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- July 2nd, 2012, 4:44 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Velo Apartments - (103 Second Street North)
- Replies: 174
- Views: 40578
Re: Velo apartments
There were a bunch built at the tail end of the condo boom. Lumen on Lagoon, Loop Calhoun, etc. I'd guess that a number of the high end apartments being built today (besides those built by somebody like Village Green, who has a long track record of owning rental properties) will likely be converted ...
- July 2nd, 2012, 11:35 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Velo Apartments - (103 Second Street North)
- Replies: 174
- Views: 40578
Re: Velo apartments
No, not so much for safety reasons, although that would probably be in the back of my mind. They're required to be fully sprinklered, and barring something truly unexpected, sprinklers are very effective. My concerns would primarily be noise, as mentioned previously. There are things that can be con...
- July 2nd, 2012, 11:21 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Loring Vue Apartments - (415 Oak Grove Street)
- Replies: 216
- Views: 48243
Re: Loring Vue Apartments
Yes, they're superior to a window AC unit, no doubt. I don't think any developer today could get away with building a new unit and telling their tenants to go buy a window unit. My disdain is largely based on aesthetics, as you suggest. The whole facade gets pock-marked by nasty vents, and every one...
- July 1st, 2012, 8:30 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Loring Vue Apartments - (415 Oak Grove Street)
- Replies: 216
- Views: 48243
Re: Loring Vue Apartments
I'd wager you $100 that the "small windows" you're seeing are actually the locations of future "magic packs" -- vents for heating and ventilation units. The sure sign of high quality construction...
- July 1st, 2012, 8:26 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Velo Apartments - (103 Second Street North)
- Replies: 174
- Views: 40578
Re: Velo apartments
There are a few things that play into the limitations on stick frame construction, but my understanding is that the code limits the construction type for stick built to five stories, taking advantage of all of the bonuses available. If you build it on top of a concrete plinth, and you're able to use...
- July 1st, 2012, 8:10 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: The Station on Washington - (630 Washington Avenue SE)
- Replies: 85
- Views: 25735
Re: Washington and Walnut Flats - 630 Washington Ave. S.E.
Hmm. I think it's quite handsome -- much better than the UTEC project.
- June 29th, 2012, 10:57 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: Nicollet-Lake - greater Kmart area
- Replies: 494
- Views: 325777
Re: Lake & Nicollet
I think removing cars from Eat Street would make it a destination, not something people would avoid. There is enough density and enough people that prefer to get around by means other than a car in Minneapolis to make this work. And for those that insist on driving, there are plenty of sidestreets ...
- June 29th, 2012, 10:39 am
- Forum: Greater Minnesota
- Topic: Maurices HQ Building - Duluth
- Replies: 61
- Views: 24590
Re: New Building proposed for Downtown Duluth
No, it's the Qwest building on 1st Street.
- June 26th, 2012, 11:20 am
- Forum: Suburbs
- Topic: Mall of America - Bloomington
- Replies: 996
- Views: 262676
Re: Radisson Blu
The orange is water-proofing membrane that will be covered by something else.
- June 25th, 2012, 8:43 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Xcel Energy HQ - 401 Nicollet
- Replies: 539
- Views: 103154
Re: Xcel Energy HQ
I've always assumed that were somebody so inclined, a skyway could be threaded between the Xcel building and the parking ramp in a fairly artful manner. The only trick is who would pay for it -- obviously Xcel isn't too excited about it (and having no prospect for skyway level retail, wouldn't get m...
- June 22nd, 2012, 9:23 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Nic on Fifth - (290' - 26 Stories)
- Replies: 1033
- Views: 227119
Re: Nicollet Residences
I do not think that "Minneapolis" is holding back the top eight floors, its the financiers. YES. The mayor and the city basically threw a parade for the developers when they announced this project. I don't know where people get the idea that if a project doesn't move forward, it must be t...
- June 22nd, 2012, 9:14 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: The Marshall - (515 14th Avenue Southeast)
- Replies: 238
- Views: 55798
Re: UTEC Student Housing
I can't get behind this project at all. Don't trash a nice building with really good bones that could be around for another hundred years for another stick-built crap box. And this strikes me as being a really inappropriate place for this scale of retail. I can see some small storefronts on 5th Stre...
- June 22nd, 2012, 9:08 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: Nicollet-Lake - greater Kmart area
- Replies: 494
- Views: 325777
Re: Lake & Nicollet
I'm still a little bit confused about why KMart would willfully participate in the demise of a very profitable store? KMart is *not* in the property development game....they're a retailer. I don't know much about this-- have they been hostile or conciliatory when these redevelopment ideas at Lake a...
- June 22nd, 2012, 7:29 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Nic on Fifth - (290' - 26 Stories)
- Replies: 1033
- Views: 227119
- June 21st, 2012, 11:31 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: Trader Joes (Lyndale and 27th)
- Replies: 132
- Views: 21408
Re: Trader Joes (Lyndale and 27th)
Question: Do we think if this project had included a housing component, would it have been more or less likely to get approval?
- June 21st, 2012, 11:29 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
- Replies: 1767
- Views: 1025540
Re: Bottineau LRT
I don't know why they're not planning one there, but even if they did the closest they could get to North Memorial is a half mile. Yeah, it certainly doesn't solve the North Memorial problem, but they might be able to run a shuttle from the station. But there's a large apartment complex right there...
- June 21st, 2012, 11:10 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
- Topic: Nicollet-Lake - greater Kmart area
- Replies: 494
- Views: 325777
Re: Lake & Nicollet
From a 12 year old Biz Journal story , here's a quick outline of the original Sherman plan to redevelop K-Mart. Nicollet Avenue and Lake Street Yanisch's observation applies to Sherman's proposal to reconnect Nicollet Avenue to Lake Street and to relocate Kmart. Dean Dovolis, CEO of DJR Architectur...
- June 21st, 2012, 10:57 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Blue Line Extension - Bottineau LRT
- Replies: 1767
- Views: 1025540
Re: Bottineau LRT
Re: ridership, North Memorial, and Terrace Center, why wouldn't they put in a stop just south of N 36th Avenue as part of the D1 route?
- June 21st, 2012, 9:37 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Target Field Station (the Hotel) & Target Field Station (the Station)
- Replies: 1016
- Views: 182254
Re: The Interchange (At Target Field)
From a brief glimpse I've seen of some of the other proposals, this wasn't the most impressive -- probably just the most affordable.
- June 20th, 2012, 2:41 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
- Replies: 1597
- Views: 364624
Re: Central Corridor LRT
That would make too much sense.I would like to see 3 buses run on Washington in Downtown to better serve the Mill District after CC is up, in which case it would make sense to take these exits, but they didn't put that change (suggested in the Access Mpls plan) into the CC service concept plan.