urbanMSP

Very nice StarTrib write-up. But there's one detail I'm not seeing in any publication: what is the targeted or estimated time frame for renting to start on this project? Are we talking 12 mo.+?

Didn't have a camera handy, but just walked by the site and there is structure rising above ground! Exciting! Looks like the reinforced concrete pylons are going up quickly now, with some rebar still sticking up out of the ground. Looks to me like the main structural and load bearing portions for th...

I guess that's actually a good thing, discouraging people from having and using cars downtown. I'm surprised there aren't parking requirements, but if true, that's great for the city. Although it does highlight my single biggest worry about this project: access to mass transit. Can anyone speak to t...

And pardon my ignorance once more; would units generally have one parking space, with extras available at extra cost? On a separate note, does anyone have a guess as to when occupancy might start? A year from now?

Perhaps a tad premature, but does anyone have a rough estimate what rents may eventually run for this building? I presume there's a large range, but I'd be curious if anyone has an educated guess for various setups. I'm especially curious about a 1-br unit facing downtown. Will rates be higher depen...

What is the popular consensus on which of the two routes is a better idea? I imagine the Greenway route would be cheaper but going down Lake would have to do more in terms of economic stimulation for the area.

Looks like most of the main floor windows are now in.

I walked by recently and there was some kind of glass that was put up, but I'm not 100% sure it was the final plate glass windows.

Check this out http://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/projects/169/

Progress is slow and steady...

Some different angles. Does anyone know if the elaborate terraced walk-out has been canceled? Or maybe that was for one of the other Elan phases?

I walked by today and snapped a couple pictures. Looks like the middle and upper floor windows are in, but the main floor plate glass windows aren't installed yet. I can't wait to see the final look. Does anyone know what will become of the former billboard box on the side of the building? It looks ...