urbanMSP

Contractors are pretty savvy about salvaging materials out of buildings these days, so odds are that somebody from an architectural salvage company has done a walk through and identified what they think there's a resale market for (as opposed to a scrap value).

I'd have to guess historic stone in North Minneapolis would be all over this. If you've never visited there, do, it's amazing.

I filmed the removal of the Stoneboat nearest to City Center. Took around 40 minutes to get it all ready but I came back just in time to see the lifting of the 30,000 lb boat!

Great piece on the Gateway area in the Variety section of the Sat/Sun Star Tribune this week.

1st Avenue DID Pedestrian Project: the DID is looking at ways to make 1st Avenue more inviting between 4th and 6th, by widening the sidewalks and adding greenery. To do so, a reduction in parking stalls and modifications to the bike lane would likely be required.

Saw the above in the meeting minutes for June's North Loop NA meeting. Has anybody heard anything else about this?

Real Estate firm Engel and Volkers will open first Minneapolis (and midwest) location on Hennepin dt.

http://www.journalmpls.com/news-feed/eu ... s-location

Article doesn't say exactly where the location will be.

Interesting that they chose Minneapolis over say Chicago first?

Staff recommends denial for demolition of Twin City Floral building by Bobby & Steve's. Praise jebus

http://www.minneapolismn.gov/meetings/hpc/WCMS1P-144873

No surprise there. But the real fight was never going to be at the HPC.

Some grim numbers for any remodel in that PDF. Sounds like the best-case scenario for this building is for it to sit vacant for another few years, and hope the Mill District energy makes this area more viable.

I'd take those numbers with a grain of salt, frankly. If you're trying to justify demolition, of course you'd use worst-case numbers for everything.

While I don't disagree with the actions the HPC took, I think they'll end up on shaky grounds for the building being "historical." However, there's no new surface parking lots downtown. End of story (this is downtown, right?). I don't see them getting very far with this.

Meanwhile, a proposal the HPC is much more likely to approve:
"Makeover planned for Lakeland Building"
http://www.journalmpls.com/news-feed/ma ... d-building

http://www.minneapolismn.gov/www/groups ... 144882.pdf

Sean, do know the years for the photos you posted above?

Approx. 1912 & 1934

Sorry for the mobile link D:

Irt Bobby and Steves

http://m.startribune.com/local/minneapo ... 47141.html

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The 1st Ave. pedestrian pilot program has started!

Is the space between the flex posts for parking or the bike lane? I'd say that could be confusing. I do like that there is now space to actually walk without bumping the people on the patios!

As I understand it, the old parking is the new bike lane and the old bike lane is the new sidewalk.