Posted August 11, 201212 yr What used to be an empty car dealership on a major downtown intersection when I moved here several months ago is now already progressing steadily and vertically. Here's a pic of the dealership months ago when it was being torn down. Downtown Whole Foods to become a reality Article by: JANET MOORE and MIKE HUGHLETT , Star Tribune staff writers Updated: February 8, 2012 - 9:55 PM The Texas-based chain confirmed plans for the vacant site at Hennepin and Washington. Organic and natural foods grocer Whole Foods confirmed Wednesday that it will open a store at the former Jaguar dealership site in downtown Minneapolis. The store will serve as the ground-floor retail anchor for the $70 million complex called 222 Hennepin, which will also include 286 luxury apartments. Now home to an abandoned car lot surrounded by a chain-link fence, the site at the corner of Hennepin and Washington avenues is seen as a potential hub connecting disparate areas of downtown -- from the North Loop to the Mill and central business districts to the Mississippi riverfront. more: http://www.startribune.com/business/138966594.html
August 11, 201212 yr Author It's now open and I've already shopped here at least a handful of times since moving just a few blocks away: I found the professor's mention of how people able to afford living in the area as being "upscale" quite funny. I pay under $600 for my studio apartment and it's much closer than a lot of luxury apartments. Yes, it does have that crowd too, but it's actually diverse and I'm sure he wasn't picturing me as one of their regulars. Anyway, here's a picture I took and an article on the soon-to-open (it's a bit dated, you see) and very first large grocery store in Downtown Mpls. New Lunds Store Set To Open In Downtown Minneapolis June 14, 2012 6:57 AM MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Grocery stores are key to the city of Minneapolis’s long-range plan to grow in the downtown area. The hope is that stores like the Lund’s opening Thursday morning will help the population double in size to 70,000 by 2025. Whole Foods is also opening a grocery store in downtown Minneapolis next year, down the street on Hennepin at Washington Avenue. This Lund’s store has been in the works for more than seven years. The slow economy delayed the opening until now. This will be the first major grocery store in downtown Minneapolis even though the Target downtown does offer a limited grocery section. more: http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/06/14/new-lunds-store-set-to-open-in-downtown-minneapolis/
August 11, 201212 yr Author This is going up pretty fast just across the ped-cyclist bridge from Downtown next door to the historic St Anthony Main business district. Here's a before and after I took. Another chance for Pillsbury A Mill Article by: JENNIFER BJORHUS , Star Tribune Updated: April 7, 2011 - 9:54 AM Two developers are pursuing the historic Pillsbury A Mill in Minneapolis for apartments. The Pillsbury A Mill complex, sitting in foreclosure after redevelopment plans fizzled, is getting another shot at life. Two local developers are striking deals with the bank that now owns the landmark spot, that would bring the long-vacant stretch of riverfront property to life with nearly 600 apartments, many with views of downtown Minneapolis and the tumbling waters of St. Anthony Falls. The concrete grain elevators may or may not make the cut. more: http://www.startribune.com/business/119370504.html
August 11, 201212 yr Author Uptown in SW Mpls is already awash in multi-story "luxury" apartment buildings. Here's one of the newest additions. Track 29 officially breaks ground Featured, Real Estate — By Thatcher Imboden on July 18, 2012 7:29 am The $38.5 million dollar Track 29 City Apartments project officially broke ground yesterday. The project includes 198 new apartments in a two-building addition to the existing 27 unit townhouse project. It is located on the north side of the Midtown Greenway between Bryant Avenue S and Aldrich Avenue S. RMF Group and Phoenix Development Company are developing the market-rate project in partnership with Michigan-based Village Green and the property owner, Bryant Partners. Greiner Construction is building the project. more: http://www.ouruptown.com/2012/07/track-29-officially-breaks-ground/
August 12, 201212 yr Some great stuff. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 12, 201212 yr Author I actually just found out I'll have a new neighbor across the street: I knew this was going up somewhere on LaSalle, but I had no idea it would be so close. I was wondering what they were doing with this eyesore of a parking lot. Can't wait to say, "Hi!". 1368 LaSalle - http://urbanmsp.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=22#p34
August 12, 201212 yr Author I'll have to see if I can dig up a before photo I took months ago when none of the exterior was up. Right now it looks all done on the outside and I guess I haven't ridden by on this stretch of the North Loop neighborhood Downtown since then (just north of me). It is an all residential street after all and the closest destination is the Jaeger Club a block north. I'll have to head out there myself and see what I think. New pics of my own are on hiatus til I buy a new camera. Soltva Apartments - spectre000 more pics: http://urbanmsp.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=29&start=20#p2816
August 13, 201212 yr good mix here and nice to see it - can't say i am surprized, they have been doing urban right up there even since back when everybody else had abandoned the city for the 'burbs.
