while Gov. Scott Walker continues to hold office. He's consistently opposed millions in federal money to upgrade the Chicago to Minnesota route through his state. And yes, it's a shame we are not even pl...
- December 25th, 2013, 7:03 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Office Market
- Replies: 1298
- Views: 864765
Re: Downtown Office Market
Would love to see United Health invest in a modern, contemporary tower downtown. The company has the earnings power and will continue to have into the foreseeable future. Imagine a soaring 70-story flagship tower rising from the vacant plot of land on Nicollet across the street from The Library - a ...