Wow our year over year growth must have been crazy high last year.Almost 50,000 people living downtown in 2018.
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- February 13th, 2019, 5:09 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Downtown Minneapolis - News & General Topics
- Replies: 2031
- Views: 814802
Re: Downtown Minneapolis General Topics & Development Map
- February 5th, 2019, 8:33 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: 420 East Hennepin
- Replies: 136
- Views: 103702
Re: 420 E Hennepin Ave
Building looks great. And just to contribute to the last three posts, I think Inclusionary Zoning is a bad idea. Good goals, bad idea. Should people have access to safe, secure housing. Yes for sure. Does this include brand new apartments that are easily double my rent at an "affordable" r...
- January 25th, 2019, 8:01 am
- Forum: Saint Paul
- Topic: Allianz Field and Snelling-Midway Development
- Replies: 813
- Views: 233004
Re: Soccer Stadium and Snelling-Midway Development
More new news! At the Union Park District Council's Land Use Committee meeting on Monday the 28th, Scannell Properties will be presenting a proposal for a mixed-use project on the old Furniture Barn site. Underground and first floor parking with commercial space facing Snelling, topped by five floo...
- January 10th, 2019, 7:43 am
- Forum: Suburbs
- Topic: Southdale Library Block Redevelopment - Edina
- Replies: 45
- Views: 7363
Re: Southdale Library Block Redevelopment - Edina
Would seem weird—and not at all grand—to have a library fitted into the shell of an old retail anchor at a mall. Perhaps my imagination is not bold enough. Maybe Victor Gruen’s vision will be realized after all, though. I can see a totally badass gutting and reuse. It could be super cool. Just get ...
- January 10th, 2019, 7:40 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: Hiawatha-Minnehaha Corridor - General Topics
- Replies: 267
- Views: 236843
Re: Hiawatha-Minnehaha Development & RR Corridor/MinHi Line
The Rueter Walton apartment project at 4757 Hiawatha (former Bridgeman's/SomTaste) was denied by the Planning Commission back in December. A rare outright denial of a project in Minneapolis, over staff's recommendation to approve. The area is zoned C3A, which allows 6 stories, however is in the Sho...
- December 27th, 2018, 11:59 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - General Topics and Citywide Issues
- Topic: Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan
- Replies: 235
- Views: 162796
Re: Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan
https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/a-decade-without-single-family-residential-zoning-in-grand-rapids Article from NextCity in response to Minneapolis 2040 Plan - basically Grand Rapids MI saying they did it first I wish it had more info about the consequences 10 years later, but still interesting quic...
- December 19th, 2018, 11:24 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: Arby’s Island
- Replies: 211
- Views: 51374
Re: Arby’s Island
Twincitizen - definitely right about me being off on my pricing - but yeah it's odd A quick google about what prices actually are lead me to this gem: https://www.loopnet.com/for-sale/?sk=625cdf5c94fb5cccd9f3c32a1fd28bcf&bb=9-v-zoo17Kh6l5B 1402 S First Ave - Directly across from the convention c...
- December 19th, 2018, 7:32 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: Arby’s Island
- Replies: 211
- Views: 51374
Re: Arby’s Island
Is there anyone who does pro-formas for a living that can tell me why this 6 story building with a 6.6 million dollar site cannot be placed on other 1 mil fast food sites in less pricey corners of the city and rent for less? In my head, the 5.6 million dollar difference could definitely make up the ...
- December 18th, 2018, 7:29 am
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Embarrassing Confessions of Urbanists
- Replies: 349
- Views: 107141
Re: Embarrassing Confessions of Urbanists
Honestly, I just drive so infrequently that crossing the yellow line to give enough room freaks me out. So I just do nothing...Yeah I hate the slow car stalk while I'm biking
- December 17th, 2018, 12:10 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Embarrassing Confessions of Urbanists
- Replies: 349
- Views: 107141
Re: Embarrassing Confessions of Urbanists
A medium one: When I see pneumatic tubes counting bikes, I ride back and forth over them ALOT on purpose....once about 10x over an hour. Especially if it is bad weather. I don't want low numbers to justify disinvestment. A bad one: I simultaneously believe that the city is for everyone and that panh...
