Nordic House - 729 Washington Av N

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Re: United North Loop Office Building - 729 Washington Av N

Postby Sacrelicio » January 17th, 2017, 2:31 pm

There were railroads EVERYWHERE in North Loop
I knew there were some but not back there.

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Re: United North Loop Office Building - 729 Washington Av N

Postby Nathan » January 17th, 2017, 2:53 pm

There were railroads EVERYWHERE in North Loop
I knew there were some but not back there.
If you look in the city documents for the CPM north loop office building they do a good job of highlighting this rail corridor and have pictures of it and such.

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Re: United North Loop Office Building - 729 Washington Av N

Postby seanrichardryan » January 17th, 2017, 3:16 pm

If you stand in the alley rail corridor, the City Hall clock tower is nicely framed at the end of the vista.
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Re: United North Loop Office Building - 729 Washington Av N

Postby transplant » January 17th, 2017, 3:54 pm

They're facing an appeal of the HPC decision (which the City Council could quickly reject this week) and then they still have to get Planning Commission approvals (which could also be appealed). I'd guess they're at a minimum 8 weeks away from having final approvals.

Yep, they are working with the neighborhood opposition and city to try and get through all of that as smoothly as possible.

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Re: United North Loop Office Building - 729 Washington Av N

Postby transplant » January 18th, 2017, 8:42 pm

This came back to the neighborhood board tonight for an update. Sounds like they worked out all the issues with the neighbors who opposed it. They are looking to put a few curling lanes in the plaza that would have cooling coils and be available to the public. Neighborhood voted to support it.

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Re: United North Loop Office Building - 729 Washington Av N

Postby Didier » January 18th, 2017, 9:50 pm

Curling like the Olympic sport? Will they provide stones?

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Re: United North Loop Office Building - 729 Washington Av N

Postby transplant » January 18th, 2017, 10:40 pm

Yes like the Olympic Sport. Not sure how it will be managed yet but they mentioned creating a North Loop Curling Club. I am guessing stones will be provided...maybe for rent?

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Re: United North Loop Office Building - 729 Washington Av N

Postby grant1simons2 » January 18th, 2017, 10:52 pm

Now we just need a hockey rink behind Askov's

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Re: United North Loop Office Building - 729 Washington Av N

Postby grant1simons2 » April 18th, 2017, 9:57 pm

We haven't renamed this Nordic House yet?

http://minneapolismn.gov/www/groups/pub ... 197615.pdf

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Re: United North Loop Office Building - 729 Washington Av N

Postby ztr421 » June 5th, 2017, 10:54 am

The billboard on the site is coming down.

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Re: United North Loop Office Building - 729 Washington Av N

Postby transplant » June 6th, 2017, 10:32 am

Construction begins July 1st - contract parking will be closed June 30th. Construction schedule is about 18 months.

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Re: United North Loop Office Building - 729 Washington Av N

Postby Sacrelicio » July 24th, 2017, 1:08 pm

I work across the street and nothing seems to have started. I also heard about the June 30th date for parking to end and the lot is still being used. Anyone know what's going on?

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Re: United North Loop Office Building - 729 Washington Av N

Postby transplant » July 25th, 2017, 8:37 pm

They delayed a month. Now it is supposed to start first week in August but that news is a couple weeks old so not sure if it is being pushed further. I do know architects are full time finishing up drawings.

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Re: United North Loop Office Building - 729 Washington Av N

Postby transplant » August 18th, 2017, 12:58 pm

Fences are supposed to go up Tuesday morning. Excited for this one to start.

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Re: United North Loop Office Building - 729 Washington Av N

Postby Sacrelicio » August 22nd, 2017, 2:38 pm

Fences are supposed to go up Tuesday morning. Excited for this one to start.
It's on!

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Re: United North Loop Office Building - 729 Washington Av N

Postby transplant » August 23rd, 2017, 11:36 am

This is a huge site. I walk by it everyday but to see it all fenced off makes me realize how much of a hole this will fill in the neighborhood.

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Re: United North Loop Office Building - 729 Washington Av N

Postby ztr421 » September 13th, 2017, 9:32 am

Finally starting for real - equipment on site and digging...

ImageConstruction starting today on The Nordic at 729 Washington Avenue North. by ZTR Norge, on Flickr

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Re: United North Loop Office Building - 729 Washington Av N

Postby Cinzano71 » September 13th, 2017, 9:56 am

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Re: United North Loop Office Building - 729 Washington Av N

Postby twincitizen » September 13th, 2017, 11:55 am

O/T, but has anyone heard anything lately about CPM's "rival" office/parking project a few blocks away? Both projects were approved, appealed, and re-approved kind of around the same time last year. It's fair to assume that both spec projects were chasing some of the same prospective tenants, and that United's project won out. Is the CPM/Swervo project still happening?

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Re: United North Loop Office Building - 729 Washington Av N

Postby xandrex » September 13th, 2017, 12:09 pm

I don’t know if that other project is still going, but 729 is only kind of a spec project. They secured a (growing) tenant last December: Ovative/group, which plans to have 180-ish jobs by the time it moves into the building.

http://tcbmag.com/news/articles/2016/ov ... north-loop


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