Postby mattaudio » November 18th, 2014, 5:42 pm
I was walking down 8th St a few days ago, wondering how old the Dayton's/Macy's ramp is. Old enough where they still attempted to put retail on the 7th Street side. (Related: Anyone know what the little stub of a building is on 8th between the ramp and the alley?) The ramp also has some sort of use on the top - is that the 8th floor auditorium?
Anyways, when the ramp reaches its end of life, this seems like it could be a location for a signature tower. The tower could span the full block from 7th to 8th, and maybe it could include a redevelopment of the Skyway Theater building as a podium with Hennepin frontage. Granted, it would not have Nicollet Mall frontage, but if other buildings like 33 S 6th and LaSalle Plaza can work west of Nicollet Mall...
Thoughts?