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The Cedar Lake Trail adjacent to T3 and Dock Street will be closed next week for repairs. The contractors will be paying for the work - Dock Street will have some permanent repairs done from construction of that building, and the T3 repairs will be temporary until the temporary retaining wall betwee...

Haven't there been studies that it's really not a very good environment for doing work? Where I work, in IT, there keep being rumors that maybe someone is thinking about putting us all in that kind of coworking space and we're all pretty aghast at the idea. Sure, have lots of collaborative space wh...

They're retaining the existing trees! I'm really happy about that... They're the mature-est trees along the stretch of Washington, so it'll be nice to try to save them.

Edit - I should specify, I mean the trees on the sidewalk...

The elevator lobby and elevator alterations were pretty unfortunate. I believe the granite surrounds were added, and they just look plunked on to the travertine walls. They also removed the wire mesh/wire cloth from the interiors of each car (the doors in the lobby still have it). The entrance on Ni...

Gardner Hardware has closed after 130 years: http://www.journalmpls.com/news-feed/after-130-years-gardner-hardware-closes My attempts to keep it open by occasionally purchasing 18 cents worth of screws have failed. It's a shame. Lol - me too. It was a really convenient location for random supplies ...

Oh, so this is new news? http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2015/09/08/arctic-cat-moving-headquarters-150-jobs-to-north.html Arctic Cat is moving their headquarters here - so not apartments anymore! I noticed the other day that there are studs going in on the second floor of the Western Cont...

I noticed the other day that there are studs going in on the second floor of the Western Container building, and here's a crappy pic (although I guess it's possible they've been there for a while and I hadn't noticed). The work has picked up in this in the past few weeks, though - seems like a lot o...

Are there any site plans for the renovation posted anywhere? They are adding all kinds of steel supports in the back above the parking garage and am curious what they are doing! Still waiting for plans, Have ask the same thing a few weeks ago. Thanks for the heads up on the work in the light well. ...

Here's a pic of the Fast Horse building I took last weekend.

Fast Horse in the North Loop. by Mostly Zeke with Lots of Alex, on Flickr

And... this housing proposal is DOA.

So... are you saying this has already been cancelled? Just curious if I've missed something.

Here's a view from the walkway on the 3rd St bridge. Dock Street is in the background at the top of the photo. You can see the proximity of the trail to the piles. I'm curious about the square foundation-thing they've uncovered. https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3727/20393138081_4acb231bb6_z.jpg Constr...

The lights are on 24/7 - likely as a security measure. Some of the plywood on the 5th Ave side looks like it's been pried open. I will say that the stuff in the dumpster seems to change, but I'm not home during the day to see if it's actually be switched out. Sometimes it's clear that random neighbo...

Now that the facade is going up, I'm seeing that they're going for the "Deli Meat Combo Platter" color scheme with the two buildings. Chicken, Pastrami, Honey Roasted Turkey, etc. Speaking of the pastrami/reddish panels on the new building, are they supposed to look patchy and faded? It's...

I'm excited about this one!

http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/b ... ction.html

"Crews prep Hines' T3 office site for construction (Photos)"

A bunch of equipment has appeared in the parking lot southwest of the site (between the viaduct and N 5th Street), and it looks like some activity at the actual T3 site, too.

A rep from Greco gave a presentation to the Bookmen Lofts and Stacks residents about the 314 6th Ave N building, and someone asked about the 729 building. A lot of this probably isn't new news...? Although he did specifically say 10 stories, but maybe he's not actually working on this project. :) Th...

Reps from Greco and Opus and the guys from Modist Brewery gave small presentations to the Bookmen Lofts and Stacks residents last night about 314 6th Avenue North and the tap room project, respectively, given that we’re all going to be neighbors. Something I found amusing – the Greco/Opus guys were ...

I have a friend who works at a shop in the North Loop, and he said a group of executive-types or scouts from Shake Shack was checking out the neighborhood recently.

I did a quick google and there are a few recent stories online about their expansion plans/potential...

New brewery and tap room proposed in the North Loop, next to the Bookmen Lofts (which I'm moving into tonight so now I'm even more excited).

http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/n ... -knee.html

Did Saturday forget to put doors on their building? I know a few buildings/designs don't make a trend, but it seems like a "trend" toward white exterior elements (the Handicraft tower, both the Mortenson and Saturday designs for this parcel, part of the 100 Hennepin (although they may be g...