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Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Posted: April 8th, 2021, 3:17 pm
by seanrichardryan
So maybe not every store should have an urban format. :roll: https://twitter.com/MplsPedestrian/stat ... 9510581252
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Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Posted: April 9th, 2021, 9:41 am
by twincitizen
Having flashbacks (probably documented in this thread) from when the building owner came to the city asking for a variance to turn part of the space into non-retail, saying that they would never be able to attract a restaurant due to the building's lack of any loading dock. Surely the city prohibits them from pulling trucks up on the sidewalk (or even using Nicollet Mall for access).

The best (and only?) solution is probably to park the truck on 5th street and just block all car traffic while they unload. They would also need to put down some traffic cones at Marquette, so that any cars using 5th Street are forced to turn onto Marquette (preventing them from being forced onto Nicollet Mall). In that scenario, the only possible vehicles that could get detoured onto the Mall during unloading would be those coming out of the parking garage exit onto 5th (current RBC Plaza). Depending on the time of day they deliver, that could be near zero cars. That's certainly a better solution than this nightmare.

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Posted: April 9th, 2021, 9:43 am
by grant1simons2
Well that explains how the sign got dented. I go there a couple times a week, and was really curious about how a sign that high up was crunched.

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Posted: April 9th, 2021, 9:51 am
by Silophant
You wouldn't need to block all car traffic on 5th, just shunt it over to the other side of the LRT tracks. They'd have to turn right on Hennepin then instead of being able to turn left or continue straight, but that doesn't seem like a huge deal for, what, maybe an hour or so?

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Posted: April 9th, 2021, 10:12 am
by grant1simons2
Yesterday I saw the guy using an electric assist pallet, parked on 6th St.

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Posted: April 22nd, 2021, 3:23 pm
by MinnMonkey
Star Tribune had an article talking about how most downtown business are planning on starting to remove the boarded up windows starting next week.

They interviewed the owners of City Center, and they said they are leaving the boards up at 7th and Nicollet as they prepare the space for a new tenant. Does anyone recall who that tenant will be?

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Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Posted: April 28th, 2021, 10:44 am
by uptown82
Sounds like Bell Bank is opening a branch at city center. Glad to see spaces filled but this does not add any shopping excitement to downtown

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Posted: April 29th, 2021, 10:34 am
by twincitizen
A bank branch is a perfect use of skyway level space. Hopefully something more interesting fills the ground-level former Sports Authority

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Posted: April 30th, 2021, 2:31 pm
by MinnMonkey
Farmers Market will be returning to Nicollet Mall starting June 3rd.

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Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Posted: April 30th, 2021, 4:26 pm
by seanrichardryan
Praise Be!

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Posted: April 30th, 2021, 8:33 pm
by go4guy
May the Lord open!

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Posted: May 5th, 2021, 10:10 am
by MinnMonkey
Looks like Bad Axe is opening a location in City Center.

https://badaxethrowing.com/locations/ax ... ty-center/

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Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Posted: May 5th, 2021, 11:59 am
by uptownbro
Bad axe is a great time and I think it will draw people from all over. It will be a huge hit with those that live in downtown as well as those that work in the city.

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Posted: May 5th, 2021, 12:27 pm
by Silophant
Ooh, fun. 8,000 sq feet must be one of the street level corners - wonder if it's the old Prime 6 spot, or on Nicollet?

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Posted: May 5th, 2021, 12:37 pm
by uptownbro
Per axios a sports bar is going into the prime 6 space. Not sure if this would count as a sports bar but it also says saks off 5th has emptied there store

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Posted: May 5th, 2021, 1:50 pm
by MinnMonkey
Ooh, fun. 8,000 sq feet must be one of the street level corners - wonder if it's the old Prime 6 spot, or on Nicollet?
From City Centers leasing site, looks like it will be on 6th Street next to the tower entrance. Sounds like the sports bar is a separate tenant (which is great news for City Center).

https://s3.amazonaws.com/transwestern-p ... el-one.pdf

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Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Posted: May 5th, 2021, 2:00 pm
by Silophant
Fascinating - the Hennepin half of the ground floor is fully leased, then. Wonder if there's any chance the ping-pong bar that was slated to go into the Embassy Suites space across 6th pre-pandemic could still happen?

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Posted: May 7th, 2021, 6:53 pm
by Austinite
Fascinating - the Hennepin half of the ground floor is fully leased, then. Wonder if there's any chance the ping-pong bar that was slated to go into the Embassy Suites space across 6th pre-pandemic could still happen?
Can someone give more deats on the restaurant moving into the old Prime 6 spot. Couldn't find it on Axios....

