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- February 4th, 2022, 5:40 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: 800 Washington Av S (Guthrie ramp liner) - AECOM / City of Lakes Community Land Trust
- Replies: 125
- Views: 66653
Re: 800 Washington Av S (Guthrie ramp liner) - AECOM / City of Lakes Community Land Trust
Those 2 story walk up townhomes along Washington feel like a bad idea with how busy Washington is. Loud, bright, little privacy really just poorly thought out all around. Going with additional retail facing Washington would feel like the much smarter plan I hope the city pushes the developers to ret...
- December 21st, 2021, 12:58 pm
- Forum: Saint Paul
- Topic: Xcel Energy Center
- Replies: 54
- Views: 111843
Re: Xcel Energy Center
The on JLG practice facility was listed as completed in 2011, I'm speculating that is when the designs/renders/etc. were done. Same thing in the X renovation listed at 2016. With neither of these projects happening I'm speculating it's 1 of 2 things. 1 option is JLG needing to say "Hey potentia...
- December 18th, 2021, 11:12 am
- Forum: Saint Paul
- Topic: Xcel Energy Center
- Replies: 54
- Views: 111843
Re: Xcel Energy Center
I also just found a few renderings for a Wild Practice Facility across 7th from the X
https://jlgice.com/projects/minnesota-w ... -facility/
https://jlgice.com/projects/minnesota-w ... -facility/
- December 18th, 2021, 11:07 am
- Forum: Saint Paul
- Topic: Xcel Energy Center
- Replies: 54
- Views: 111843
Re: Xcel Energy Center
So I randomly Googled Xcel Energy Center Renovation, the building is 20 years old already, this morning and found JLG Architects with a few renderings for a huge project along along 5th Street. https://jlgarchitects.com/projects/xcel-energy-center-addition/ Clearly it the project hasn't taken place ...
- November 1st, 2021, 2:38 pm
- Forum: Local Politics and Governance
- Topic: Minneapolis 2021 Elections - Mayor, City Council, BET, Park Board
- Replies: 167
- Views: 60452
Re: Minneapolis 2021 Elections - Mayor, City Council, BET, Park Board
This election is filled with contradictions and, frankly, no great mayoral candidates. Where are the small business owners who want to be Mayor? A hypothetical Black business owner, lawyer, corporate professional, or whatever, with basically identical normie-progressive DFLer politics as Jacob coul...
- October 31st, 2021, 8:30 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: Greystar Apartments - 2630 University Ave SE - 16 stories
- Replies: 21
- Views: 27885
Re: Greystar Apartments - 2630 University Ave SE - 16 stories
Along with most everyone else I'm also surprised a developer is building this monster apartment at the point in the cycle. That said increasing the supply of student housing is a good thing no matter what. So what if the sub-market gets over built? The biggest result of that is rents will be level o...
- October 21st, 2021, 3:03 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Riverview Corridor Streetcar
- Replies: 1194
- Views: 558779
Re: Riverview Corridor Streetcar
In an ideal world everything south of 494 should be up for discussion and rerouting. The current route has ended up being an inefficient mess that has been caused by the need to put on band aid after band aid from short sided and narrow minded decision after decision. If you asked 100 area stakehold...
- October 12th, 2021, 11:30 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Riverview Corridor Streetcar
- Replies: 1194
- Views: 558779
Re: Riverview Corridor Streetcar
Can we go all the way back and figure out who made the decision that the Fort Snelling Tunnel can't be widen or rebuilt and why that decision was made? That seems to be the fundamental underlying problem with all the challenges that we are looking at right now. What possible justification could they...
- October 6th, 2021, 5:49 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Target Center Renovation
- Replies: 548
- Views: 129839
Re: Target Center Renovation
You are absolutely right Bob, although I would argue challenge not problem would be the more accurate word to use. I'm not going to pretend that I have a crystal ball and can predict exactly what's going to happen with venues going forward but as someone who is fascinated by the space I can offer a ...
- October 6th, 2021, 11:06 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Target Center Renovation
- Replies: 548
- Views: 129839
Re: Target Center Renovation
10 years is still a little while away, however same location would be perfect since we invested all that transit info structures. Expand the footprint over 7th and 394 if necessary. Would mean better outside space combined with target field and easier connections to A ramp and maybe even B ramp. Ag...
