Downtown Minneapolis - 3 New Towers + other projects - Page 11

Avian001 · #**201** Posted **Mar 28, 2014, 2:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by Nordeast Homer

Avian - I was looking over the building diagram page and noticed you have updated quite a bit in there, thank you, it looks great. I, however, noticed that Nic on 5th is not there yet even though the new Wells Fargo towers are. Is there any way you could add that one in your "spare" time?

I was surprised to see no one else had drawn the Nic so I'll put it on my plate, thanks! Hopefully we'll have a few more taller buildings to add to the diagram soon. I'm aware of three 700-900 footers on the drawing boards right now.

Nordeast Homer · #**202** Posted **Mar 28, 2014, 4:06 PM**

^^^
I'm just glad you have the ability. I'm afraid if I attemted it the diagram might look like a cardboard box when I'm done.

I'm looking forward to bumpin the big 3 for a couple of taller ones!

If it happens the first round is on me!!

ubermoose · #**203** Posted **Mar 28, 2014, 6:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by Avian001

Hopefully we'll have a few more taller buildings to add to the diagram soon. I'm aware of three 700-900 footers on the drawing boards right now.

I know this has been repeated a few times, but what an exciting time to be living in this town.

TallBob · #**204** Posted **Mar 28, 2014, 8:45 PM**

3 700' - 900', that' news to me! Don't say anymore.... it'll jinx the deal!

Unity77 · #**205** Posted **Mar 29, 2014, 10:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by Avian001

I was surprised to see no one else had drawn the Nic so I'll put it on my plate, thanks! Hopefully we'll have a few more taller buildings to add to the diagram soon. I'm aware of three 700-900 footers on the drawing boards right now.

Three! Are there that many companies looking to relocate to downtown Minneapolis from the suburbs and / or other cities?

TallBob · #**206** Posted **Mar 30, 2014, 6:32 AM**

^^ Let's don't talk about it anymore.... for reasons I've already stated.... I'm superstitious!! (I think those also include mixed-use & residential.)

Avian001 · #**207** Posted **Apr 1, 2014, 2:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by TallBob

3 700' - 900', that' news to me! Don't say anymore.... it'll jinx the deal!

Yes, three right now. But I'm also aware of three more that are still a ways out. Two of them are 1,000-footers. And no, I'm not making an April Fool's Day joke. Anything can go wrong with any of them so I'm hoping there's no jinxing here, but the odds are great that Minneapolis will have a new tallest soon.

Nordeast Homer · #**208** Posted **Apr 1, 2014, 5:24 PM**

Thanks Avian. Great news!!! I'm trying to get my kids to understand the type of growth that is going on right now. I'm trying to encourage them to start a scrap book to document all of the changes. My brother and I did that when we were in high school and it's a lot of fun to go back and see what was built and especially what wasn't built!

TallBob · #**209** Posted **Apr 1, 2014, 6:42 PM**

I'm Silent.....

munchymunch · #**210** Posted **Apr 2, 2014, 9:23 PM**

Dayum ^^^

TallBob · #**211** Posted **Apr 3, 2014, 5:11 AM**

Saw some drawings of 2225 Hennepin.... pretty ambitious, very nice!

ubermoose · #**212** Posted **Apr 3, 2014, 3:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by TallBob

Saw some drawings of 2225 Hennepin.... pretty ambitious, very nice!

It is an impressive plan, but I think you might be talking about 2225 Lake St.

TallBob · #**213** Posted **Apr 4, 2014, 6:53 AM**

^^ Oops! My bad as they say!!! ^^

TallBob · #**214** Posted **Apr 8, 2014, 6:03 AM**

I see TCF is moving out of DT!! Really will hurt for a while.... Some of these companies really don't care about the communities they do business and thrive in!! And to that I say .... FUCK TCF!!!

Avian001 · #**215** Posted **Apr 8, 2014, 2:49 PM**

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I see TCF is moving out of DT!! Really will hurt for a while.... Some of these companies really don't care about the communities they do business and thrive in!! And to that I say .... FUCK TCF!!!

TCF won't survive many more years as an independent bank I would say. Citibank is looking to move into the MSP market.

The TCF building is where Ryan Companies was developing their supertall before the recession hit. Pickard Chilton were the architects. Who knows? With Ryan in the mix something interesting could still happen here. Business Journal called the location "one of, if not the, best sites in downtown Minneapolis."

ubermoose · #**216** Posted **Apr 8, 2014, 4:37 PM**

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Who knows? With Ryan in the mix something interesting could still happen here. Business Journal called the location "one of, if not the, best sites in downtown Minneapolis."

As soon as I heard the news, that's what I thought. If someone wanted to put up a signature tower, this is about as good a spot as you'll find.

TallBob · #**217** Posted **Apr 9, 2014, 5:40 AM**

OK... But what about the "Foshay Tower" so close, some where talking about not building anything that is dominating! Not my opinion, but over at SSC! Hate to see businesses leave DT.... and the city.

Avian001 · #**218** Posted **Apr 9, 2014, 2:43 PM**

^Like the old proposal from the 70's where it was planned to encase the Foshay Tower inside the atrium of a supertall.

TallBob · #**219** Posted **Apr 10, 2014, 4:43 AM**

Minneapolis has to get off their asses and start trying to market the city in a way to bring companies back in the city.... St. Paul also. Not just office users but all types of commercial. Mixed use towers are great for DT., but you got to have a few big office space users to eat-up space.

Nordeast Homer · #**220** Posted **Apr 10, 2014, 4:55 PM**

I don't know that people aren't committed to downtown Minneapolis. Wells Fargo is obviously making a big committment. Target, US Bank, Amperiprise, RBC, Larson Allen, etc. are all staying downtown. Target continues to make sure that the vendors that want to work with them office out of downtown. Be the Match is moving downtown. There are others that have and will move downtown. The addition of Mayo to Block E, the addition of the new stadium as well as new rail lines can only spur development.
TCF has been slowly moving out of downtown for the better part of a decade, this move is not a surprise to anyone. The only surprise is how they haven't folded up or been bought in the last ten or so years.
I think downtown is going to be fine. I actually think the influx of residents to the downtown area will only help spur growth as the worforce will slowly be taking some of those housing units.