No More Penthouse Storage
If ever there was an overlooked (if not long-neglected) commercial property in the Twin Cities, it was Calhoun Towers just northwest of Lake Calhoun in Southwest Minneapolis (note: the street address is 3430 List Place, but the locals commonly refer to it as “the high-rise behind Whole Foods”).
Twenty-one stories tall with 360° views of the city, the 1960’s rental building had slowly fallen into disrepair as newer buildings sprung up.
In fact, such was the inattention that the building’s fabulous penthouse — once upon a time, a restaurant — reportedly served as (unrented) storage for something like the last 20 years.
“Under New Ownership”
No more.

Purchased last December by Bader Development, the building is getting a top-to-bottom renovation.
First up: 5 just-completed units in the now-subdivided penthouse that rent for $5,200 – $6,500 a month.
Slated for later 2018: a new tower on the north side of the two acre parcel, where there’s now a parking lot.
P.S.: My recollection is that Calhoun Towers’ original owner was local businessman Bob Short, who also owned such properties as the now-demolished Leamington Hotel.
**The name, “Calhoun Towers” (plural) has always been a misnomer: there’s only one — at least currently.