Also - great about the axe throwing place - hope it lasts and is doesn't turnout to be a "gimmeck" that dies a quick death.

About the new bank moving into City Center - again - really tired of banks taking up retail space especially in a building that is supposed to focus on "retail". The skyway level of IDS, and of other buildings - are being eaten up by banks/credit unions, etc. NOT a draw, doesn't create any excitement/interest. At maybe open up a location on the street level, with own entrance. The core of Minneapolis is very much becoming like the Loop in Chicago - 8-5. Nothing to do past 5 pm during the weekday, nada to do on the weekends. Now the Loop is making efforts to turn itself around and attract more retail, restaurants, etc.

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Posted: May 13th, 2021, 11:33 am
by Silophant
Fascinating - the Hennepin half of the ground floor is fully leased, then. Wonder if there's any chance the ping-pong bar that was slated to go into the Embassy Suites space across 6th pre-pandemic could still happen?
Can someone give more deats on the restaurant moving into the old Prime 6 spot. Couldn't find it on Axios....

Also - great about the axe throwing place - hope it lasts and is doesn't turnout to be a "gimmeck" that dies a quick death.

About the new bank moving into City Center - again - really tired of banks taking up retail space especially in a building that is supposed to focus on "retail". The skyway level of IDS, and of other buildings - are being eaten up by banks/credit unions, etc. NOT a draw, doesn't create any excitement/interest. At maybe open up a location on the street level, with own entrance. The core of Minneapolis is very much becoming like the Loop in Chicago - 8-5. Nothing to do past 5 pm during the weekday, nada to do on the weekends. Now the Loop is making efforts to turn itself around and attract more retail, restaurants, etc.
I have not been able to find anything about the new sports bar, but the axe throwing place is a national chain that's had a successful location in the industrial part of NE Minneapolis for a few years now. No guarantees, but there's reason to believe it has staying power.

As for the skyways filling up with banks, I think that's good, actually - office tower skyways are always going to be deserted outside of business hours, so they might as well be filled with those kind of service businesses that won't be open outside of those hours anyway, which should then squeeze restaurants and retail down to the ground floor (ideally with doors to the street, USBank Plaza Chipotle) where they could have a chance on evenings and weekends. It's endlessly frustrating to me that the best donut shop downtown, Cardigan, is on the skyway level as far as possible from the street entrances. To their credit, they are still open on Saturdays, but imagine how much more weekend business they could do if their customer base wasn't limited to locals who already know it's there.

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Posted: May 31st, 2021, 8:11 am
by Austinite
Fascinating - the Hennepin half of the ground floor is fully leased, then. Wonder if there's any chance the ping-pong bar that was slated to go into the Embassy Suites space across 6th pre-pandemic could still happen?
Can someone give more deats on the restaurant moving into the old Prime 6 spot. Couldn't find it on Axios....

Also - great about the axe throwing place - hope it lasts and is doesn't turnout to be a "gimmeck" that dies a quick death.

About the new bank moving into City Center - again - really tired of banks taking up retail space especially in a building that is supposed to focus on "retail". The skyway level of IDS, and of other buildings - are being eaten up by banks/credit unions, etc. NOT a draw, doesn't create any excitement/interest. At maybe open up a location on the street level, with own entrance. The core of Minneapolis is very much becoming like the Loop in Chicago - 8-5. Nothing to do past 5 pm during the weekday, nada to do on the weekends. Now the Loop is making efforts to turn itself around and attract more retail, restaurants, etc.
I have not been able to find anything about the new sports bar, but the axe throwing place is a national chain that's had a successful location in the industrial part of NE Minneapolis for a few years now. No guarantees, but there's reason to believe it has staying power.

As for the skyways filling up with banks, I think that's good, actually - office tower skyways are always going to be deserted outside of business hours, so they might as well be filled with those kind of service businesses that won't be open outside of those hours anyway, which should then squeeze restaurants and retail down to the ground floor (ideally with doors to the street, USBank Plaza Chipotle) where they could have a chance on evenings and weekends. It's endlessly frustrating to me that the best donut shop downtown, Cardigan, is on the skyway level as far as possible from the street entrances. To their credit, they are still open on Saturdays, but imagine how much more weekend business they could do if their customer base wasn't limited to locals who already know it's there.
I think a major issue is signage for businesses downtown located in the skyways and the malls (whatever is left of them). Better exterior signage/marketing i.e. a skyway app/better wayward finding for the skyways. I also think the directory they came up with on Nicollet is a joke - tiny font - hard to read - and still gives no idea to where the businesses are located.Needed to be larger, perhaps with a block by block map. Ideally would have been electronic. What they have is also already outdated.