Uptown - LynLake - The Wedge - News & General

[RailBaronYarr]

What percent of the population can afford a 450-500k house (and the required costly maintenance for a 100 year old mansion), even if you factor in the transportation savings of living in a neighborhood like this?

[thatchio]

To be fair, you can pick up a 3 BR house in Lyndale neighborhood for far less than $450k. At the end of 2014, there were decent condition 3BR houses for upper $200k's within a 10 minute walk of Lyn-Lake. Plenty of more expensive houses too. While not a huge supply of those, it is within reach of middle income earners depending on their available equity.

[RailBaronYarr]

Yes, but the Lyndale neighborhood is not the Wedge. The Wedge has equal access to LynLake as it does the Uptown core, is much closer to the Greenway for most residents than Lyndale, is closer to downtown with arguably better transit access owing to the 4 and 6/12/17 combination being viable <5 minute walks for many, and simply has way more commercial options outside the activity centers. Not trashing Lyndale (or Kingfield) - I live in South CARAG - basically Richfield.

[mattaudio]

Just an idea: What if the Arby's and Rainbow/Cub blocks were developed at the same time, and with a significant redesign of that block of Lagoon? Legit.

[seanrichardryan]

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/a ... 58313.html

[David Greene]

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/a ... 58313.html

WTF?

Who uses fisheye lenses for rental listings?

[PhilmerPhil]

They're targeting skaters.

[EOst]

That house is remarkably well preserved inside.

[LakeCharles]

That kitchen looks miserable.

[xandrex]

That kitchen looks miserable.

That kitchen looks pretty much par for the course in the Wedge for older buildings. I assume the fridge is located outside of the room.

Kitchen are so often a deal killer in older places in this area, especially if you want any room to actually cook.

[Nathan]

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/a ... 58313.html

WTF?

Who uses fisheye lenses for rental listings?

I think it's just panorama mode on a cell phone.

[seanrichardryan]

That kitchen looks miserable.

I think it's the former pantry and the kitchen is now one of the 'bedrooms' (the room with white trim and mirrored closet door).

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[seanrichardryan]

That house is remarkably well preserved inside.

It is on the outside too, you just can't see it. They just stuccoed over *everything*, including the rarely surviving colonial revival balustrades (similar to the Gluek house Bryant & 25th)

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[Wedgeguy]

The old Car X is finally looking like a retail mattress store. There was no opening when sign, anyone have some knowledge as to when this is supposed to open?

[MattW]

The old Car X is finally looking like a retail mattress store. There was no opening when sign, anyone have some knowledge as to when this is supposed to open?

Yippie Skippy! Just what uptown needed!!

[Wedgeguy]

All those millennials that r moving into those apartments need a new mattress! That over used college mattress just won't cut it anymore!

[grant1simons2]

Literally a Mattress Firm across from Five guys on Hennepin Ave.

[seanrichardryan]

Ancedata seems to suggest Mattress Firm takes over underutilized retail spaces with lower rents.

[Nathan]

Does anyone have access to the plans submitted for this house?

http://m.startribune.com/along-lake-of- ... 371275481/

[seanrichardryan]

Based on the image in the article, on par with the very dull Pohlad manse across the lake.

I wish they were saving the Gates wall, it's a subtle reminder that wraps the whole block.