The Kirkbride- Fergus Falls

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The Kirkbride- Fergus Falls

Postby lordmoke » June 13th, 2013, 10:51 am

It was just announced that redevelopment plans for the old state hospital are moving forward. The renovated facility will include apartments, a hotel, spa, and restaurants, among other things:

http://www.wday.com/event/article/id/82 ... her_ID/29/

Big win for preservationists!

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Re: The Kirkbride- Fergus Falls

Postby MNdible » June 13th, 2013, 10:57 am

This building is astonishing... I'm very hopeful they're able to make a go of this.

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Re: The Kirkbride- Fergus Falls

Postby Andrew_F » June 13th, 2013, 11:58 am

Very good. IIRC, this is the last Kirkbride that hasn't been either repurposed or torn down. Good to see that ours will be one of the ones sticking around.

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Re: The Kirkbride- Fergus Falls

Postby twincitizen » June 13th, 2013, 12:49 pm

Very cool proposal. I had honestly never heard of a "Kirkbride" before. Hopefully they decide to rename Incinerator Road before the grand opening! I assume there is an acutal incinerator somewhere in the vicinity.

I was surprised to find that the Google car made it out there: http://goo.gl/maps/72fw0 (link is to overhead view, you'll have to streetview on your own) I have family in Osakis and it looks like Fergus (as the locals call it) is just an hour away. I might actually have to check this out if the grand plans come to fruition.

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Re: The Kirkbride- Fergus Falls

Postby Andrew_F » June 13th, 2013, 1:04 pm

They actually do tours of the building as-is. Might be more worth seeing now, as it is pretty much as it was built.

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Re: The Kirkbride- Fergus Falls

Postby Aville_37 » June 13th, 2013, 7:55 pm

Very good news. Possibilities for the hospitals in Anoka?

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Re: The Kirkbride- Fergus Falls

Postby Andrew_F » June 14th, 2013, 7:18 am

Very good news. Possibilities for the hospitals in Anoka?
It was mentioned in the Northstar thread that the three buildings that have yet to be renovated are likely to be demolished shortly. Apparently they're in pretty bad shape.

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Re: The Kirkbride- Fergus Falls

Postby seanrichardryan » June 14th, 2013, 7:26 am

Q. What, what? A. In da butt.

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Re: The Kirkbride- Fergus Falls

Postby mattaudio » October 21st, 2014, 11:24 am

Apparently the developer is not giving specifics to the city, and there's a high risk most of the buildings will end up getting demolished by the city.

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Re: The Kirkbride- Fergus Falls

Postby seanrichardryan » October 21st, 2014, 4:03 pm

Could you be more specific?

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The developer has been MIA with key financials leading up to a final vote Oct. 27th by Fegus Falls officials for development rights
“He claims he has given us information, but all it’s been is an email,” Sievert said. “It was a confidential email he sent to Kent, so I didn’t see it, but (Willey) just said to Kent, ‘Well, I’m worth this much and I’m in limited partnerships with guys that are worth this much.’”

Sievert explained that the information doesn’t actually have any value.

“That’s all fine and good … you could send me an email and say ‘Hey, I’m worth $10 million.’ Well, how the hell do I know?”

Mayor Hal Leland agreed that Willey has not provided enough information.
*GOOGLE: http://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/2014/ ... n-looming/
Q. What, what? A. In da butt.

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Re: The Kirkbride- Fergus Falls

Postby mulad » July 22nd, 2015, 6:20 am

The city has officially broken off talks with the developer because they haven't been responding in a timely manner and have missed deadlines.

http://www.startribune.com/fergus-falls ... 318064461/


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