August 20, 201212 yr Author Some Bike Oriented Development (BOD) along the Midtown Greenway which is a major east-west bike-pedestrian only corridor in South Mpls. Here are a couple of examples: These are now finished: the Flux apartments mentioned in the article below. Just goes to show if you build it, they will build. Development surging around Midtown Greenway By Nick Halter // Projects, however, haven’t reached east of Lyndale Avenue // Development along the Midtown Greenway is surging this summer, as five different projects are under construction that would add nearly 900 apartments to the back yard of the former railroad line turned bicycle highway. A new study shows a growing population in Minneapolis — 5,300 people in 2010 and 2011— and projects along the Greenway in Uptown are proving to be a big part of that growth. “The Greenway has turned into a major amenity for bikers and for commuters,” said Tom Streitz, the city’s housing director. “What we’ve seen is that biking has now become an amenity that people want to be around.” More: http://www.swjournal.com/index.php?publication=southwest§ion=81&story=18744&page=152&category=63
August 22, 201212 yr Thanks for the updates! If all goes as planned, I'll be relocated there within 10-12 days (actually St. Paul for starters).
August 29, 201212 yr Author You'll still have time to enjoy the lakes culture in Uptown: showed a friend around the city this weekend and he came away very impressed. Here's a little more of what's going on in my new neighborhood. Loring Park landmark's new life Article by: JIM BUCHTA , Star Tribune Updated: April 5, 2012 - 6:55 AM An iconic office building near Loring Park is being redeveloped into apartments by the original builder, 88 years later. A 1920s-era limestone building that was once home to the Northwestern National Life Insurance Co. in Minneapolis is in the midst of a $20 million conversion that will create 75 luxury apartments overlooking Loring Park and the downtown skyline. It's one of a handful of office buildings in the area to undergo such a renovation. And few have come full circle quite like this one. The iconic structure at 430 Oak Grove St. is being revived by the same company that built it nearly 88 years ago. Kraus-Anderson, then known as the J.L. Robinson Co., built the four-story, 90,000-square-foot building in 1924. By 1961, Northwestern National Life had moved out, and the once-open floor plan was carved into individual offices. http://stmedia.startribune.com/images/1loring0404.jpg[/img] More: http://www.startribune.com/business/146206735.html The Loring Vue Apartments U/C til 2013: just up around the corner on the right from the building pictured above. Loring Vue Apartments - spectre 000 http://urbanmsp.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=30&start=40#p4369
September 1, 201212 yr Author More BOD developments on the greenway: Elan Uptown broke ground not too long ago: about 1 story done so far according to UrbanMSP. This is going up in an empty lot right next to a completed project. Elan Uptown phase 1 and 2 - dmdhashw These are going up just east of here and they were still working on the foundation when I last went by. Track 29 Apartments - fotoapparatic
