If you thought Downtown Minneapolis this afternoon would be swarming with football fans, traffic (lots of buses!), security, and even small aircraft overhead (towing giant advertising banners), you’d be only half right. Specifically, the eastern half. The other side of downtown — west of Hennepin Ave., including the North Loop — was surprisingly empty. Added bonus: lots of free(!)...Read More
“NoLita,” “LoDo” . . . “SoFrank?!?” (Is That Descriptive?) “Back where I come from, we have universities, seats of great learning, where men go to become great thinkers. And when they come out, they think deep thoughts and with no more brains than you have. But they have one thing you haven’t got: a diploma.”...Read More
“West of FIrst Avenue DOwntown” “Twin Cities Apartment Developers Offer Amenities for Fido.” —Star Tribune (2/7/14) Manhattan has Soho — short for, “SOuth of HOuston Street” (not to mention Tribeca, Nolita, etc.). There’s the “Dumbo” neighborhood in Brooklyn (“DOwn Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass”). Even Denver has a hip, “truncated/acronym” neighborhood: “LoDo,” short for LOwer DOwntown....Read More
“How’s the Market?” Which Market?? If you were under the impression that Downtown Minneapolis was all just one big, residential real estate market, think again. In fact, local agents regard it as five different sub-markets: 1) North Loop; 2) Mill District; 3) Northeast (across the Mississippi from downtown); 4) Loring Park (southwest of downtown); and 5)...Read More
Second Line of Business — Or First? “Star Tribune to Sell Land for Apartment Project.” —Star Tribune (Aug. 28, 2012) What do Twin Cities companies The Star Tribune, Gabberts, and Hoigaards all have in common? Certainly not their primary lines of business: newspaper publishing, furniture, and sports equipment and apparel, respectively. Rather, each company has...Read More
