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The Developer Knows There’s a Fire Station Next Door, Right? (Right?!?)

BP Gas Station at Lake & Excelsior to Become Hotel-and-Condo “Elevage Development Group’s revised plan for a hotel-and-condo building at Lake & Excelsior calls for a taller, slimmer structure and wider sidewalks . . . in early July, Hennepin County will start tearing down the BP gas station standing on the triangular site.” –“Lake Street...
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Condo-Hotels: Instant Anachronisms?

Victims of Soft Economy, Tight Financing Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. What makes a trend, especially in real estate? Imitators. How do you know something’s a bust? Lack of imitators. In the Twin Cities, two years after it was completed, the Westin Galleria in Edina stands out as the area’s sole (to my...
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