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My guess is that the City Attorney has been heavily involved in this decision. The articles I've read have alluded to the city likely losing this battle in court. I'm not sure they want to spend the money fighting this - and I can't blame them. That could be the case, but it is odd that the staff r...

Zoning Board of Adjustment denied the request. It was a unanimous vote. I think they have 10 days to appeal ... Burger King restaurants will reopen with drive-thru lanes, despite Minneapolis ban Guess they're having it their way. BOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! I live around the corner from the Nicollet one. I ho...

What an odd idea (and I'm very skeptical they could get it done for $100 million ...)

This is now called "Daymark" and has a website https://minnesota.weidner.com/apartment ... rk-uptown/

"you’ll live just a short drive from Target and The Mall Of America for your shopping needs."

38th and Bryant redevelopment. Lawsuit! https://wedgelive.com/2018/08/neighbors-sue-to-stop-apartments-at.html 3329 Nicollet. The neighborhood was pitched 2 proposals, and naturally people objected to the one with more density. So we got mostly "townhomes" instead. https://www.southwestjou...

Burger King should absolutely be denied. It has been closed for 18 months. As the rules state, this should not be allowed to open as a Burger King again.

Zoning Board of Adjustment denied the request. It was a unanimous vote. I think they have 10 days to appeal ...

Anyone know what's going on with the Burger King at Nicollet and 34th? It's been closed for a week now. There's a sign on the door that says it will re-open, but I'm started to think something more might be going on. I haven't seen anyone onsite doing repairs/remodeling (I live nearby). Maybe they ...

At the upcoming Lyndale housing, planning, and development committee, there will be a review of a proposal for a 6 unit apartment building at 3525 Lyndale. I'll try to attend to get some more details. I hope we see a lot more single lot development ...

I was jogging up Theo Wirth on Sunday. As I went north past Bassett Creek the path and Theo Wirth PArkway were clear on my way back there was water on both...bit later in the day the parkway was completely flooded. The walkway between Calhoun and Isles has been flooded for awhile and one of the pat...

Same. The application language and drawings don’t do a good job explaining what they are actually proposing. Like if they want a minor variance to reduce the retail to 40% of the the first floor area (instead of the required 60%), that’s probably fine. But if they want no retail or one tiny ass spa...

TJ Maxx, Burlington, and Ross.

lol! I'd be just fine with that!

I don't do CRE anymore, but while there is a lot of vacant space in downtown, what is available is not what most tenants want. If you need 10-30k square feet of nice space with the ability to expand, your options are pretty limited or nonexistent. There is definitely demand for new office space, but...

What a downgrade. Sad!

RBC's current space is already being advertised with a move in date of Dec 1, 2021 ... things are happening.

I guess it is bad that I like that. The rooftop looks fun.

What is the deal with the private street?

The Lyndale neighborhood group votes to give their "support" or "blessing" to a developer's request for variances/CUPs. It isn't binding. Earlier, the housing committee expressed their unanimous support for this project.

I submitted a FOIA request to the city to read the lease. Is there someone interested in reading them that's fluent in the legalese? I attempted to decipher them but got a bit buried in the bureaucracy.

Glad someone finally did that! I would love to read the lease.

The lease is a bigger disaster than I thought ... it seems there isn't language that bankruptcy/financial insolvency is considered default and/or a basis to break the lease. I'm not sure you can just pick up the lease in liquidation. I think Sears/Kmart would need to sublet or assign the lease. A la...

And now there is a lawsuit: https://www.wedgelive.com/2018/08/neigh ... ts-at.html