Killing Three Birds With One Stone What do you do with a dated, functionally obsolete* 1950’s rambler a stone’s throw from increasingly swanky Cedar Lake? In the case of 2425 France Avenue South in St. Louis Park, pop the roof and add a second story. Such an addition, done well, accomplishes three things: One. Cashes...Read More
Work in Progress in Fern Hill How long does it take to put up a 2nd story on what had been a rambler? Not long, judging by the progress on this home just west of Cedar Lake, in St. Louis Park’s Fern Hill neighborhood. The photo above was taken today; the one below is from eight(!) days ago (and...Read More
Guess What’s Happening But for the calendar, you might guess that a tornado took off this home’s roof (parts of the South may get tornadoes in January — but not Minnesota). Yet, all that lumber in the front yard clearly indicates that something is going on here. Clues #2 & #3: the neighboring homes with...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
