Funkier Feel Than Old Peter’s Grill Build (and fill up) a couple thousand new Downtown Minneapolis condos in the last decade or so, and what happens next? All those new residents fan out looking for groceries, recreation, and new places to eat on weekends. Like the new Whole Foods on Hennepin at the north end...Read More
Your client is interested in a Downtown Minneapolis loft (or condo); as their Realtor, what do you do first? A. Show them the unit, to see if they like it; B. Review the Association doc’s, to look for pet restrictions, prospective capital improvements, etc.; C. Check out the MLS price history, to see how long...Read More
The $64,000 $500,000 Question: Can You Finance It? Apparently, there are now a number of Downtown Minneapolis condo’s on the market listed at “too good to be true” prices. The catch? They’re in buildings with checkered histories, making financing more difficult if not impossible. Specifically, the list of stumbling blocks include: –Buildings with pending litigation due to defects; –Condo...Read More
Art Deco Gem What: historically designated, Moderne-style Art Deco just south of Cedar Lake. Features 5(!) Bedrooms, 5(!) Baths (almost 3,800 square feet total); first-floor Owner’s Suite; and stunning, period detail in everything from the light fixtures to the hammered iron railings.Where: 2700 Chowen Ave. SouthWho: hosted — and listed — by Ross Kaplan (broker...Read More
Where: The Whitney (downtown Minneapolis) What: 2,400 FSF condo with 3 BR/3BA How (much): ask price – $1.075M; sold price – $675k When: listed June 4; closed Aug. 13 Asking prices mean a lot less to Realtors than to the general public. Case in point: this 2,400 FSF condo at The Whitney, a high-end boutique...Read More
