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2014?! Boo hiss. Still happy to see the ramp go obviously.

Sidebar: As someone who does almost all their grocery shopping at the Wedge (and walks there), the people who drive a car eight blocks to pickup organic groceries just absolutely kill me.

I appreciate that the OP included Gary Johnson-- as he actually you know... a libertarian, as opposed to Ron Paul, who is some trollish bitter old man who seems to think that the federal government isn't supreme (I of course thought that this was adjudicated before[1] and the supremacy of the feder...

but people who shop at TJ's drive in and drive out contributing NOTHING to the neighborhood except for traffic. Their building design confirms this. Since when do people patronizing a business in a neighborhood have to "contribute" to that neighborhood? Isn't spending their money contribu...

From 2001- http://www.startribune.com/local/11580581.html?page=all&prepage=1&c=y#continue Super interesting article, I don't know how I never came across that before. I'm not 100 percent sure on all the TIF math behind it, but a quick check of Hennepin County tax records has well over 12 mi...

It's happening. There are signs for it in the skyway. Light construction has been happening for a couple months now, they've been moving Canadian Pacific over to One Financial Plaza--which is to be renamed One Canadian Plaza or something, which is adorable.

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/01/20/developers-block-e-casino-could-make-vikes-stadium-reality/ Check out the link to the WCCO video story. The video shows a drawing of the Minneapolis skyline transformed by an amazing tower, intended to be a Las Vegas style hotel. Look closely, you can see th...

Sorry totally forgot to post about that, there was a sign saying something the along the lines of "west side of lot closed Thursday" and "east side of lot closed Friday" or vice versa.

Gorgeous building. Can't see St. Paul needing more subsidized commercial space though.

Thanks. I should have mentioned that it would be nice to have it positioned exactly on the 45th parallel, but that would put it maybe a bit too far north of downtown. I wonder how that would sit relative to the rest of the skyline if it went on the concrete slab over the underground parking ramp by...

I think Jefferson is undergrad because they cater to the desperate. Jefferson has the heaviest marketing I've seen by far for student housing, and they seem to be endlessly trying to get tenants. No idea what's wrong with the location. Is it too far from University to be viewed as on the bus line i...

I wanted to see what an "icon" tower might look like in the skyline, so a while back I created what I called the "Star of the North" tower. The "spear" would be oriented to the North Star. At night, a powerful laser emanating from the spear would connect the city to th...

Eat your heart out Anoka County! http://www.startribune.com/local/north/158641835.html Anoka County jumps off the express train to Duluth Article by: PAUL LEVY , Star Tribune Updated: June 12, 2012 - 5:10 PM Plans for the proposed $1 billion passenger-rail line from Minneapolis to Duluth were sudden...

On the bright side, according to this article, Hines broke ground on the Nicollet in June 2006! http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2006/04/03/daily57.html Hines Interests of Houston, with worldwide credentials and a very big wallet, has joined the team for The Nicollet on the Mall, bringi...

I'd heard that this is going through some design changes, which is why they may be starting later than planned.

Regarding the sustainability of U of M development, it's worth noting that at least two of the cranes are for R & D buildings. My understanding is that the U makes a good chunk off patents. Technically just one is, the Nanotech building, but the Cardiovascular center probably did a little earli...

I just set up new user registration to require one moderator-approved post before becoming a full member of the site. Spambots are starting to wander in.

Pfreyre, I bet you'd love this article ! I wouldn't really disagree with you that higher education right now is mid-bubble. That said, when the dust settles, actual schools like the University of Minnesota will still be there. Right now there's an overwhelming (and misguided) desire for everyone eve...

I'm obviously pro-getting rid of parking lots, but I'm pretty sure this isn't being built up to the street on the Chicago side.

Not a huge fan of this, but it at least lines up with the street unlike its brother a block down.