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by TroyGBiv
May 10th, 2013, 1:59 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: DTE: Wells Fargo, Radisson Red, Edition Apts & Millwright Building
Replies: 2909
Views: 447761

Re: Star Tribune Blocks

I'd love to see the old federal building turned into a public building - like a museum, history center, natural history museum or something that draws people all year around to that sort of identity-less area.
by TroyGBiv
April 23rd, 2013, 5:59 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: LPM Apartments - (376' - 36 Stories)
Replies: 1522
Views: 291120

Re: LPM Apartments - (1368 LaSalle Avenue)

What's BW3 Tower? I hate to be left out!
by TroyGBiv
April 23rd, 2013, 5:57 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: 4Marq - 400 Marquette Ave (313' - 30 Stories)
Replies: 835
Views: 181387

Re: 4Marq - (400 Marquette Avenue)

Remember public funding brought us City Center and Block E...
by TroyGBiv
March 25th, 2013, 9:46 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: DTE: Wells Fargo, Radisson Red, Edition Apts & Millwright Building
Replies: 2909
Views: 447761

Re: Star Tribune Blocks

I think The StarTribune moving their offices to Block E is an excellent idea. Its sounds like the perfect space to locate it if there is enough underground parking and square footage for office space. Redesigning it with a very modern facade would update their image. They could also add some news t...
by TroyGBiv
March 19th, 2013, 1:28 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Nic on Fifth - (290' - 26 Stories)
Replies: 1033
Views: 218262

Re: Nic on Fifth - (455 Nicollet Mall)

I agree that 5th should just be a transit street. When Central begins running in 2014 it will almost double the LRT traffic, then adding Southwest in 2016-7 again that must add even more trains or at least longer trains. Then Boutineau is looking very likely and that pulls from the north west ... I ...
by TroyGBiv
February 13th, 2013, 10:17 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Office Market
Replies: 1291
Views: 813252

Re: Downtown Office Market

I was told by a banker I know at Wells Fargo that Citibank is looking to make a big entrance into the market and purchasing TCF would be the most likely choice. These banking acquisitions take years and this was told to me about 18 months ago.
by TroyGBiv
December 13th, 2012, 9:39 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: DTE: Wells Fargo, Radisson Red, Edition Apts & Millwright Building
Replies: 2909
Views: 447761

Re: Star Tribune Blocks

It does seem like Block E would be a great option for the Strib - it was always supposed to function as Times Square with advertising and news feeds and projection screens. They could become a true multi-media company and "populate" that whole block with visual activation. The Fist floor c...
by TroyGBiv
November 14th, 2012, 4:29 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Target Field Station (the Hotel) & Target Field Station (the Station)
Replies: 1016
Views: 174697

Re: The Interchange (At Target Field)

Don't forget the whole University Ave Green Line to downtown St. Paul. I hardly recognize long stretches on University and Downtown St. Paul feels like a different city.
by TroyGBiv
November 4th, 2012, 9:59 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Nic on Fifth - (290' - 26 Stories)
Replies: 1033
Views: 218262

Re: Nicollet Residences - (455 Nicollet Mall)

John - you raise a great point - we are better off proposing and building "what if's" than settling for "just enough"... We need vision for downtown not just construction companies just filling in vacant lots. It would be great for this block to work harder and be a bit more ambi...
by TroyGBiv
October 27th, 2012, 7:01 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: LPM Apartments - (376' - 36 Stories)
Replies: 1522
Views: 291120

Re: Magellan Apartment Tower - (1368 LaSalle Avenue)

If anyone has any doubt left... just speak with the businesses in the Grant Street Mall - they have all been told that their employee parking on that half of the block was up in September and that ground breaking is schedule to happen before Thanksgiving. I am glad to see some real development activ...
by TroyGBiv
September 11th, 2012, 12:22 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line Extension - Southwest LRT
Replies: 5265
Views: 1246769

Re: Southwest LRT

The unspoken issue is that no one wants to spend money that doesn't immediately make jobs and show a direct end product. Funding something to be built can be pointed to by politicians (of all sides) and so anything that is funded in full is preferable. "Another study" will be nailed to the...
by TroyGBiv
September 2nd, 2012, 12:46 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: City Club Apartments - 1000 Marquette Ave (Handicraft Building)
Replies: 382
Views: 76796

Re: Handicraft Building Apartments

The Handicraft Building is arguably the most important arts and cultural building still existing here in Minnesota. It is not at all well known about as a heritage site... MAny of the most important Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Prairie Mission artisans operated out of the building... You can see ma...
by TroyGBiv
September 2nd, 2012, 12:28 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Century Plaza / Convention Hotel rumoring (archive)
Replies: 375
Views: 53067

Re: 330 South 12th

I worked in the Piper Jaffray now Campbell Mithun Tower - the surface parking lot immediately south is almost completely undeveloped - a small apartment building and the League of Catholic Women are mid block on 9th Street. That block has a few owners and has been kicked around for at least 20 years...
by TroyGBiv
August 15th, 2012, 11:48 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Mozaic (all phases)
Replies: 581
Views: 94453

Re: Mozaic

It's hard to imagine that plaza between the two Mozaic buildings - I think that it might not be very safe. Not a big space and kind of off the pedestrian paths. The original designs were all glass and I think would have felt more inviting and animated. I had heard that the second phase would take do...
by TroyGBiv
August 6th, 2012, 12:33 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: What will it take to develop DTE?
Replies: 132
Views: 22198

Re: What will it take to develop DTE?

Realistically this whole neighborhood has never gone anywhere - I remember the Metrodome was expected to turn that area into a bar / nightclub / hotel / sports zone and the only bar there was Huberts... for way over 20 years... I think that now that this area is anchored on the south by the medical ...
by TroyGBiv
August 5th, 2012, 2:17 am
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Nicollet-Lake - greater Kmart area
Replies: 486
Views: 306787

Re: Lake & Nicollet

July 1, 2013 is the date when it appears the plan will be ready to go - based on the link in that Trans and Public Works document...
by TroyGBiv
August 5th, 2012, 1:53 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: LPM Apartments - (376' - 36 Stories)
Replies: 1522
Views: 291120

Re: 1368 LaSalle Ave development

Drilling core samples is the most preliminary work before they determine footings and begin excavation. They have to determine at what level the bedrock is and or whether there are different sedimentary levels that might impact the foundation design. I think that this all points to the project going...