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Correct me if I'm wrong, but considering the plans for the Xcel building, the open space won't be 1/3 of a block or even 1/4 of a block. The Xcel building runs longer parallel to 4th and 5th street than it does Nicollet and Marquette. I think there will only be 1/3 of the half (1/6 total) left open...

This parcel is on the same block as the Nic on Fifth and the proposed Xcel Energy building. Hopefully whoever develops this site can come up with something better than a bland residential tower or a nine-story, office building. Here is some info on this site: existing surface parking lot in Downtown...

Here is some info from the article: * Todd Phillips, managing partner of Minneapolis-based TruCore Realty, figures that the skyway-connected building is a perfect spot for apartments. * Phillips is floating a plan for 252 market-rate units in the Class B office building at 12 Sixth St. S., including...

Confused? Do you honestly think something better will be built near 222?

the closer this whole foods/apartment project gets to completion the less i like it. maybe it will be look better if anything ever happens on the barren wasteland that are the blocks surrouding the library. What? What's not to like? The project has a great design, a grocery store, and it's infill. ...

Here is a list of Minneapolis - St. Paul venues that could host at least one Summer Olympic event. Some venues would obviously have to be updated, but we clearly have the sports venue infrastructure. Vikings Stadium - Minneapolis 65,000, expandable to 72,000 TCF Stadium - Minneapolis 50,805, expanda...

Yeah; the Ryan guy I talked to weeeks ago was pretty optimistic; yesterday he said the word campus.

sigh

Wait. So there will be no office tower? That rumor fizzled fast.

Axiometrics Inc. has ranked the top 10 markets for student housing construction and the U of M ranks 9th in the U.S. Ranked by number of beds planned or under construction 01. University of Southern California: 7,390 beds 02. Texas State University: 5,423 beds 03. University of Oregon: 5,285 beds 04...

US Bank came out of the recession very strong, due to not taking as many risks as the Big 4. They've made a bunch of smaller acquisitions in recent years as well. They are now solidly the #5 bank in the country, but WAAAY smaller than any of the Big 4. If US Bank continues to grow and closes that g...

They said they were NOT going to build anything new -- at least, that's what I saw in the Star Tribune article. This is going to be a space absorber, and that's a VERY GOOD THING if you think about how much Class B space is going to flood the market in a couple months/years. You are right; probably...

I almost forgot about this thread. Here are some positive news for the Twin Cities area. Memphis-based Pinnacle Airlines is moving its corporate headquarters to the Twin Cities. * An undetermined number of about 500 headquarters employees to the Twin Cities in May. * Pinnacle currently has 5,100 emp...

According to the Business Journal, TCF Bank is now looking for 100,000 to 300,000 square feet of office space. Hopefully they stay downtown and if they end up being part of a new development, even better. http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/blog/real_estate/2013/02/tcf-kicks-off-site-search-for-hq...

We don't need to be subsidizing a mega-profitable bank that isn't even HQ'd in the Twin Cities though. If they don't like it I really don't care....they can move to SD too for all I care. While I agree with you to an extent, I think it's time for people in the TC area to tone it down a bit when it ...

Speaking of these lots, check out this: http://www.tlcminnesota.org/pdf/mythoffreeparking_PUBLIC.pdf (p 27) This is the same buyout idea I've been trying to promote at my current location. Anyone able to find the Strib/Lori Blake article “Lutheran Brotherhood Has Commuter Options" from 20 Dece...

At that point, we can knock it down and build a tower. There's an entire spectrum of development between surface parking and 500'+ tower.

I could care less if there is a 500'+ tower at this site. I just thought the location deserved something better in regards to design.

Drove by this VERY recently. OMFG.



Not happy with this at all.

Screw aesthetics and the fact that there should have been higher standards set for this site. We are getting a Whole Foods.

It's official. FICO's headquarters is moving from Minneapolis to the San Jose area. FICO moves headquarters to San Jose http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_22307524/fico-moves-headquarters-san-jose "With the big boom around big data analytics and a significant talent pool in Silicon Valley, ...

Makes sense. Thanks.

I'm a bit curious as to why Nasa's post regarding the new towers was deleted? After all, didn't s/he claim to have some insider knowledge about the developments? Even though I don't buy it, I don't see his/her post being any different from the other speculative news posted elsewhere on this forum (i...

This is huge!! :shock: Highlights from the article below: Sears wants to add retail, office, housing at St. Paul site By Drew Kerr * Sears wants to build new retail and office space, townhomes and apartments. * The 14-acre Sears site, assessed at $15.5 million, is west of the State Capitol and a blo...