Dock Street Flats - (333 Washington Avenue North)

[Konante]

I heard over the weekend from my friensds on the NorthLoop board that ground breaking ceremonies are this week for this project.

Announced as set for 11 am tomorrow!

[woofner]

Already starting breaking up the asphalt this morning. I imagine some ground is breaking with it.

[Nick]

Wow this got started pretty quick.

[Didier]

From the Journal:

Groundbreaking tomorrow on new apartments near Target Field

Hines is breaking ground tomorrow on a new apartment development near the ballbark called Dock Street Apartments.
The six-story apartment complex will be built at 333 Washington Ave. N. It will have 185 apartments and 3,000 square feet of retail.

Read more: http://journalmpls.wordpress.com/2012/0 ... get-field/

[min-chi-cbus]

"Hines, one of the biggest property owners and managers in downtown Minneapolis, has since reshaped that plan into a large development of offices, housing and retail called North Loop Green, of which Dock Street would be a part."

http://www.startribune.com/printarticle/?id=151260405

I still am in the dark about the remainder of this redevelopment project, once called "North Loop Green".

[Nathan]

If I understand correctly, which I may not. The Dock Street Apartments are phase one on the north side of 94, with a potential 16 story apartment building just south of them but north of 94. This is show in the latest site plan. Then S of 94 next to the stadium is the potential office building 350 N 5th. I don't know if those two have been drawn in a connected neighborhood form lately, but maybe Hines will tie them together with nice streetscapes and plazas under the over passes.

[min-chi-cbus]

^This is my understanding as well, but I haven't heard a thing about the other phases of this project.

[seanrichardryan]

Preferably the overpasses would become streets instead of eyesores, opening up more of the land to development.

[John]

Preferably the overpasses would become streets instead of eyesores, opening up more of the land to development.

They have done this in other cities with great success.

[go4guy]

Quick question. I assume whenever people say 94, they are referring to the trench that is the end of 394. So why is it called 94 when that is a completely different freeway? Or is my location way off on this and it is much further north.

[seanrichardryan]

There is a 94 overpass that follows 4th street North for 1/2 mile.

[MNdible]

I think in this case, what they're really referring to is technically known as the Third Avenue Distributor Ramps.

[1200onthemall]

Quick question. I assume whenever people say 94, they are referring to the trench that is the end of 394. So why is it called 94 when that is a completely different freeway? Or is my location way off on this and it is much further north.

These are the 94 on/off ramps from Downtown to 94. These are long raised on-off ramps that start at 2nd ave north and run to almost Broadway before entering the main part of 94.

[aguaman]

yeah most people call those things freeway ramps.
i did not realize that was there - a 10-block long elevated on/off ramp. wow, how did the city let that happen?

[Minneapolisite]

Went to take a shortcut onto the trail after seeing Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, since I didn't feel like dealing with the drunks standing all over the bike lanes at the douchebag bars further south on 1st and it was a nice surprise: even nicer that I was still able to access the trail. The rate of development here compared to other Midwestern cities is just very refreshing.

[Nick]

I like how deep this is while taking up so little street frontage. Good use of land.

Sidebar: While the iOS 6 upgrade has probably decreased my quality of life by like twenty percent by taking transit out of maps, the panoramic function on the camera is really just great.

[mplsjaromir]

Sidebar: While the iOS 6 upgrade has probably decreased my quality of life by like twenty percent by taking transit out of maps, the panoramic function on the camera is really just great.

I started using Bing. It works okay.

[Le Sueur]

Sidebar: While the iOS 6 upgrade has probably decreased my quality of life by like twenty percent by taking transit out of maps, the panoramic function on the camera is really just great.

I started using Bing. It works okay.

Upgraded then downgraded. Apple has a lot of work to do on Maps. Sidebar: There are apps that do moving panos

Anyway, I'll say it again as long as I'm posting, the pictures are awesome!

[mattaudio]

So just to confirm this looks like it will be reducing the expansion options for train platforms in the block-wide trench in that location? Bummer...

[Nick]

This is a big hole. They're starting to do some foundation work.