Eden Prairie - General Topics

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Re: Eden Prairie - General Topics

Postby uptownbro » August 19th, 2021, 10:39 am

Winnebago will officially move its HQ to eden prarie

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Re: Eden Prairie - General Topics

Postby MNdible » August 19th, 2021, 12:47 pm

My understanding is that this is a change in name only -- no new employees, etc.

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Re: Eden Prairie - General Topics

Postby SurlyLHT » August 19th, 2021, 3:02 pm

My understanding is that this is a change in name only -- no new employees, etc.
The article states that since opening in Eden Prairie in 2016 they now have a headcount of 100 folks. The article states there wouldn't be any job lost in Iowa. They will likely see growth in Eden Prairie over time.

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Re: Eden Prairie - General Topics

Postby uptownbro » August 20th, 2021, 7:09 am

Yes it really is just an address change today but I would assume any future growth on the office side will be in MN.

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Re: Eden Prairie - General Topics

Postby alexschief » August 20th, 2021, 7:59 am

Sounds like they hired a Minnesota based CEO and he eventually did what all CEOs do; move the company headquarters closer to his house.
Yes it really is just an address change today but I would assume any future growth on the office side will be in MN.
This is probably the upshot of it. This makes future growth in MN more likely for the company and makes it more likely that subsequent CEOs will also be based in the Twin Cities. Interestingly, Forest City is just about equidistant between Minneapolis and Des Moines, so it's not that strange.

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Re: Eden Prairie - General Topics

Postby Anondson » November 26th, 2021, 1:34 pm

The Golden Triangle station area has a proposal for 425 units, 2 building, 5-6 stories. Basically right on the west side of the LRT station.

https://finance-commerce.com/2021/11/gr ... n-prairie/

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Re: Eden Prairie - General Topics

Postby thespeedmccool » November 26th, 2021, 6:54 pm

575 parking stalls.

In my opinion, that's way too many for a development on an LRT line. Eden Prairie should ask them to cut it to one per unit.

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Re: Eden Prairie - General Topics

Postby mamundsen » November 26th, 2021, 7:37 pm

I was going to saw 2/3 at most.

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Re: Eden Prairie - General Topics

Postby QuietBlue » November 28th, 2021, 6:10 pm

575 parking stalls.

In my opinion, that's way too many for a development on an LRT line. Eden Prairie should ask them to cut it to one per unit.
Considering it's not in a walkable area and most residents are going to have at least one car per unit, it's a reasonable number. Being near the rail line may help for things like commuting, but not for everyday stuff.

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Re: Eden Prairie - General Topics

Postby Mdcastle » November 28th, 2021, 9:31 pm

575 parking stalls.

In my opinion, that's way too many for a development on an LRT line. Eden Prairie should ask them to cut it to one per unit.
Considering it's not in a walkable area and most residents are going to have at least one car per unit, it's a reasonable number. Being near the rail line may help for things like commuting, but not for everyday stuff.
Yeah, light rail is going to be so convenient to them that they can take it when they go to visit their friends in Shakopee or to haul a weeks worth of groceries home from the store. No need for every unit to have a car as long as it's on light rail.

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Re: Eden Prairie - General Topics

Postby Nick » November 28th, 2021, 10:18 pm

You never really hear about “TOD” anymore
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Re: Eden Prairie - General Topics

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Re: Eden Prairie - General Topics

Postby alexschief » January 19th, 2022, 8:30 am

That rendering really says it all, huh?

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Re: Eden Prairie - General Topics

Postby Anondson » April 19th, 2023, 4:29 pm

The UNFI campus (former SuperValu HQ) on Bryant Lake will be on the market.

https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/ ... -sale.html

UNFI says they will have a new modern office for Twin Cities staff elsewhere.

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Re: Eden Prairie - General Topics

Postby seanrichardryan » April 19th, 2023, 7:54 pm

They've been selling off furniture for months
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Re: Eden Prairie - General Topics

Postby Eoin_Urban » May 11th, 2023, 4:18 pm

Shutterfly/Lifetouch decided it was a better idea to tear down 1 of the 2 buildings on their campus and turn it into greenspace than trying to lease it out. They give the reason that there wasn't enough parking to sublease it, but the idea of tearing down a 20 year old building seems grim for the commercial real estate market. Tearing down the building was approved in December 2021 but was just torn down recently.

https://www.eplocalnews.org/2023/04/29/ ... ming-down/

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Re: Eden Prairie - General Topics

Postby DanPatchToget » May 12th, 2023, 4:23 am

I'm looking at Hennepin County aerial photos and I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry at the fact that the second building was added later (between 2002 and 2004) and now it's being torn down (assuming it's the eastern building). Whether it's the real estate market, lack of parking (there's a sea of parking in front of those buildings), or something else, this is an absolute waste.

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Re: Eden Prairie - General Topics

Postby MNdible » May 12th, 2023, 11:34 am

I won't be able to find the article now, but I read the other reason that they're tearing it down is that it wasn't a typical office layout that would be easily leasable. It was designed for some specific type of production work that technology has since made obsolete.

Still a waste.

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Re: Eden Prairie - General Topics

Postby Tom H. » May 12th, 2023, 1:36 pm

It was designed for some specific type of production work that technology has since made obsolete.

Still a waste.
I have a good friend who used to work for Lifetouch, and this sounds 100% in keeping with the overall (in)competency of their management.

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Re: Eden Prairie - General Topics

Postby MNdible » May 12th, 2023, 1:49 pm

Sure, but digital technology has literally revolutionized their industry in a way I'm not sure even the most competent management team could have predicted, and Shutterfly's business model is very different from Lifetouch. So...

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