I suppose that would be in contrast to the “expectedly” romantic cities — presumably, places like San Francisco, Manhattan, and Niagara Falls (is that a city??). P.S.: I didn’t take the photo (above) of the Stone Arch Bridge spanning the Mississippi — but I paid for it (sort of). It was taken by the (taxpayer-supported) Minnesota Department of...Read More
The Country in the City When you can buy a dozen eggs at Cub for $1.49, — or two dozen at Sam’s Club for $1.99 — it’s hard to see an economic motive for keeping your own egg-laying hens (garden-variety goldfish seem to pose a challenge for the Kaplan household). I suppose that leaves purity...Read More
Love ’em or hate ’em, Tudors always appear rather imposing from the street — and big! Exhibit A would be this stately Sunset Gables Tudor (above) near Minneapolis’ Cedar Lake, whose foundation size weighs in — surprisingly — at a rather modest 1,100 square feet.Read More
Lake Harriet Stunner Buying a gallon of milk isn’t an emotional experience (unless, perhaps, you shop at Whole Foods). Buying a home is. I can’t think of anything more emotional (or dramatic) than a beautiful home photographed at dusk, like the one above just off Minneapolis’ Lake Harriet. I’m showing it to clients later today...Read More
Where: 5550 Clinton Ave. in South Minneapolis, just northwest of Diamond Lake. What: renovated 1885 Victorian with 4 BR/4 BA and 4,500 FSF. How much: $1.1 million. When: on market May 9. Who: listed by Edina Realty’s Daren Jensen. You might expect to find a library like the one pictured above in a Lowry Hill mansion,...Read More
That’s One Helluva Price Reduction $83 million-plus price reductions — at least in the Twin Cities — do tend to catch your eye. The obvious explanation in this case (for a condo in the former Whitney Hotel along the Mississippi)? Data entry error. The correct — and MUCH lower asking price — popped up on MLS about...Read More
