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- May 11th, 2016, 8:23 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Portland Tower - 516 S. 8th St.
- Replies: 321
- Views: 73368
Re: Portland Tower - 516 S. 8th St.
Thanks for the very nice series of pictures. Interesting to think that your photos/view from the SE about a half block away (across the KA site) will only be available for about a year as the KA development fills out...
- March 28th, 2016, 8:50 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: North Loop Office Building - 419 Washington Ave N / 420 N 3rd St
- Replies: 122
- Views: 28092
Re: North Loop Neighborhood
Plus TCF Bank redevelopment, NorthStar and Baker Center vacancies from WF moves. All of these proposals will not move forward. But the developers need to have options available to shop for potential tenants. The future anchor tenant(s) decides which project moves forward and which one(s) die for lac...
- March 15th, 2016, 10:02 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Westminster Church
- Replies: 196
- Views: 317289
Re: Westminster Church
What surprised me about the proposal was the absence of any reference to their residential tower for seniors. As that was my understanding as to why they wanted to buy this property in the first place. I understand that financing may not have worked out, but this proposal seems to really limit their...
- February 22nd, 2016, 10:04 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Western Container Building/Arctic Cat HQ - 500 3rd Street N
- Replies: 115
- Views: 23417
Re: Western Container Building/Arctic Cat HQ - 500 3rd Stree
It looks like the original portion has black mullions and the new addition has silver mullions.? Went back and found the drawings and it looks like they are all supposed to be black. It looks pretty odd to me right now. Hope the silver is covered over completely when the windows are installed.
- February 22nd, 2016, 9:51 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: AC Marriott Hotel - 401 Hennepin Ave (Andrews Hotel site)
- Replies: 353
- Views: 79212
Re: AC Marriott Hotel (401 Hennepin Ave / Andrews Hotel site
And ours doesn't!? The Portland one looks at least reminiscent of moderne deco with a hint of bauhaus modernism. Agree- Portland got the better design. Modern look with nice verticality and more glass. Our Mpls one looks pretty blah to me. PS- it will be interesting to compare the two designs again...
- February 15th, 2016, 11:08 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Mayo Clinic Square
- Replies: 512
- Views: 89355
Re: Mayo Clinic Square
What's an interactive branding experience? Playing with the Yeti? That map shows 37k USF and 43k RSF on the first floor. I'm not sure what those acronyms mean exactly, but, assuming they stay just on the street level, it looks like they'd be taking pretty much all of it. Cool! USF is usable square ...
- February 6th, 2016, 10:53 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Encore - 935 2nd Street South
- Replies: 97
- Views: 27563
Re: Encore - 935 2nd Street South
So slow compared to the Portland tower. Opening 2016? I'm not so sure.
- January 22nd, 2016, 11:35 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Minneapolis Armory
- Replies: 361
- Views: 71926
Re: Minneapolis Armory
I agree with most of the arguments posted so far, generally that Abdul knew it is historic and would carry extra requirements/expenses, as well as historic assets need preservation. But I strongly feel the most egregious issue is the city/HPC not defining historic parameters until after redevelopmen...
- January 22nd, 2016, 10:58 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Office Market
- Replies: 1291
- Views: 813604
Re: Downtown Minneapolis Office Market
Yes! CBRE moving 192 employees into Lasalle Plaza! This means moving 142 out of Bloomington. http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/blog/real_estate/2016/01/cbre-joins-downtown-migration-with-move-to-lasalle.html That building along 494 is just a few years old. CBRE hasn't been in it long, so they'r...
- November 19th, 2015, 11:05 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: DTE: Wells Fargo, Radisson Red, Edition Apts & Millwright Building
- Replies: 2909
- Views: 447928
Re: Downtown East - Wells Fargo / Radisson Red / Edition Apt
Signage usually lacks any relationship to the architecture- stuck on like a temporary tattoo. TRUMP - I admire the Chicago building very much but the signage just looks gaudy. Feels cheap like Vegas to me. Signage can be done well, but rarely is. But to be contrarian, I really like all the signage i...
- November 5th, 2015, 9:09 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) Clinic Expansion
- Replies: 124
- Views: 96485
Re: Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) Clinic Expansion
This still leaves out the apartment building on 9th, right? Wish in retrospect that someone had gotten them to move the parking entrance from Park to Chicago. Hopefully it won't impact the design of the planned protected bikeway here too much, unlike that block on the 26th St bikeway at Abbott. Apa...
- November 5th, 2015, 9:05 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Target Center Renovation
- Replies: 548
- Views: 129318
Re: Target Center Renovation
Minneboom- in addition to what Wedgeguy et al posted, the city would still be paying debt service on a demolished building- that is a terrible idea. The current location is very difficult to beat- walking distance to the core for mid week evening games and First Avenue restaurants evolved as they ha...
- November 3rd, 2015, 9:47 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: The Stone Arch Hotel (903 Washington Ave S)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 5938
Re: The Stone Arch Hotel (903 Washington Ave S)
Their portfolio is, ehhem, suburban . I ran a search on the firm as well, as I had never heard of them. Concur with your conclusion. Also checked AIA: https://www.aia-mn.org/firm/reprise-design-inc/ The listed representative projects tend toward interior tenant improvements of suburban commercial/r...
- October 16th, 2015, 9:41 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Portland Tower - 516 S. 8th St.
- Replies: 321
- Views: 73368
- October 6th, 2015, 10:20 pm
- Forum: Cities Around the World
- Topic: Chicago
- Replies: 158
- Views: 69084
Re: Chicago
https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/chicago-transit-oriented-development-mta-train-video-china-train-minnesota A new proposed TOD ordinance would nearly triple the amount of land in the city where denser development would be allowed and increase the land subject to reduced parking requirements tenfold...
- September 20th, 2015, 8:38 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: The Link at Prospect Park - 2929 University Ave SE
- Replies: 202
- Views: 45769
Re: RISE at Prospect Park - 2929 University Ave SE
I agree that the parking entrance is a missed opportunity being placed across from the LRT station. Most of the car traffic will be coming off of 29th, with probably Malcolm second, and 30th third (as both Malcolm and 29th are signalized and a vehicle can cross the LRT tracks). But it sure seems lik...
- September 15th, 2015, 3:29 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Portland Tower - 516 S. 8th St.
- Replies: 321
- Views: 73368
Re: Portland Tower - 516 S. 8th St.
Saw a hand written sign in the sales center window today that said "6 Sold." I hadn't even noticed that there was a sales center before. Previously assumed it was a construction trailer.
- September 13th, 2015, 8:32 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: DTE: Wells Fargo, Radisson Red, Edition Apts & Millwright Building
- Replies: 2909
- Views: 447928
Re: Downtown East - Wells Fargo / Radisson Red / Edition Apt
The north lot on that tower looks ready to be turned into parking when they get the last of the exterior work completed. If they are hoping to break ground on the 4 story office building in spring or early summer per the article above, then they won't be putting in a parking lot only to rip it out ...
- September 13th, 2015, 12:01 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: T3 - Hines Dock Street Office Project
- Replies: 135
- Views: 44169
Re: T3 - Hines Dock Street Office Project
I believe they are actually assembling a trebuchet with the intent of flinging the construction materials in the general direction of the upper floors.
- September 9th, 2015, 8:56 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Mill City Quarter - 300 South 2nd Street
- Replies: 201
- Views: 54768
Re: Mill City Quarter - (300 South 2nd Street)
Yes I also noticed all the concrete is prefabricated when I walked by. Very interesting and has definitely been quick to assemble. I wonder if the whole building will be fabricated off site. This one will be interesting to watch.