September 7, 201212 yr Author More North Loop development with new apartments on a current parking lot. Hines pays $14M for Dock Street site near Target Field Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal by Sam Black, Senior reporter Date: Wednesday, August 1, 2012, 5:02pm CDT - Last Modified: Wednesday, August 1, 2012, 9:47pm CDT Dock Street Apartments - Hines An affiliate of Hines Interests of Houston closed this week on the land it needs to develop the Dock Street Apartments in the North Loop neighborhood of Minneapolis near Target Field. Hines paid a combined $13.7 million for the site in two different transactions that closed July 27, according to two certificates of real estate value submitted Aug. 1 to Hennepin County. The land was sold by two partnerships run by Rich Pogin and Bruce Lambrecht. Hines plans to develop 178 market-rate apartments in a 5-story building. The project includes 3,000 square feet of retail space and a two-level parking garage with 200 spaces. http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/blog/real_estate/2012/08/hines-pays-14m-minneapolis-apartment.html
September 7, 201212 yr Author Soo Line Building on track for luxury apartments Article by: JIM BUCHTA , Star Tribune Updated: October 6, 2011 - 9:26 AM Village Green plans 250 units at Soo Line Building next to LRT line downtown. http://stmedia.startribune.com/images/1Sooline1006.jpg[/img] Soo Line Building-Joel Koyama, Star Tribune What was once the tallest office building in downtown Minneapolis is on its way to becoming the city's next luxury apartment high-rise. Michigan-based Village Green closed on the sale of the 19-story tower called the Soo Line Building, which it plans to gut and transform into about 250 upscale apartments with the location and kinds of amenities that are now difficult to find downtown. The deal was consummated after more than a year of negotiations and at a time when thousands of apartments have already been proposed for downtown Minneapolis as developers try to outpace each other in their attempts to meet the needs of a hungry rental market. Questions remain about the depth of that market, but the project is being tackled by a developer with a long track record of successful projects and in a part of downtown that is foreign turf for housing developers. http://www.startribune.com/business/131190503.htm
September 20, 201212 yr Some Bike Oriented Development (BOD) along the Midtown Greenway which is a major east-west bike-pedestrian only corridor in South Mpls. Here are a couple of examples: These are now finished: the Flux apartments mentioned in the article below. Just goes to show if you build it, they will build. Development surging around Midtown Greenway By Nick Halter // Projects, however, haven’t reached east of Lyndale Avenue // Development along the Midtown Greenway is surging this summer, as five different projects are under construction that would add nearly 900 apartments to the back yard of the former railroad line turned bicycle highway. A new study shows a growing population in Minneapolis — 5,300 people in 2010 and 2011— and projects along the Greenway in Uptown are proving to be a big part of that growth. “The Greenway has turned into a major amenity for bikers and for commuters,” said Tom Streitz, the city’s housing director. “What we’ve seen is that biking has now become an amenity that people want to be around.” More: http://www.swjournal.com/index.php?publication=southwest§ion=81&story=18744&page=152&category=63 What makes the development 'bike oriented', other than the fact that it's by the bike trail?
September 21, 201212 yr oh i remember that loring park insurance bldg -- it stood out -- great to see that redevelopment. how many times can i happily say i am not surprised mpls-stpl? no hassles and arguing and waiting. just doing it and keeping it moving. and doing it urban style too. question -- how far along is the new light rail reconnecting the twin cities?