- September 30th, 2021, 11:32 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: West Lake Apartments - 3012 Excelsior Blvd
- Replies: 87
- Views: 47404
Re: West Lake Apartments - 3012 Excelsior Blvd
Fair point. I still hold out hope we will one day get a hotel on this side of the lake as I think it would be popular. The parking lot would be perfect for it! I gotta disagree on this one, the building and parking lot need to become parkland. I realize that the major challenges in that, starting w...
- September 27th, 2021, 12:00 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: West Lake Apartments - 3012 Excelsior Blvd
- Replies: 87
- Views: 47404
Re: West Lake Apartments - 3012 Excelsior Blvd
Fair point. I still hold out hope we will one day get a hotel on this side of the lake as I think it would be popular. The parking lot would be perfect for it! I gotta disagree on this one, the building and parking lot need to become parkland. I realize that the major challenges in that, starting w...
- July 12th, 2021, 12:14 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
- Replies: 1765
- Views: 983974
Re: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
The current deep bore tunnel was a result of extremely unique circumstances where basically every other option wasn't viable for any number of reason. Sure it's evidence that we could do it. But to use it as a precedent as why one should be built on this project omits an incredible amount of additio...
- June 17th, 2021, 11:28 am
- Forum: Local Politics and Governance
- Topic: Minneapolis 2021 Elections - Mayor, City Council, BET, Park Board
- Replies: 167
- Views: 60452
Re: Minneapolis 2021 Elections - Mayor, City Council, BET, Park Board
How is being able to say "I've studied at some of the world best and most prestigious institutions of higher learning" a red flag? Should it be a prerequisite for public office, absolutely not. I would, and I'm guess others as well, would appreciate it if you could elaborate on that statem...
- June 15th, 2021, 11:50 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: Future of Graco campus - St. Anthony West
- Replies: 23
- Views: 9674
Re: Future of Graco campus - St. Anthony West
It's relatively small and fairly isolated from other areas of the city guided for production/industrial uses. I don't think re-designating this area away from production harms efforts to preserve and promote current and future production jobs in other parts of the city. "I love factories. Fact...
- June 9th, 2021, 6:48 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: Future of Graco campus - St. Anthony West
- Replies: 23
- Views: 9674
Re: Future of Graco campus - St. Anthony West
And denser and more urban. And more shopping. I'm almost thinking The Shops at The West End but with significantly less parking and a ton more housingWell, it's be about a third of the size, but sure.Basically the Ford project in Minneapolis.
- June 9th, 2021, 12:32 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: Future of Graco campus - St. Anthony West
- Replies: 23
- Views: 9674
Re: Future of Graco campus - St. Anthony West
Damn that really is an incredible parcel that Graco is sitting on, I didn't realize how much land they had. Is it weird to be thinking the best idea is for Graco to hold on to everything they have until they ready to sell all of it to a big time developer with a BIG vision. Maybe something like dedi...
- May 27th, 2021, 12:48 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Target Center Renovation
- Replies: 548
- Views: 129839
Re: Target Center Renovation
Can everyone agree to retire the word boondoggle? It's use and meaning has been contorted and has ended being used negatively about any large scale project that the government pays for that an any individually doesn't see I don't see any value in. Literally anyone could argue that almost project is ...
- February 8th, 2021, 4:19 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Elliot Park
- Replies: 117
- Views: 87252
Re: Elliot Park
This may be a bad take, but I have pondered if North Central University is actually holding Elliot Park back at this point. They control a lot of property that would otherwise probably be turning over to higher and better use. Much of that being pretty weak land uses, and 100% of it is tax exempt. ...
- January 22nd, 2021, 1:03 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: O2 - Washington/Portland Mixed Use - 22 stories - 247'
- Replies: 95
- Views: 67058
Re: Washington and Portland Mixed Use - 20 stories - 226'
That building may survive this building cycle but I'm guessing it doesn't survive the next one.Maybe they're still trying to talk the Crooked Pint and Eagle Bolt building owners into connecting to it and helping to pay for it?