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- August 24th, 2018, 10:15 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: 501 7th St S
- Replies: 22
- Views: 7331
- August 20th, 2018, 2:59 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Downtown Minneapolis - News & General Topics
- Replies: 2032
- Views: 826258
Re: Downtown Minneapolis General Topics & Development Map
Yup.This is AKA as old Musicland, right?
- August 20th, 2018, 2:22 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Downtown Minneapolis - News & General Topics
- Replies: 2032
- Views: 826258
Re: Downtown Minneapolis General Topics & Development Map
According to a City permit, the old Witt Market building at 705 Hennepin is currently undergoing "PAINT STRIPPING, TUCK POINTING; REPLACE MANSORY BRICKS ON EXTERIOR WALLS OF EXISTING VACANT COMMERCIAL BUILDING IN PREPARATION FOR FUTURE RENOVATION WORKTO BE DONE." I don't know if someone so...
- August 20th, 2018, 11:34 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - General Topics and Citywide Issues
- Topic: Avenues- Replace Numbers With Names
- Replies: 22
- Views: 20072
Re: Avenues- Replace Numbers With Names
I understand the sentiment and the logic of adding street names, although nowadays GPS can overcome a lot of the navigational consfusion. More importantly, the costs in time and money of such changes are high, and I'm not just talking about what the City would pay for switching out signage and updat...
- August 6th, 2018, 11:21 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Nicollet Mall
- Replies: 1466
- Views: 583453
Re: Nicollet Mall
I, too, am disappointed in the monochromatic look of the new Mall. Somehow, not the lanterns nor the chairs nor the light walk nor even the trees are sufficient to overcome the overwhelming grayness. However, I'd like to imagine this is fixable. Rather than throw up our hands and give into regret, s...
- July 27th, 2018, 12:45 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: RBC Gateway & Four Seasons - 37 stories - 519'
- Replies: 2124
- Views: 515930
Re: Gateway Tower (RBC Plaza Jr.) - 30 stories - 458'
Maybe time to chill a little? By the standards of urban tragedies (struggling economy, decaying infrastructure, declining population, rampant crime), a decision not to build a Four Seasons hotel and a few super-luxury condos does not rank high. In fact, we're not even at a City Center level of trage...
- July 13th, 2018, 7:30 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Duffey Lofts - 500-528 Washington Ave N
- Replies: 70
- Views: 52738
Re: Iron Store - 528 Washington Ave N
3x3 for each first floor window opening, except 2x3 at the corner, the same in both photos. What am I missing? Is it that the top panes are rectangular in the original? That each section is divided into smaller panes? I do like that old cornice, though I imagine it would be costly to reproduce, espe...
- July 6th, 2018, 12:58 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: University of Minnesota - News & General Topics
- Replies: 615
- Views: 1189249
Re: University of Minnesota - General Topics & Development Map
Come this fall, the Fieldhouse, one of the ugliest buildings on the U of M campus, will be improved and prettified:
http://www.startribune.com/u-of-m-s-fie ... 487434441/
http://www.startribune.com/u-of-m-s-fie ... 487434441/
- June 27th, 2018, 6:06 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Renaissance Square / The Andrus
- Replies: 61
- Views: 26824
- June 8th, 2018, 1:55 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: Arby’s Island
- Replies: 211
- Views: 52696
Re: Arby’s Island
On this forum, including here in the Arby's thread, there's a strong bias toward height and iconic architecture. The appeal of the dramatic is completely understandable, but I've also been thinking about some experiences that point in a different direction. First, there was a recent trip to Vancouve...
- June 8th, 2018, 1:12 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: Hiawatha-Minnehaha Corridor - General Topics
- Replies: 267
- Views: 240692
Re: Hiawatha-Minnehaha Avenue Development & Grain Elevators/Freight Corridor
Here's the packet . 43 units, 20 surface parking spaces - all listed as short-term for the Starbucks/Dominos, not for the apartments. Also, maybe I just don't get it because I'm not a coffee drinker, but holy crap are they putting a lot of effort into getting a drive-through to work. If zoning allo...
- May 22nd, 2018, 2:24 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Thrivent HQ & Moment apartments - 500 7th St & 650 Portland Ave
- Replies: 225
- Views: 415413
Re: Thrivent Headquarters Block - 6th St and Portland Ave
I'm starting to get just as fed up with these driving courts. Is our land that invaluable to developers that they feel the need to devote over 25% of the property to something used less than 4 hours of the day? How many delivery trucks are really needed for a loading dock? Why not convert parking i...
- March 30th, 2018, 4:53 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Office Market
- Replies: 1298
- Views: 852306
Re: Downtown Minneapolis Office Market
Since there's an overabundance of Class B office space and a shortage of housing, everyone talking about conversions of office space to residential units is on the right track. Here are some criteria: 1) The Class B office space has to be struggling. This rules out the Medical Arts Building, which i...
- December 19th, 2017, 3:29 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Nicollet Mall
- Replies: 1466
- Views: 583453
Re: Nicollet Mall Reconstruction Project
Well, I talked to a friend at Graco and the idea of a single Pfppt! doesn't fly. No big surprise. New stencils would have to be created for each separate color on each existing stencil type. (Hmm, I wonder how many different versions there are of each basic type, meaning leaves, branches and slashes...
- December 19th, 2017, 3:14 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: North Loop Neighborhood
- Replies: 1096
- Views: 520205
Re: North Loop Neighborhood
Schafer Richardson is redeveloping the Weather-Rite site in the North Loop. Located next to three new luxury apartment buildings, Fulton Brewery, InBound BrewCo and Be The Match Headquarters, 700 North 5th is in the heart of Minneapolis’ hottest neighborhood – perfect for your company’s urban live-w...
- December 18th, 2017, 3:25 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Nicollet Mall
- Replies: 1466
- Views: 583453
Re: Nicollet Mall Reconstruction Project
Thanks for checking this, Surly drinker or maker (I presume), It did occur to me that coloring each leaf, branch and slash individually would be tortuous. That's why I wondered if colors could be loaded in compartments over each stencil so one Pfppt! would take care of the whole thing. Maybe someone...
- December 18th, 2017, 2:30 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Nicollet Mall
- Replies: 1466
- Views: 583453
Re: Nicollet Mall Reconstruction Project
Here's a thought on our monochromatic Mall reconstruction. From everyone's comments here, it seems that that biggest problem is the vast expanse of grey cement. Is there a type of paint that would hold up long term on pavement? If so, what if we turned the existing stencils into color stencils? A go...
- December 7th, 2017, 10:12 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Former Thrivent Building (now Hennepin) & Sora Apartments Block
- Replies: 172
- Views: 50803
Re: Thrivent Headquarters Block - 4th Ave and 6th St (existing building and new parking ramp)
That would be awful. I was thinking of something considerably more enchanting.
- December 7th, 2017, 9:35 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Former Thrivent Building (now Hennepin) & Sora Apartments Block
- Replies: 172
- Views: 50803
- October 27th, 2017, 12:04 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Downtown Minneapolis - News & General Topics
- Replies: 2032
- Views: 826258
Re: Downtown Minneapolis General Topics & Development Map
In the current environment, very little affordable housing is being built, and in fact this has become a major issue in the mayor's race. Also, especially in the case of housing for the homeless, there are some instances of truly depressing structures. Just think of what's on top of the Salvation Ar...