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We should do one of these again sometime soon.

I agree, as this is the first time I even noticed this thread, and therefore was unable to attend the last one.

No idea, but I know that the backup spread up EB 94, off of the entrance ramps, and back up Olson Mem. into Golden Valley. Ridiculous morning. Can't wait for the rail network to develop more.

Sign went up for this yesterday/ today on the corner facing 35W. "Coming 2014."

Well, this thing is topped out now. After almost exactly five months of construction.

I see that they have started work on the bar/restraunt that will replace the Independent on the corner of the second floor of Calhoun Square. There is a coming soon sign for Origami on the Ground floor of the Mosaic too. Th Calhoun Square tenant is going to be Republic's second location. I'm real e...

Nice! In all of my excitement, I hadn't even thought of this excellent wrinkle.

Haha, I think my second or third thought on seeing the MN legislature result was, "Bring on the trains!"

I hate to contribute to off topic banter, but Minneapolis has added more population in the last year than it lost throughout the last ten. On top of that, there was a great article in the Strib the other day about the many problems exurbs are starting to face now that they're becoming less desirable...

A general thread to discuss the current and ongoing boom in multi-unit construction around the Twin Cities. A fantastic article from F&C with some very encouraging statistics. It looks like the building will keep on coming! http://finance-commerce.com/2012/11/report-apartment-vacancy-rate-ticks-...

Haha, great to hear! I'm sure he's salivating at this news as well: Phoenix just sold out.

http://finance-commerce.com/2012/11/jus ... er-condos/

On that note, I drove by tonight and they've got between a quarter and a third of the piles in the ground already. It looks like this thing is going to be moving pretty fast.

Good find. To me, the most interesting part would definitely be the possibility of United getting to develop the parcel that's shown as a hotel in the renderings ASAP. I feel like the market for even speculative hotels is really getting soft. Between all of the upgrades being made to existing hotel...

Moving on... do any of you have any pictures of the empty lot and office trailer?

No kidding. Between this and Park Vista's thread, I feel like it's the Vikings Stadium on Minnescraper all over again.

Good find. To me, the most interesting part would definitely be the possibility of United getting to develop the parcel that's shown as a hotel in the renderings ASAP.

Is the webcam on their website working for anyone else? I haven't been able to get it to display anything ever since they updated the site.

Holy smokes, 600 units!! How big is this thing going to be? You could have two 30 story towers for that number of units.

For perspective, I think that the Magellan tower has a budget of roughly $100M, and they're talking $120M here. SO this may very well be a massive project.

From F & C:
http://finance-commerce.com/2012/10/sch ... inos-site/

Anyone have access to the pay site?

As for myself, I know it's boring and cliche because we all live here, but the Norwest Center has to be my favorite building. It looks great both at day and night, and the strong vertical lines make it look much taller and sleeker than it is (a feature shared by the IDS.) I could look at that thing...

John, that first building you posted is absolutely stunning. It's a crime that it didn't get built. As for myself, I know it's boring and cliche because we all live here, but the Norwest Center has to be my favorite building. It looks great both at day and night, and the strong vertical lines make i...

Okay, I really needed to get some other people's thoughts on this. A few months back, I read about a Chinese company that built a 30 story tower in a few days. Earlier today, I stumbled across this: http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-06/15/chinese-skyscraper-built-in-90-days The world could ha...

Haha. This is a less-than-typical situation for me (and I'm sure others here as well) where I'm not so much excited about the building itself as i am about the things that are coming with it: the Whole Foods, new downtown residents, and one less dilapidated parking lot to look at. Is it a work of ar...