The property showcased in today’s Star Tribune “Just Listed” feature is the “Mary Tyler Moore” house on Minneapolis’ Kenwood Parkway. Just one catch: the house has been on the market since last summer — when I discussed it on this blog. See, “Famous Homes — Twin Cities Edition.”Read More
Don’t Worry, the Food’s Fine I think it’d be risky for a diner or steakhouse (or a movie theatre!), but if there’s a restaurant that can get away with using the word “Exodus” (in front of the food ordering line), it would be a deli — in this case, “Rye” in Minneapolis’ Kenwood neighborhood. I...Read More
The New York Times’ Take on Kenwood For the second time in barely a month, The New York Times real estate section is showcasing a Minneapolis home in its ongoing, “What You Get For $____ ” feature. Besides checking out the favored house (and agent!), pictured above, it’s always interesting to hear an outsider’s...Read More
Twin Cities Up 10% Since May The just-released Case-Shiller index of housing prices in the 20 leading U.S. markets shows continuing improvement in August. Prices climbed in 19 markets, led by Detroit, up 2.27%; Seattle was the worst-performing market, essentially flat (off .06%). The Twin Cities ranked sixth, with an increase of 1.19%. Where the...Read More
“In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” –Andy Warhol (1968) Warhol’s line about people also to applies to (some) houses. Like this Lowry Hill cottage (above) on Minneapolis’ Kenwood Parkway, showcased in “What You Get For . . . ” in the current Real Estate section of The New York Times. The five...Read More
Going . . . Up What do you suppose happens to a one-story home, on a .20 acre lot in a prime location (just north of the Greenway, and equidistant to Lake of the Isles, Lake Calhoun, and Cedar Lake), that’s surrounded by two-story homes? In the case of this just-Pended rambler on Dean Parkway in Minneapolis,...Read More
