urbanMSP

Where is this in the approval process?

I wasn’t able to open the Strib article. Just exactly what is being proposed and who is proposing it? Seven stories of apartments over one floor of retail/childcare will fall short of the height of the New Thrivent building. That will give us two somewhat squat bits of infill.

Yes, Prime is actually consolidating several offices, including the old Eagan site and folks working at another site - I think in Bloomington near the Normandale/494 interchange. This would have been a prize for either downtown or the Midway, but I doubt the economics would work for the company. In ...

A recent drive from downtown St. Paul to downtown Minneapolis was an interesting study in dramatic contrasts. Downtown St. Paul has so much character and now, so much density in terms of residential population. The retail scene is incredibly limited for the number of residences in such a dense downt...

I suspect that there was not quite enough imagination at work with Prime Therpeutics to be able to picture the company rooted in a tower in the Midway. Right now, the elegant swooping lines of Allianze Fiield seem hopelessly out of place shoved up against 94 by an array of tired, strip malls and des...

This will end up being either the tallest or second tallest building in Eagan. From what I’ve seen of their proposals/wish list, this will remain the tallest building in the development. Most of the office buildings proposed for Viking Lakes are in the seven to ten story range. Housing is predictabl...

The 1953 Lutheran Brotherhood Building was indeed a gem. The stone cladding on the first floor always seemed like a distinctly Minnesotan twist to the Midcentury Modern surfaces of the building. It warmed the place up at street level. Creative designs do not have to be outrageously expensive, unless...

The new Thrivent building is not as bad as the renderings made it seem, but it is still a bit on the disappointing side. This could have been a much more interesting structure, but it is basically a banded box with a skinny box tacked on to the end of it. The finishes are better than I anticipated. ...

Has anyone heard rumors or facts about this project. My doubt level climbs whenever there are long silences. This is a good looking project and it would be wonderful to have it moving ahead. Washington is going to be a pretty amazing street if everything planned for it gets built.

Alatus seems to have a knack for getting into projects it can’t move ahead. This one they claim a labor shortage for, the Alia Tower lost its financial partner and the monster project in Arden Hills is caught up in the battle between Ramsey County and the locals. Are they going to be able to move an...

The more I look at the most recent renderings of this project, the more I think it will be a worthy addition to the skyline. No, it won’t be the best, but it won’t be the worst either. I appreciate the way the organization of the interior uses is well reflected in the exterior form of the building. ...

The concerns about the unique features of this building are certainly legitimate. The cantilever on the west end of the building will create heating issues for the units directly above it. Our freeze thaw cycles will put any containment system for all of the greenery to a hard test. Even the winter ...

At first glance, there are some interesting elements to this.. The cantilevered bay on the Nicollet side should make a great spot for some people watching if we can ever get more pedestrian traffic at this end of the Mall. The distance between the tower component and 365 is sensible and it is not a ...

The Canopy interiors look great! This is a well done restoration/renovation project. I’ve always hoped the Thresher could be well preserved and used. It’s a decent building with some great details.

This project does show some respect for the buildings around the intersection, especially those on the west side of Snelling. At street level, it works reasonably well. I'll just ignore the upper levels!

That's great! I've seen some applications of the bio-concrete and the stuff looks great. The thought of all of those vegetated alcoves and the green roof just makes me happy. I hope they have some good resources on the ideal plantings for all of that. This building has me a lot more excited than !!....

Thanks for the reports on all of these projects. This one holds great potential to really add some spice to the cityscape. It is great that they have opted to use the Guthrie ramp for parking access. The trip down Washington from 35W to the end of the North Loop is getting more and more interesting....

Did they say anything about their hoped for timeline? I’m not surprised at the bland part. It is good that they are screening much of the podium with apartments. Thanks at should be a big improvement over the box under 365. I would have been very surprised if they had announced an office tower tonig...

So what did thexreport have to say?

Indeed. It would be great if someone would come up with an appropriate way to dress the two exposed ends of the parking ramp. Having the Hennepin side completely hidden remover a major eyesore. This view is amazing. I remember when Cunningham Architects first restored the Itasca. It seemed like a fo...