October 6, 201212 yr Author Progress as of today. Central Corridor LRT's photostream And here's a pic taken earlir this week of the station at the U of M. Central Corridor LRT's photostream
October 6, 201212 yr Author As for the bike-oriented development he article mentions how many developments are being built right next to it and that, from the article, “The Greenway has turned into a major amenity for bikers and for commuters,” said Tom Streitz, the city’s housing director. “What we’ve seen is that biking has now become an amenity that people want to be around.” More: http://www.swjournal.com/index.php?publication=southwest§ion=81&story=18744&page=152&category=63. For fun, here's a cyclist and pedestrian count of the Midtown Greenway. What makes it so desirable is that it's a separated major cross-town route for cyclists and pedestrians: you can quickly reach heavy concentrations of destinations in South Mpls and Downtown almost immediately off the trail with minimal interaction with motoring traffic, not to mention suburbs and towns whose trails connect to the Greenway farther out , along with routes to St Paul neighborhoods including their downtown. In Columbus there's the Olentangy Trail, which is pretty useful as is, but it's several blocks from High St and there are no connections between the trail and High St destinations to attract more utilitarian cyclists as you see with the Midtown Greenway. Couldn't find a cyclist/ped count, but found this instead. http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2011/03/07/some-think-olentangy-trail-needs-greater-protection-from-rt-315.html
October 9, 201212 yr Author More Uptown development: The Walkway. OurUptown.com Current site: elfangor801
January 19, 201312 yr Author The SW Corridor is now going to be the city's 3rd light rail line after securing contracts to construct the eastern and western halves. Construction starts in 2015 and is due to debut in 2018 after the Mpls-St Paul line opens next year. Needless to say, I'm much more exited about that than a line out to the SW burbs. image from metrocouncil.org Assessing the impact of light rail January 2, 2013 // UPDATED 2:36 pm - January 14, 2013 By: Dylan Thomas image by Dylan Thomas The Southwest Corridor light rail line will be the region's third when it opens in 2018, after Hiawatha (shown here near Target Field) and the Central Corridor line schedule to open next year. Local entities submitted their responses to a Southwest light rail study in December Not nearly as voluminous as the 1,000-plus-page document that inspired them, responses from the city, Park Board and neighborhood groups to a study of the Southwest Light Rail Transit line nonetheless added up to an impressive stack of paper by late December. In those scores of pages there seemed to be broad agreement on several of the major issues outlined in the draft environmental impact statement, or DEIS, released in October: Freight rail cannot remain in the Kenilworth Corridor when light rail arrives in 2018; some alternative must be found to a massive bridge over Cedar Lake Parkway; access to trails and parks must be maintained during and after construction; and the impacts of noise, vibrations and rail users on homes and parklands near the railway could be considerable, and deserve much more study. Those potential impacts will get a closer look during the preliminary engineering phase of the $1.25-billion project. Two firms with experience in light rail, Kimley-Horn and AECOM, were each awarded $16.8-million contracts by the Metropolitan Council in mid-December to carry out that work. And before construction on the 15.8-mile light rail line between downtown Minneapolis and Eden Prairie begins in 2015, a final environmental impact statement will identify what, specifically, can be done to mitigate the concerns of stakeholders. More: http://www.journalmpls.com/news/news/assessing-the-impact-of-light-rail-0
January 21, 201312 yr Author Whoops. I forgot another downtown residential high-rise: The Nic on 5th. image by aceclown This 26 story structure is U/C as we speak and located on the pedestrian mall along the light rail line.
January 21, 201312 yr I read somewhere that there was interest in converting the Ceresota bldg/grain tower into apartments as well?
January 21, 201312 yr The forumer who created this thread has been permanently suspended, and this thread is locked. clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
February 28, 20196 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 27, 20195 yr mine's gateway tower should be in play: Construction on Minneapolis' new Gateway skyscraper expected to begin soon City is expected to finalize sale of property by end of June; tower to be one of 10 tallest in Mpls. By Nicole Norfleet Star Tribune MAY 19, 2019 — 6:32AM By the end of June, the city is expected to finalize the sale of the former Nicollet Hotel Block for the Gateway project, a 37-story, mixed-use tower that will become one of the 10 tallest buildings in Minneapolis and one of a few office skyscrapers to be built in the Twin Cities this century. Construction is expected to start soon after, though some work has already begun on the site. more: http://www.startribune.com/construction-on-minneapolis-new-gateway-skyscraper-expected-to-begin-soon/510046392/
October 8, 20195 yr ground is broken and minneapolis is getting a 550' version of a ny-style ultra luxury stern tower. Eleven on the River aka 1111 West River Parkway https://elevenontheriver.com/
January 9, 20205 yr i read there is difficult foundation work here, but 240 hennepin is underway -- http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/www/groups/public/@cped/documents/webcontent/wcmsp-214025.pdf there is a webcam where you can see it and the gateway project as well: https://app.oxblue.com/open/CA/240-Hennepin
May 18, 20205 yr here is an update --- work on the classy stern eleven on the river tower -- from feb.
