urbanMSP

As someone who looks at this parking lot outside their window I say MOAR FLOORS. Seems marginal to add a third floor with a couple more units, unless that tips you into elevator/sprinkler territory.

https://www.startribune.com/restaurant- ... 600179689/

"Eat Street Crossing is taking shape inside the Old Arizona Studio (2821 Nicollet Av. S.) and will sport six food concepts from two well-known restaurant couples and one cohesive and inclusive bar program. "

It's nice to see some life coming to Eat Street south of 28th, which feels like a real dead zone. It's especially rough at the Greenway entrance, where there's the encampment and garbage everywhere.

It is funny that the articles says the look of the building is meant to "avoid gentrification." Just a continuation of "gentrification is aesthetics" rather than the addition of, ya know, a trendy food hall concept with a tailored bar program.

It's great to see development in this part of Eat Street-- it does start to get a little depressing around 28th, especially with the abandoned car wash, the back of K-Mart, and more recently destruction from the riots. It's possible that they are preempting the development that will occur once Nicollet is reopened.

It's good to see investors being conscious of gentrification/other equity concerns, although I don't think Whittier is in any huge danger of gentrifying. I am skeptical that a small development like this could spur large-scale changes in the neighborhood's housing market anyway. A lot of the affordable units are owned by nonprofits who will presumably continue to hold on to them. There are already numerous higher-end restaurants/cafés (Copper Hen, Eat Street Social, Spyhouse) just blocks away as well as numerous smaller, immigrant-owned businesses that serve a broader clientele. As far as I can see, they exist in harmony, and Whittier is still quite affordable.

Here's a photo from twitter of this storefront in process. Interesting exposing the old brick behind the glass like that.

Should this be put in the Eat Street thread?

Or consolidate both this and that thread?

This thread is for south of Lake St.