- December 14th, 2018, 10:40 am
- Forum: Cities Around the World
- Topic: Pittsburgh
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5296
Re: Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh: population still shrinking, incomes rising https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2018/12/12/the-mystery-of-pittsburgh-how-some-shrinking-cities-are-thriving-in-the-new-economy Wow that article. Opening line saying Pittsburgh lost 95,000 people - my jaw almos...
- December 14th, 2018, 7:47 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: Rafter - 333 Hennepin Ave E (290' - 26 stories)
- Replies: 328
- Views: 95813
Re: Mortenson / USBank site - 333 Hennepin Ave E (290' - 26 stories)
The elevator core could have been moved inward on the building (this would be the solution I’d opt for if it was an option) but that probably negatively effects parking and interior circulation. Stair cores and elevators fitting into the parking garage below is the biggest headache - I second this ...
- December 13th, 2018, 9:15 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: Rafter - 333 Hennepin Ave E (290' - 26 stories)
- Replies: 328
- Views: 95813
Re: Mortenson / USBank site - 333 Hennepin Ave E (290' - 26 stories)
Take a pic!This building is very visible coming up 4th Street from Dinkytown. The bend in the grid at Central/Hennepin makes it more of a 45 degree view instead of head-on, which is even more awesome.
- December 11th, 2018, 2:47 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - General Topics and Citywide Issues
- Topic: Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan
- Replies: 235
- Views: 162796
Re: Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan
I suppose this answer isn’t relevant because the zoning is still residential-only, not mixed use, but it seems quite creative: https://www.rjohnthebad.com/plain-talk/2015/05/11/thresholds-for-the-single-stair-walk-up-building Yeah I like that guy, I have seen this before - very helpful. I guess my ...
- December 11th, 2018, 9:02 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - General Topics and Citywide Issues
- Topic: Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan
- Replies: 235
- Views: 162796
Re: Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan
I'm mildly optimistic about seeing more missing middle housing- the continued reduction in required parking is doing a lot to help make buildings in the 4-20 unit range more viable. Unfortunately things that won't change but have made missing middle more difficult are ADA laws and an ever more strin...
- December 9th, 2018, 10:14 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: Nicollet-Lake - greater Kmart area
- Replies: 486
- Views: 318113
Re: Lake & Nicollet Redevelopment (Kmart site)
Ahh stupid locked articles. What does this mean? Can the city form an LLC and buy it and tear it down? Is this good news at all?https://finance-commerce.com/2018/12/mi ... eet-kmart/
Interesting article! I wonder what the sale price will be...
- December 7th, 2018, 8:51 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Twin Cities' National and Global Image
- Replies: 1024
- Views: 234854
Re: Twin Cities' National and Global Image
Some coverage of the Minneapolis 2040 vote today from Slate. I wonder if it'll be significant, in terms of being a national model, that Minneapolis was 'the first' to make this kind of change. Minneapolis is an extraordinarily progressive city, just as much if not more progressive than coastal citi...
- December 6th, 2018, 3:21 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - General Topics and Citywide Issues
- Topic: Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan
- Replies: 235
- Views: 162796
Re: Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan
My eyes rolled so hard when I saw it. Hope this too is tossed out in a flash.
- December 5th, 2018, 7:54 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: Northeast and Southeast Minneapolis - General Topics
- Replies: 964
- Views: 357774
Re: Northeast and Southeast Minneapolis - General Topics
Plans for that weird endeavor on Johnson and 35W: http://minneapolismn.gov/www/groups/public/@cped/documents/webcontent/wcmsp-215641.pdf The unit sizes in this are huge compared to what we've been seeing. If the price is comparable to other market rate buildings, I can see the extra 200-300 sf bein...
- December 4th, 2018, 2:21 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Duffey Lofts - 500-528 Washington Ave N
- Replies: 70
- Views: 52279
Re: Iron Store - 528 Washington Ave N (Cancelled)
The floor plates suck for residential honestly. Super deep. Cutting a light well out of the center would help. Typical residential construction is around 64ft wide. Stretched to 80ft works but creates lots of dark corners in the units and is honestly pretty terrible. This one is 120ft on the shallo...