October 2, 20204 yr ^ and as of today via mpls const watch -- mpls has two towers u/c that will be in it's top 10 --
March 10, 20214 yr tbest freakin drone shot ever — at the iconic bryant-lake bowl: Edited March 10, 20214 yr by mrnyc
March 10, 20214 yr That's pretty cool- I would have loved it the drone had pulled up in front of a mirror at some point. It's got to be a pretty small drone.
March 10, 20214 yr 7 minutes ago, X said: That's pretty cool- I would have loved it the drone had pulled up in front of a mirror at some point. It's got to be a pretty small drone. ^ i guess that was an edited version, i just switched it out for the original version, which has sound, is longer and has a surprise ending, so definitely watch it again!
September 20, 20213 yr this is fire station one apt bldg 246'/22 fl it's running late, but is u/c & just above the ground now Fire Station One 500 3rd Street South Minneapolis, MN 55415 Role: Developer and Owner Architect: ESG Contractor: TBD Project cost: Approximately $123 Million Type: Mixed-use. 315 units (90 LIHTC building (100% a ordable at or below 60% AMI) 225 unit market rate tower). 4,500 SF commercial. New re station for the City of Minneapolis. Parking ramp. Project Sources: Conventional financing and owner equity Status: Construction commencement Q2, 2019. Completion Q2, 2021. Continued financial interest: Long term owner and manager of both residential buildings https://shermanre.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Sherman-Associates_East-Town-Developments.pdf
November 15, 20213 yr this one just broke ground. North Loop Green | 425 & 239 FT | 37 & 17 FLOORS it's on a parking lot near the ballpark: North Loop Green is a transit-oriented development situated on a premier urban site in Minneapolis’ North Loop neighborhood adjacent to Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins and the nexus of Minneapolis’ public transit system. North Loop Green offers dynamic and unique ways for people to connect, socialize and work. This truly inspired mixed-use destination layers experiences, including 350,000 square feet of creative office space, 350 luxury market rate and 100 short-term rental residences, 17,000 square feet of food and beverage offerings, and a one-acre public green space. https://www.hines.com/properties/north-loop-green-minneapolis
November 15, 20213 yr https://www.startribune.com/schafer-st-paul-rent-control-vote-turns-builders-bankers-away-from-capital-city/600116243/
January 10, 20223 yr ^ lol! meanwhile, rbc gateway t/o and robert a.m. stern's eleven by the river crown lighting via ssc --
August 13, 20222 yr progress next to the vikings stadium -- apts over a radisson hotel i think: 710 South 4th Street | 297 FT | 26 FLOORS via mpls_const_watch render
August 13, 20222 yr north loop green progress -- by the ballpark North Loop Green | 425 & 239 FT | 37 & 17 FLOORS via mpls_const_watch
December 2, 2024Dec 2 Minneapolis, with a downtown population of 58,000 at the end of 2023, is working on plans to "revive" their downtown. The target is 100,000 residents by the early 2030s. Apparently that is their magic number whereupon everything turns rosy. I'm becoming convinced there is no magic number. It's more a positive attitude than some specific number. https://www.startribune.com/downtown-minneapolis-plan-council-10-year-michelin-star/601186524 Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
December 2, 2024Dec 2 14 hours ago, Dougal said: Minneapolis, with a downtown population of 58,000 at the end of 2023, is working on plans to "revive" their downtown. The target is 100,000 residents by the early 2030s. Apparently that is their magic number whereupon everything turns rosy. I'm becoming convinced there is no magic number. It's more a positive attitude than some specific number. https://www.startribune.com/downtown-minneapolis-plan-council-10-year-michelin-star/601186524 well err, umm, as for doable targets 100k is like 5X better than our cle 20k+. up the game!
December 3, 2024Dec 3 3 hours ago, LibertyBlvd said: I suppose it depends on how much is market-rate vs subsidized. well mpha sez they only have 6500k in public housing in the city. although there are also many more vouchers, so hard to say where they all live exactly. but regardless i dont think that matters. what matters getting all people back in the cle and downtown by hook or crook. and mpls is a very good model city for how to do it. even with the active skyway system its pretty vibrant on the streets downtown.
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