While I'm not sure it necessarily signals a turn to the right, it is strange.While I think that's a bit of a head scratcher, Nolan is kind of a wild card himself, and I don't think that single endorsement is enough to declare that the Strib is marching to the right.
I figured that it had to be a sharp building that had been modernized in the 50's and 60's and had lost it's classic looks. I have seen the dropped ceilings from the windows so I was sure that all that made it beautiful had been destroyed or covered over. Would Like to see them do something like they did with one of the federal building in San Fran and restore the historic section and build a tower behind were that Surface parking lot is. Glad to see how much of the classic look in the hallways is still intact. Not so sure about the other office space.Wow! I never would have guessed that the interior was that beautiful. I will definitely need to make a visit in the near future!
Thanks for the post mattaudio!
I would really like to see that. With the Latitude across the way a tower of any size would be a welcome addition. I think that is part of why this building has disappeared into the background. The depot grabs your eye when you come down 3rd. WHile this is a large building it is very short and set back from the street enough that you generally miss it. I think a 15 to 20 story tower would be great. But I don't think there are enough federal office tenants to consolidate, to make it workable at this time.Maybe it could be modified to be a podium for a new tower....
Absolutely. The city is hopefully already working on this? [he says, knowing that they're probably not]I'd hoped whatever takes that space commits to allowing the dinkytown greenway trail to be extended past to the Gold Medal park using the Midtown Greenway apartments as an example of what people like.
Pretty sure the historic height limit district ends before this.Is this block in a height limiting district? Or could something here be built a tall as the tower across 35W?
Get it gone, and the Marriott residence in too. That could be a great retail and residential district with Macy's as an anchor. Really lacking residents there.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?
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